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Scorpions' Dance

by Anne Mather

Published 1978192 pagesISBN 978-0-2637-2701-2

Miranda hadn’t married Jaime Knevett for love; in fact she hardly knew him, and she had never liked what little she had know – but her mother needed help and this was the only way Miranda could provide it. In fact it had never been a true marriage and the two of them had parted almost immediately after the wedding. All that had been four years ago, but now Miranda was thinking of marrying Paul Courtenay, so here she was in Brazil, to meet Jaime once again to ask for an annulment. But Jaime was still a man to be reckoned with; even if he would agree to the end of their marriage, could Miranda be absolutely sure, now, that that was what she really wanted?

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Fiction, Romance. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Themes to notice

Fiction · Romance

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Reading experience

Balanced tone · Steady pace

Works well for a focused weekend or a few concentrated sittings.

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Scorpions' DanceAnne Mather
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A quick reading snapshot

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Reading lengthA shorter read192 pages in this edition
Publication eraEarlier publicationFirst published or edition dated 1978
Primary categoryFictionAlso cataloged under Romance
ISBN-13
978-0-2637-2701-2
Language
English
Edition record
OL32721943M
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Good to know

Works well for a focused weekend or a few concentrated sittings.

Begin with its place in Fiction, then notice where the book resists that label.

Try this reading approach

Read for connection, not completion.

Mark one passage that sharpens the book's central concern and one that complicates it. That tension often reveals more than a quick summary.

Three questions to carry with you

  1. What does the central character want, and what do they misunderstand about that desire?
  2. Which detail or relationship changes how you interpret the story?
  3. What feeling or question does the book leave with you after the plot moves on?

Editorial framework by Wesley Bryan, BookenDeX Founder and Editor.