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The Cranes Dance
The Cranes Dance | Meg Howrey
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I threw my neck out in the middle of Swan Lake last night. So begins the tale of Kate Crane, a soloist in a celebrated New York City ballet company who is struggling to keep her place in a very demanding world. At every turn she is haunted by her close relationship with her younger sister, Gwen, a fellow company dancer whose career quickly surpassed Kates, but who has recently suffered a breakdown and returned home. Alone for the first time in her life, Kate is anxious and full of guilt about the role she may have played in her sisters collapse. As we follow her on an insider tour of rehearsals, performances, and partners onstage and off, she confronts the tangle of love, jealousy, pride, and obsession that are beginning to fracture her own sanity. Funny, dark, intimate, and unflinchingly honest, The Cranes Dance is a book that pulls back the curtains to reveal the private lives of dancers and explores the complicated bond between sisters.
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GidgetsTreasures75
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4-1-23: My March Book Wrap Up! Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone and The Cranes Dance were 5⭐️ for me! #marchbookwrapup 📖⭐️🎉💖

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GidgetsTreasures75
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3-30-23: My 34th finished book of 2023! Growing up in the ballet world this book really kept my attention. Sisters Kate and Gwen are professional ballerinas in a company based on NYC Ballet. Early on, Gwen has left to return to their parents home to “get better”. Throughout Kate‘s narration you learn what has happened to Gwen. When not telling that story, Kate is explaining the ballet world: classes, rehearsals & performances while going crazy.

GidgetsTreasures75 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ I loved it! 2y
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KristiAhlers
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I wasn‘t expecting this one to be as dark as it was. But still, I found it to be a very compelling read about sisters aspiring to be professional ballet dancers. As a former dancer myself this one spoke to me on many levels. #balletthemedreadchallenge

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Ruthiella
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I don‘t know if they perform the #Nutcracker in this book about two sisters who aspire to become professional ballet dancers but I‘ve heard great things about it and really want to read it!
#SeasonsReadings

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Kelly
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Day five of spine poetry fun

OSChamberlain That's actually amazing! 8y
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silentrequiem 🤗👏👏 8y
Kelly 💃 8y
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Tuanita13
The Cranes Dance | Meg Howrey
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Dark, disturbing, OCD, dance... Perfect for rainy winter afternoon!