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 As exhilarating as the Tango itself, the story whirls us into the center of the ballroom dancing craze. Buoyed by the author's humor and passion, it imparts surprising insights about how to get on with life after you've lost in love.  Maria Finn's husband was cheating. First she threw him out. Then she cried. Then she signed up for tango lessons. It turns out that tango has a lot to teach about understanding love and loss, about learning how to follow and how to lead, how to live with style and flair, take risks, and sort out what it is you really want. As Maria's world begins to revolve around the friendships she makes in dance class and the milongas (social dances) she attends regularly in NYC, we discover with her the fascinating culture, history, music, moves, and beauty of the Argentine tango. With each new dance step she learns—the embrace, the walk, the sweep, the exit—she is one step closer to returning to the world of the living.  Eventually Maria travels to Buenos Aires, the birthplace of tango, and finds the confidence to try romance again. Maria Finn has written for Audubon Magazine, Saveur, Metropolis, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times, and her essays have been anthologized in Best Food Writing and The Best Women's Travel Writing. *Join us at 6pm for a Tango demonstration and the opportunity to try tango.  Put on your dancing shoes and come to Village Books at 6pm.  Rebecca Niemier, and dancers from Rebecca's Tango Life will demonstrate various tango steps and YOU will have a chance to try tango if you like! Enter the Heartbreak Competition by sharing your tale of heartbreak!