A Book Review of Dance the Moon Down by R.L. Bartram
Dance the Moon Down by R.L. Bartram Genre: Historical Fiction 301 pages Publisher: Authors Online Publication Date: November 4th, 2011 * I was provided a free copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.* Synopsis: In 1910, no one believed there would ever be a war with Germany. Safe in her affluent middle-class life, the rumors held no significance for Victoria either. It was her father's decision to enroll her at university that began to change all that. There she befriends the rebellious and outspoken Beryl Whittaker, an emergent suffragette, but it is her love for Gerald Avery, a talented young poet from a neighboring university that sets the seal on her future. After a clandestine romance, they marry in January 1914, but with the outbreak of the First World War, Gerald volunteers but within months has gone missing in France. Convinced that he is still alive, Victoria's initial attempts to discover what has bec...