The Art of Falling

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Now, with a second chance at life, Penny must find a way to reconnect with her past and come to terms with the limitations of her body. The independence she fought so hard to earn has vanished, and Penny is forced to move back home with her dance-obsessed mom. But when her new friends change the perspective of her life, Penny recreates herself as a woman, a dancer, a friend, and a daughter. This is a masterful portrayal of a young woman trying to understand her own past and begin again, beautifully expressing the language of dance and broken dreams.

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"Unfolds with grace and truth...refreshing and piercingly honest." - Kelly Simmons, author of Standing Still and The Bird House
"The Art of Falling is a story of friendship and personal growth, and a helluva good read." - Elizabeth Zimmer, dance critic, Metro New York
"Craft presents her mesmerizing characters with depth, understanding, and ethos." - Lana Kay Rosenberg, artistic director, Miami University Dance Theatre
"Strikes universal chords in all of us who yearn, who love, who fail and fall, and struggle to find our way back home." - Elizabeth Benedict, author of Almost, Slow Dancing, and The Practice of Deceit
"Beautifully written and strongly emotional, The Art of Falling will move readers deeply. Kathryn Craft has penned a winner!" - Jane Porter, National Bestselling Author
"In her engrossing debut, The Art of Falling, Kathryn Craft takes her long-damaged heroine on a quest for healing and truth-true self, true family, and true friendship. Craft's sharp and refreshing narrative will leave you pining for more." - Julie Kibler, author of Calling Me Home
"Craft's debut novel lovingly traces the aesthetics of movement and gently explores the shattering pain of despair. A sensitive study of a woman choreographing her own recovery. " - Kirkus Reviews
"In The Art of Falling, Craft weaves an eloquent story about an unhinged dancer, body image, true friendship, and finding the lost moments, which make us whole." - Priscille Sibley, author of The Promise of Stardust
"Craft, a former dancer and choreographer, captures the entanglement of pain and despair and beauty and hope that often knits our lives and, through the character of Penny, illustrates how self-acceptance is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself." - Booklist
"One need not be graceful or understand dance to be drawn into Penny's life and to experience the beauty of her self-expression. Craft's fluid style shines in this story of denial, friendship, and redemption." - Bloggers Recommend
"Book clubs, take note: it's not every day you find a story as moving, thoughtful and discussion-provoking as Kathryn Craft's The Art of Falling." - Shelf Awareness
"An amazing story about the resiliency of the human spirit ... a must read." - Southern Fried Fiction
"A good yarn with an uplifting ending" - Philadelphia Dance

Author Bio

KATHRYN CRAFT serves on the boards of the Philadelphia Writers Conference and the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group. She is also a contributing editor of the Blood-Red Pencil blog. She lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania with her husband.