"A nice and promising opening that leads to an even more interesting development as the we are told the story of an, unorthodox , Broadway aspiring ballet dancer called Cammie, that dares to follow her dreams although everything that would and could keep her down, going through the ruffs and edges of the competitive New York City.
Between two timelines, 2019 and 1980, the story goes back and forth between Cammie, the dancer, and Tom, the pianist, each story telling how each of them started out in New York, their struggles and their learning experiences.
“A Season in Lights” talks about art, artists and the professional performing world, the cruel realities of Broadway and New York performing plays, but in a way that encapsulates everything on the world of art. It shows how difficult it is to stay relevant on the world of arts, no matter how good, and the almost impossibility of becoming a legend, or even being noticed for long. It talks and shows us clearly about the desires of an artist towards its chosen craft and how can life get in the way of dreams, either through our choices, the choices of others and family.
In this “fine tuned” book, you will find that the narrative is simple, professional, as light and mannered as it should be, a narrative that blends very well to the atmosphere of New York. It allows and invites room for imagination, as the author tells this story with subtle suspense and poise, leaving little gifts here and there that literally make the whole book bigger than the sum of its parts, without messing with the delicate nature of this piece of writing.
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