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Gayle and Sonya are complete opposites: one reserved and cautious, the other confident and outspoken. But their lives will converge when they impulsively join a belly dancing class. Marissa, their teacher, is sixty, sexy, and very much her own person, and as Gayle and Sonya learn about the origins and meaning of the dance, much more than their muscle tone begins to change. And then there are the men in their lives: Oliver, confused over why his feminist upbringing hasn’t led him to success with women; Brian, sailing blindly towards the rocks, and Frank who is battling his own demons.

Belly Dancing for Beginners is a warm-hearted, moving and often outright funny story of what can happen when women, and the men in their lives, are brave enough to reveal who they really are.

I love Liz Byrski's novels, the women are so real. Their transformations, made possible by contact with other women, are also believable, the sort of things that any woman may have to deal with. I also love the fact that her books are about mature women, middle-aged, women that have lived life & aren't just upset about the latest boyfriend disaster.