The Dancing Floor
Written by Barbara Michaels
Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Continuing in the classic tradition she established with such acclaimed novels of suspense as Stitches in Time, Vanish with the Rose, and House of Stone, New York Times bestselling author Barbara Michaels has penned a chilling tale that will keep you reading until the last page.
Barbara Michaels
Elizabeth Peters (writing as Barbara Michaels) was born and brought up in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago's famed Oriental Institute. Peters was named Grandmaster at the inaugural Anthony Awards in 1986, Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America at the Edgar® Awards in 1998, and given The Lifetime Achievement Award at Malice Domestic in 2003. She lives in an historic farmhouse in western Maryland.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Heather Tradescant is making a memorial tour of English gardens - a trip she and her father had long planned. Her determination to see one particular forbidden garden takes her through the heart of a maze and into a mystery studded with witches, witches familiars, superstition, and classical mythology. Although I've read this book several times, I never seem to be able to recall the ending. Which I guess is a good thing, as I can continue to enjoy it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dancing Floor is the last Gothic novel Barbara Mertz wrote as Barbara Michaels. I think her Amelia Peabody mysteries as Elizabeth Peters had exploded in popularity to the point that the series had to be her main focus.The Dancing Floor is a stand alone — a most of the Barbara Michaels books are. Heather Tradescant had been planning to travel to England to see historic gardens with her father, but his death has forced her to go alone.Heather has arrived in the village to see the famous Troytan house, only to have a fender-bender, nearly hit a child, and nearly meet her own death in a briar patch. These events give her entry into the Troytan house and she becomes their reluctant guest.Tied up with the history of the garden is a long tale of village witchcraft. Though not a believer in such things, Heather continues to have strange experiences. some of which could be explained by the supernatural if one was so inclined.I listened to this book as read by Barbara Rosenblat. I think if I had been read it in print, I would have skipped some of the sections. As much as I consider myself a fan of Mertz's books, there is a certain sameness to her plots and characters.This book is a distillation of her themes, characters and tropes. It has another somewhat naive woman, a house with a dark history, a family who wants to help but seems to invite danger, some sort of paranormal threat, and someone completely off the rails.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This great story from Barbara Michaels centers on a young woman on a sentimental journey who falls into a wealthy man's garden- literally. Because her last name is that of a famous horticulturist, she is accepted as part of the household. Then strange things begin to happen....I really love this book- Barbara Michaels at her finest!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was my first Michaels book and i really liked it. Actually its been my favorite Michaels book so far.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gardening in a Gothic romance -- what's not to like? I enjoyed this book because so much is plausible; the heroine had a good reason for being at the mansion and there was a reason for her staying there. There were almost too many men for the heroine to choose from. I didn't see the ending at all, although there were clues in hindsight. If I had one complaint, it was that the ending felt rushed a bit. If you like Gothics, this should be on your list.