Petrograd, 1914. A country on a knife edge. The story of two people caught in the middle – with everything to lose… Valentina Yershova’s position in the Romanovs’ Imperial Russian Ballet is the only thing…
It’s so lovely to be able to welcome Patricia Beal to the blog today! It’s been just over a week now since Patricia’s book baby, A Season to Dance, was launched into the world, and if you missed my review, you can read that here. It’s a beautiful read—if you have read my review you’ll know I was a blubbering mess of happy tears at the end—and today we’re going to talk a little about how this book came to be, and of course, about the beautiful world of ballet that comes to life in its pages.
~ About the Book ~ Ana Brassfield has her path to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House all figured out until her first love, renowned German dancer Claus Gert, returns to Georgia to win her back. Despite a promising start towards her ballet career and pending marriage to landscape architect, Peter Engberg, Ana wonders if her dreams of dancing at the Met are as impossible as her previous romantic relationship with Claus. Then, an on-stage kiss between Ana and Claus changes everything.