Spotlight and Giveaway: The Last Pirouette

We're excited to share Janette DeFelice's debut novel, The Last Pirouette. Both the premise and the cover look really interesting. Thanks to Wildbound PR, we have THREE copies to give away!

A haunting, emotionally charged novel about the burden of being a woman, the grip of childhood trauma, and a mother’s fight to reclaim her life before losing her daughter—and herself—forever.

When Delia lands a coveted spot with a prestigious New York ballet company, she steps into a world of beauty, betrayal, and brutal ambition—while her mother, Victoria, is left behind to confront the wreckage of her own unrealized dreams and long-buried trauma. A cryptic prophecy shadows their lives and as Delia’s path toward womanhood is marred by injury and manipulation, Victoria embarks on a tender, midlife metamorphosis—rekindling her own desire and learning, too late, that letting go is not the same as giving up.

Told with lyrical grace and unflinching honesty, this haunting, feminist portrait of art, sacrifice, and rebirth reminds us: life dances on, a tragic ballet. (Synopsis courtesy of Amazon.)

“The Last Pirouette by Janette DeFelice is filled with striking imagery and emotional intelligence; it's a novel that understands how women carry the weight of other women's lives, and the liberating journey towards finding their own.”
—IndieReader

"DeFelice has a true gift for storytelling, and a gentle and graceful voice to carry us through the many twists and turns of a novel that reads like nonfiction. Heart-breaking. Crushing. Beautiful."
—Sondra R. Brooks, author of Not Good Enough Girl

Courtesy of Janette's Facebook page

Janette DeFelice is a health sciences professor, author, essayist, former professional dancer, and physician who chose motherhood over medicine. Her work explores performance, motherhood, ambition, trauma, and the female experience. She lives outside Chicago with her husband, twin teenagers, and an orange cat.  Visit Janette at her website and on Facebook.

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Giveaway ends August 25th at midnight EST.

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