Novel
Tunes for Dancing Bears
- Publisher
- Baraka Books
- Published
- May 1, 2025
- Pages
- 230
- Price
- $24.95
- ISBN
- 9781771863810
- Language
- English
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Every year, nearly 2 million babies are stillborn around the world; in Canada, one in every 125 pregnancies ends in a stillbirth.
It is September 1991 and Lydia has just given birth to a stillborn child in Montreal. As she and her husband grapple with the after effects, their relationship comes under intense scrutiny. Lydia, the daughter of poor Greek immigrants, fears she has failed her husband as well as his more prosperous Greek family. Their marriage had been shaky from the start and the stillbirth seriously threatens its very foundations, including John’s commitment to fidelity.
Tunes for Dancing Bears plunges deeply into the complexities of grief and the many challenges of being a woman. A touching story of family, loss, immigration, hope, and the real meaning of for better or for worse.
Description from the publisher Baraka Books, seen in October 2026 · Source ↗
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