Ballerina

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Publication Year:
2014

ISBN-13: 9781480470569

<DIV><DIV><b>Before&#160;<i>Black Swan</i>, there was&#160;<i>Ballerina</i>: Edward Stewart&rsquo;s acclaimed novel that follows two young women into the cutthroat world of professional dance</b></div><DIV><BR>Stephanie Lang and Christine Avery meet in ballet school. Although they share the same dream&mdash;to become great dancers&mdash;they could not be more different. Ballet is in Stephanie&rsquo;s blood; her mother, Anna, is a former dancer who lives to see her daughter achieve the fame she herself never attained. Christine has lived a sheltered life, secure in the love of her family. But her privileged upbringing conceals a devastating secret.</div><DIV><BR>Two teenage dancers, one chance to make it. From the thrill and terror of auditions through years of meticulous training to landing a coveted spot in a professional company, Stephanie and Christine relentlessly pursue their ambitions. As they give their all to dance, they become inseparable&mdash;until they are torn apart by their passion for the same man, a brilliant Russian dancer whose seductive, mercurial temperament will have unforeseen consequences for them all. &#160;</div><DIV></div></div>