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Dancing on the Spider's Web

"A funny, joyful story of young love lost and found again in the
tumultuous time of Haight-Ashbury. You'll adore Sasha Paulsen's
quirky band of misfits, especially Sarah, who fears love even as she
chases it. A touching debut novel that takes you back to a bygone
era when seeking mattered more than finding.” —SANDRA DALLAS, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Midwife

"Sasha Paulsen has set her debut novel in San Francisco, Napa and
Berkeley in the pivotal '70s. She manages to deftly capture both the
spirit of those times and the essence of a cast of zany, appealing characters.
Highly recommended."
—JAMES CONAWAY, author of Napa, The Far Side of Eden, and Napa at Last Light

“Set in 1970s San Francisco, ‘Dancing’ is a joyful and funny story about the pursuit of beauty, love and self-worth. Uncertain about her future and her medical career path, the 25-year-old protagonist bolts to San Francisco to give herself "a month to live." There she meets a free-spirited young man and they embark on a series of whirlwind adventures that take them out of the city, deeper into the country, and deeply into themselves.” — DAVID KERNS, author of “Fortnight on Maxwell Street,” winner of the 2018 Eric Hoffer Award for the Best General Fiction.

“In Dancing on the Spider's Web, Sasha Paulsen weaves her own irresistible web. Her characters are so alive in their complexity and her prose is so vivid that I began to believe Sarah, Gabriel and Rory must be living just down the street. All I wanted was to find out what they would do next. A sparkling and utterly engrossing debut.” —MARGOT LIVESEY New York Times bestselling author of
The Flight of Gemma Hardy