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The Belly Dancer (2009)

by DeAnna Cameron(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0425227782 (ISBN13: 9780425227787)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Berkley Trade

review 1: The Belly Dancer[return]DeAnna Cameron[return]Berkley Trade (2009), Edition: 1, Paperback, 320 pages[return][return][return]Set against the backdrop of the 1893 Chicago World Fair The Belly Dancer provides a look at social standing, perception of propriety, self examination and determination to do the Right (if not socially proper) thing.[return][return]Dora married a socially determined banker and has what she thought would be the ideal life, but things are rarely as they appear. As the newcomer she is placed in the unenviable position of monitoring ‘The Egyptians’ who perform belly dancing at the Fair for violations of the decency standards, and finds them more honest and forthright than the Society Ladies she deals with.[return][return]There are secrets within secre... morets – everyone but Dora seems to have an agenda, but even she has secrets. She ultimately discovers one of the biggest is about her… and gives her the opening to make choices she wouldn’t ever have considered possible a few short months before.[return][return]A well crafted tale with good historical background provides the author a canvas on which to spread her intrigues, secrets and passions. The book has more substance than pulp historical romance, but is still a light and pleasant read.
review 2: Dora Devereaux, born and raised in the easy society of New Orleans, marries Charles Chambers and moves to his home in Chicago. This city, recovered from the devastating fire caused by Mrs. O’Leary’s clumsy cow twenty-two years earlier, is hosting a World’s Fair. Pavilions and peoples from all over the world are represented in this very ambitious undertaking. Dora Chambers, in her role as Chicago’s elite, is a member of a social group known as the Lady Managers. In her struggle to conform and fit in to this new life, she follows a trail that leads to self-discovery. The Belly Dancer relates a story of social confusion and revolution. The industrial revolution is in full swing and the social revolution is starting. When Dora is confronted with a domestic quandary she seeks help from a surprising quarter. East meets West and the outcome is far from certain. Dora is trapped in a strict and strange society and finds her refuge in an equally eccentric culture. It is a story of deceit and desire, love and lust and finding one’s true self. I can’t help but think how both worlds have changed in the last 120 years. The Belly Dancer wasn’t what I expected when I started it but has turned out to be both surprising and refreshing. I think it would appeal more to female readers but it has, nevertheless, whelmed me with a desire to read more of DeAnna Cameron’s works. less

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