Fire Dance

Life is a fire dance. We can survive and enjoy the dance. Seventeen year old Olivia Starr, a Cherokee woman, marries her high school sweetheart to escape a chaotic and hostile home environment. She literally jumps from the frying pan into the fire, however, when she finds that she must deal with a reckless, abusive, philandering husband. Her struggle to survive a tumultuous childhood and an unstable marriage and to establish a good relationship with her often cold and hostile mother is an intriguing and motivating narrative. Olivia also works hard to maintain a peaceful home, to raise her children, and to acquire a college education. She experiences a divorce and a new marriage. As she walks through fire, she gains wisdom and strength.