Clock Dance

I read this as a book club selection. 

There are only two references to the clock dance and if you're reading fast, then you'll miss them. Also, I'm not convinced that this is the best title for the book. Willa's rather ordinary life might be more apt. But then her normality is what makes her relatable. 

The reader travels through snapshots of Willa's life from childhood to the golden years. Most questions get answered when you transition from one decade jump to another. 

Willa is a doormat most of her life. Her transformation is so subtle that if you don't read the last paragraph carefully you'll miss it. 

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Willa Drake has had three opportunities to start her life over: in 1967, as a schoolgirl whose mother has suddenly disappeared; in 1977, when considering a marriage proposal; and in 1997, as a young widow trying to hold her family together. So she is surprised when in 2017 she is given one last chance to change everything, after receiving a startling phone call from a stranger.

Without fully understanding why, she flies across the country to Baltimore to help a young woman she's never met. This impulsive decision, maybe the first one she’s consciously made in her life, will lead Willa into uncharted territory—surrounded by eccentric neighbors who treat each other like family, she finds solace and fulfillment in unexpected places.