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Lucy Ashe
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The Dance of the Dolls
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2023
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The Model Patient
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The Sleeping Beauties
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2024
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7 editions
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The Ghastling: Book Twelve
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La danse des poupées
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La danse des poupées
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The Love Cure
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"Truly brilliant beyond words! Lucy Ashe, a ballerina herself, weaves us a story of identity and desire, of standing out and fitting in- using the historical world of London’s emerging ballet scene to do it! The story is captivating and the history is"
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"I picked up this book because as a dancer I love reading books about dance. I had no idea what a thrilling adventure this book would be! I have recently been reading a lot of thrillers and as I started this book and realized something darker was goin"
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"What a brilliant book!
I loved the characters of Evelyn and Diana and the exploration of their friendship was fantastic. The general plot was really good and explored quite a few different things as the book went on. The ending felt satisfying and wr" Read more of this review » |
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"Part thriller, part mystery, part historical fiction, part literary fiction — this book truly had it all:
✨ Family secrets
✨ Obsession
✨ Betrayal
✨ An unreliable narrator
✨ 1960s societal expectations
✨ Unbalanced therapist/patient dynamics
✨ A twist"
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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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Lucy Ashe
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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.”
― The Dance of the Dolls
― 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.”
― The Dance of the Dolls
― 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.”
― The Sleeping Beauties
― The Sleeping Beauties
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“Surely you would like to be immortalised in art, fixed forever in perfection?”
― The Dance of the Dolls
― 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.”
― The Dance of the Dolls
― 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.”
― The Dance of the Dolls
― 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.”
― The Dance of the Dolls
― 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.”
― The Sleeping Beauties
― The Sleeping Beauties
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