Books Tell You Why, Inc.

A just about Fine first printing of the first edition in alike dust-jacket.

Set in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina in the early 1800s, Slow Dancer tells the story of a young woman, Maggie, who is determined to find her place in a world that is constantly moving. Maggie is a skilled dancer and has a natural grace, but she is also stubborn and resistant to change. When her father dies and her mother remarries, Maggie is sent away to live with her new family. Maggie is determined to find a way to return to her old life and her old friends, but she soon discovers that the world has moved on and she is no longer a part of it. Maggie must find a way to fit in and become the woman her new family expects her to be, while also finding her own identity.; 8vo; $6.50.