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“"Center Stage" meets "Black Swan." About a ballerina prodigy who puts that barre class you took to shame. Shut up and dance-slash-read.”
—A The Skimm Read -
“Even the non-dance-obsessed will become entranced….written as beautifully as the most graceful pas de deux, which is fitting, considering the author herself is a trained ballerina.”
—Glamour -
“The book’s subject is less the ballet itself than the costs of early virtuosity—the feeling of being propelled by a force you don’t understand…”
—New York Times Book Review -
“Intense and mesmerizing.”
— People Magazine -
“…a haunting portrait of obsession, ambition, and sacrifice”
— Buzzfeed