My Review
I am not sure what I was expecting in this book but it wasn’t this. It is mysterious, with a Victorian era gothic feel to it. I really knew nothing about ballet before reading this now I feel enriched for having read it. You travel in a place while reading in where you are asking yourself if this is realistic or you are in a dream world. Very atmospheric the book has a dark gothic feel to it as though you know something is just around the corner waiting to happen. There are bits of it I just don’t understand, like the red ballet slippers. They are such an important connection ,then when they are stolen they are no longer important? The ending was surprising and a shake up. The book felt a bit like swimming in murky waters while reading it. Pub Date: 07 Sep 2021 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. Thank you. All opinions expressed are my own. |
About The Book
All theater romances are tragedies. Ella Blythe knows this. Still, she cannot help but hope her own story may turn out different than most–and certainly different than the tragic story of the Ghost of Craven Street Theater. Yet as she struggles to maintain her tenuous place in the ever-shrinking ballet company, win the attentions of principal dancer Philippe, and avoid company flirt Jack, Ella cannot deny the uncanny feeling that her life is mirroring that of the dead ballerina.
Is she dancing ever closer to the edge of her own tragic end? Or will the secrets that are about to come to light offer release from the past?
Mystery and romance make the perfect dance partners in this evocative story from fan-favorite Joanna Davidson Politano.
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The Author
Joanna Davidson Politano freelances for a small nonfiction publisher but spends much of her time spinning tales that capture the colorful, exquisite details in ordinary lives. Her manuscript for Lady Jayne Disappears was a finalist for several contests, including the 2016 Genesis Award from ACFW, and won the OCW Cascade Award and the Maggie Award for Excellence. She is always on the hunt for random acts of kindness, people willing to share their deepest secrets with a stranger, and hidden stashes of sweets. She lives with her husband and their two babies in a house in the woods near Lake Michigan and shares stories that move her at www.jdpstories.com.
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