Estelle Prevert escapes an unhappy childhood and becomes Hester Fielding, prima ballerina. The story charts her career and the difficulties within her personal life through to her middle age when after retiring from performing she reinvents herself as the organiser of the Wychwood Ballet Festival where unexpected events force her to face her past.
Considering that one of my favourite books as a child was "Ballet Shoes", there were elements within this novel that I loved! It was an indulgent holiday read and I devoured it in a day! Yes, it was predictable and full of stereotyped dancers, but the whole backstage, gossipy aspects made me feel twelve years old again!
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