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The latest from Fargo (They Never Learn) tells the story of Katarina Shaw, the most famous yet controversial ice dancer of her generation. A new documentary is coming out that advertises itself as a behind-the-scenes look at her life. In order to set the record straight, Kat decides to tell her story her way: about being orphaned at a young age; breaking into ice-dancing with her best friend, Heath Rocha; training at the famous Lin Academy in Los Angeles; her all-consuming ambition for a gold medal; and the scandals that put her name in lights. Most anticipated of all is what happened that night at the ice-dancing final at the Sochi Games 10 years ago, when she and Heath parted ways. Chapters alternate between Kat telling her side and interviews from the documentary. This novel has plenty of twists and turns; triumphs and tribulations; scandals, love, betrayals, and friendship. It is a coming-of-age story rolled into a cautionary tale rolled into a drama of epic proportions. Sharp, short chapters will keep readers turning pages, as all is not what it seems.