Slow Dance A Novel
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell is a novel published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2024, featuring 390 pages in English. The story centers on Shiloh Butler, who reflects on her past and the life she envisioned for herself while grappling with her present circumstances. After receiving an invitation to a high school friend’s wedding, Shiloh is drawn to reconnect with her childhood friend Cary, whom she hasn’t seen in fourteen years. The narrative explores themes of nostalgia, personal growth, and the complexities of relationships.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of coming-of-age experiences and the challenges of adulthood. As Shiloh navigates her feelings about her past and her current life as a divorced mother, the novel delves into the emotional landscape of reconnecting with someone from her youth. Slow Dance addresses the intricacies of love and friendship, presenting a story that resonates with those familiar with the struggles of finding one’s place in the world.
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A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell comes Slow Dance–her smartest, funniest, most powerful novel yet
“If you, like me, think thirty-somethings methodically working through their issues is very hot, Slow Dance is the book for you. The people in it feel like people you know or maybe even people you’ve been. Slow Dance is sexy, sweet, wise, and nostalgic–Jane Austen’s Persuasion for our times.”
— Gabrielle Zevin, New York Times bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Shiloh Butler was supposed to get out of north Omaha.
She used to sit out on the front porch with her best friend, Cary, and plot their escape. Shiloh was going to be an actress – she had a scholarship to a good school – and Cary was laser-focused on the Navy. Sharp, stoic, golden-eyed Cary . . . thin as a stick of gum and poor as dirt. He was probably the most decent person Shiloh has ever known. She hasn’t spoken to him in fourteen years.
When Shiloh gets an invitation to a high school friend’s wedding, Cary is the first and only thing on her mind.
She desperately wants to see him again, but she doesn’t know if she can bear being seen by him. What would Cary think of Shiloh at thirty-three? A divorced mom living in the same house she grew up in. Someone who works behind a desk, not onstage.
Would Cary even want to see Shiloh after all this time? After everything?
The answer, it turns out, is yes.
In her triumphant return to adult fiction, Rainbow Rowell has written a love story so honest and human – so cathartic – you’ll feel it in your bones. Slow Dance is as sharp and compassionate as you’d expect from Rowell. Deeply, profoundly romantic, it’s a power ballad of a book.
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