Dances: A Novel Binding:Paperback and an immigrant for whom

and an immigrant for whom roundtrips are an annual fact of life

but also isn't a wealthy

Longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize

this darkly humorous story dives deep into the deceptive allure of a picture-perfect existence

Dances: A Novel Binding:Paperback and an immigrant for whomA ballerina at the height of her powers becomes consumed with finding her missing brother in this "striking debut" (Oprah Daily). "A compelling novel about the spiritual and bodily costs of the dogged pursuit of art." Raven Leilani, author of Luster LONGLISTED FOR THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN HEMINGWAY AWARD At twenty two years old, Cece Cordell reaches the pinnacle of her career as a ballet dancer when she's promoted to