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Dancing on Coals|Cynthia Moore

Dancing on Coals : A Memoir of an Overperformer

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Overview

An award-winning playwright's story of her madcap race to find fame or enlightenment--a unique angle on "the heroine's journey"--that's perfect for fans of Lori Gottleib's Maybe You Should Talk to Someone. In Dancing on Coals, Cynthia Moore describes a multi-decade, harebrained search for love in all the wrong places, starting when her narcissistic mother abandons her to a Swiss finishing school. Devastated by her mother's betrayal, eleven-year-old Cynthia vows to become acceptable--but to whom? Seeking approval first as a madcap performance artist and then an as over-functioning therapist, our narrator is finally forced to abandon her competitive, masculine compulsivity for a genuine quest for inner truth. Ultimately, she finds her voice, develops her gifts, and discovers love, but not where she expected to find it. At times humorous and self-deprecating, at times poignant and heartbreaking, this is the story of one woman's path from abandonment to wholeness and authenticity.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781647428563
  • ISBN-10: 1647428564
  • Publisher: She Writes Press
  • Publish Date: March 2025
  • Dimensions: 8.46 x 5.59 x 0.61 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
  • Page Count: 216

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