Firebird

by Harriet Castor

The story of two generations of women from one family, and their obesssion with the same brilliant, d man - rebellious Czech dancer, Milan Novak.

516 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Harriet Castor was just thirteen when the first of her Fat Puss novels was published. She went on to become a children's book editor and now writes full time for both children and adults. A real ballet enthusiast, she is the author of the popular Ballerinas series.

Reviews

[Diana Davey]

Although this book was a bit slow and disjointed to start with, I ended up enjoying it. The two stories came together and the characters became more believable as the book progressed.