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Dancing on the Whisper of God: A Novel
Dancing on the Whisper of God: A Novel
Dancing on the Whisper of God: A Novel
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San Francisco, 1993. Choreographer Calvin Tropp is jerked out of artistic lethargy when he hears a predawn whisper: We are going to make a new dance, and the theme is prayer. Cal is not a religious man and knows nothing about prayer, but his creative fire is reignited. Opening night is sixty-three days away. He knows that its crazy to think he can get the ballet created and ready in that amount of time, especially once he realizes that new music must be commissioned, and the only available, aptly talented composer is the cantankerous Evana Arthur. Shes so hard to work with hes almost glad he has only nine weeks!

The book structure counts down: nine weeks, eight weeks, etc., to opening night. Along with building the ballet and learning about prayer, Cal finally deals with the loss of his wife thirteen years earlier. Three dancers bring the Prayer ballet to life amidst trials of their own; for everyone involved, the new ballet transforms lives and reshapes the world.
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Release dateJan 23, 2014
ISBN9781490721620
Dancing on the Whisper of God: A Novel
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Jean Gilbertson

Jean Gilbertson writes a weekly blog on “Everyday Spirituality” (jeangilbertson.com). She holds a master’s degree in the art of transforming spirituality from Seattle University’s School of Theology and Ministry, has ten years’ experience as a spiritual director, and continues a 20-plus-year practice in transcendental meditation. Her love for ballet stems from close following of the Pacific Northwest Ballet when it was under the direction of Kent Stowell and Francia Russell. Along with her own book projects, she helps other writers create theirs. Her home is near Seattle, Washington, with her partner of twenty-four years and, always, a beloved Pomeranian.

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