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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A fun and inspiring story to unlock your inner goddess and follow your dreams!By Chanticleer Book Reviews"Ameera; Unveiled" is inspirational story of how; with courage to chase her dreams; Kat transforms herself to become Ameera; the exotic dancer of the Palmetto Oasis Middle Eastern Dance Troupe. This is a story about of how exhilarating and frightening it feels to take yourself out of yourcomfort zone and chase your dreams; and the amazing experiences you can have just by trying.Kat spent most of her life doubting herself and her abilities--especially her ability to learn how to dance. Now at the age of 48; she finally feels comfortable enough in her life to finally pursue her dream of dancing by enrolling in a belly dancing class taught through the local high school. Through each lesson she timidly works up the courage not only to learn to dance; but to discard the self-doubt that she had burdened herself with for too long.Kat finds herself having to battle with her inner-criticrsquo;s heavy doses of self-doubt; and anxiety. The story reflects on how some women allow their inner critic to dictate their lives for far too long. Katrsquo;s journey is about how hard it is to overcome years of believing you arenrsquo;t good enough to dosomething; but how what happens when you go ignore your inner self critic and follow your dreams. Kat realizes itrsquo;s not about a lack of talent that is holding her back; but her own self-doubt.The author; Kathleen Varn; skillfully weaves scenes of everyday women transforming into exotic belly dancers. She vividly portrays; with detailed descriptions of their well-practiced routines and dance moves; and how through their diligence they are able to wow their audiences. The dancers develop such a strong sense of individualism and self worth as they learn to move in exotic ways. The delightful interactions between each of the dancers is inspirational as they bond as a troupe.The camaraderie developed within the troupe is one of friendship and support that only a sisterhood of girlfriends could create.And the troupe will need all the support and confidence that they can muster when they are surprised by one of their dance gigs when it turns out to be held at a clothing optional resort in Jamaica. Kat finds herself out of comfort zone in more ways than one as do several others of the sisterhood. But with each other for friendship and motivation; they are all empowered to explore; take chances; and believe in themselves."Ameera Unveiled" by Kathleen Varn; is a coming of age story of a diverse group of middle-aged woman supporting each other to follow their dreams and to go outside their comfort zones and routines. Reading Katrsquo;s journey made me want to put on a shimmery scarf; an exotic flowing skirt; and learn to move in a fashion beyond my own comfort zone. It is an inspiring and fun story that reminds us that it is never too late to pursue your dreams and unlock your inner goddess.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Autobiographical CatharsisBy Georges RoudanezAmeera Unveiled was quite easy to get into and it held my attention throughout. The book could be described as an autobiographical catharsis. It is well written and takes the reader by the hand to accompany the author along the process of her vulnerable journey to break the mental and emotional shackles of her past; a forceful change in the protagonist. She does this through the experience of learning the art of belly dancing so completely that she is able to join a professional dance troupe with the pseudonym of Ameera and Ameera successfully performs in front of live audiences. Quite obviously belly dancing is the authors metaphor for freedom. Being more of a masculine adventure devotee Ameera Unveiled is not my usual reading material category. That said; I truly enjoyed it to the point that I was comfortably transported to an alien world and felt like I was one of the girls.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Enjoyable readBy TerriThis book was very fun. Whether you are a belly dancer or not it is a good story of a woman finding a part of herself that was repressed for most of her life. As a belly dancer myself I enjoyed reading about the adventures of this group of women and Kats growth into Ameera. Hopefully Kat will share more of Ameeras adventures in future books.