Swing Time by Zadie Smith

The British author of White Teeth and On Beauty returns with a spirited novel about a friendship between two young biracial dancers in 1980s London, and the complicated, divergent lives they eventually lead. One of the girls realizes her dream of dancing, while the other becomes an assistant to a famous pop singer. As the characters traverse the world, from England to West Africa, the intertwining histories of music and dance—and of race and class—are explored in this thoughtfully choreographed narrative. ( Penguin Press , November 15)

