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Hester's Story by Adèle Geras

holliechappell's review against another edition

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5.0

Amazingly well written story. As a dancer I got lost in the descriptions of the events around setting up the ballet and Hester's history

katevrst's review against another edition

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4.0

The world of the ballet always fascinated me, although it's a romantic image that I've created. This book showed all the aspects of dancing: the shows, the flowers, but also the suffering and the, sometimes unbearable, pressure. Hester is a defined character, all her life is written down, and because we've met her when she was a little girl, we know her fears and weak spots. This makes it more easy to understand her actions. This book is a must-read for all balletlovers. But: prepare for drama.

jensreadinglife's review against another edition

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5.0

One of my favorite books ever!
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