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Lucy Ashe

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Lucy Ashe

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LUCY ASHE is the author of CLARA & OLIVIA (Magpie, Oneworld publications), published as THE DANCE OF THE DOLLS in the US (Union Square & Co). Her second novel is THE SLEEPING BEAUTIES.

CLARA & OLIVIA was shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association Historical Dagger 2024.

She trained at the Royal Ballet School for eight years, first as a Junior Associate and then at White Lodge. She has a diploma in dance teaching with the British Ballet Organisation.

She studied English Literature at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, while continuing to dance and perform. She then took a PGCE teaching qualification and became an English teacher.

Her poetry and short stories have been published in a number of literary journals and she was shortlisted for the 2020
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Average rating: 3.71 · 1,337 ratings · 353 reviews · 5 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Dance of the Dolls

3.65 avg rating — 1,037 ratings — published 2023 — 11 editions
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The Sleeping Beauties

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The Model Patient

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The Model Patient by Lucy Ashe
"Evelyn Westbrook was happily married and living a good life. She has been married for only two years but feels like the novelty of marriage has worn off. She has come to the realization that she dreads the idea of having a baby. She has also been hav" Read more of this review »
The Model Patient by Lucy Ashe
"This book completely pulled me in with its eerie, almost claustrophobic atmosphere. The tension builds quietly but steadily, and before you realize it, you’re questioning everything—who’s telling the truth, who’s in control, and what’s actually real." Read more of this review »
The Model Patient by Lucy Ashe
"The Model Patient by Lucy Ashe. This book was incredibly well written. it was one of those books where i had to put the book down a couple times to process what i just read! it was that good that i had to just sit with my thouights for a few mintues!" Read more of this review »
The Model Patient by Lucy Ashe
"This Review Copy was provided by Union Square & Co. via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was a gripping psychological thriller that had me wondering how it would pan out right up to the very end! It did not disappoint! I don’t thi" Read more of this review »
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A compelling read, very moving. The characters stayed with me long after finishing the book. I'm an English teacher and I'd definitely recommend this to my high school students. Not only is the verse form beautifully rhythmic and engaging, the themes ...more
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“Without pain, how do we know we are working hard enough? I said that to Clara once and she laughed at me. She didn’t understand what I meant.”
Lucy Ashe, The Dance of the Dolls

“I thought that this mad life you all live, always on the edge of pain and exhaustion, was somehow worth it. It was glamorous, beautiful, justified by art.”
Lucy Ashe, The Dance of the Dolls

“Once war was over, everyone wanted to find some normality, to settle and fix their disordered homes. The reality, of course, was that it was impossible. Not with rationing and homes bombed and fathers not yet returned.”
Lucy Ashe, The Sleeping Beauties

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“Surely you would like to be immortalised in art, fixed forever in perfection?”
Lucy Ashe, The Dance of the Dolls

“I thought that this mad life you all live, always on the edge of pain and exhaustion, was somehow worth it. It was glamorous, beautiful, justified by art.”
Lucy Ashe, The Dance of the Dolls

“Without pain, how do we know we are working hard enough? I said that to Clara once and she laughed at me. She didn’t understand what I meant.”
Lucy Ashe, The Dance of the Dolls

“He imagines dancing with her, the two of them arm in arm under the stars. Silent, of course, but that is no matter. It is better that way. She is a dancing doll, his Coppélia, created at last.”
Lucy Ashe, The Dance of the Dolls

“Once war was over, everyone wanted to find some normality, to settle and fix their disordered homes. The reality, of course, was that it was impossible. Not with rationing and homes bombed and fathers not yet returned.”
Lucy Ashe, The Sleeping Beauties

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