Sari Wilson

“"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