A sheltered woman who is girlish in demeanor and life experience watches a young man dance. He is the same man who offended her when he confronted her rudely for her lack of political opinion and knowledge. The girl is a young doctor who has answered her family’s dreams for achievement, which would elevate their family from rich owners of a prosperous farm to the next level of societal status. The father is proud of his daughter and dismissive of his son who fails to achieve academically.
This is ultimately the story of a family, not the story of revolution in Morocco; I feared I would read a war story when I started it, but through the skill of the author and the interesting characters, I was drawn in right away. Tangentially, the story includes an uncle who serves the king in eliminating dissent in the country and his sister whose materialism, beauty and lack of morality pairs with the odious tasks of her brother. The story is full circle in the dance and becomes a lovely tale.
Watch Us Dance: A Novel
