Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance - Lloyd Jones

When student Lionel, fresh from the country, takes up a part-time job as a pot washer in an Argentinean restaurant a whole new world opens up for him. Every evening when the last customers have left, Rosa plays Argentinean tango music and before long Lionel becomes obsessed with the haunting songs. One night when all the other staff have gone home Rosa asks Lionel to dance with her. Lionel is a terrible dancer but he tells Rosa he wants to learn and she sets up some lessons with a teacher she knows. Late at night when the restaurant is empty Lionel shows Rosa what he has learned and Rosa tells Lionel the story of her grandfather and the woman who travelled halfway across ...  Read the complete review