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I'd never heard of Adele Astaire before seeing the book online & reading it prompted me to look into her life further. It seems she was a gifted dancer & had a sense of comic timing onstage. Off-stage things weren't so good as she seems to have had a troubled personal life after retiring from dancing - she gave birth to 3 children but all of them died shortly after birth, plus there was the loss of her first husband at a rather young age. (cont)

I am a fan of old Hollywood musicals, particularly those with Fed Astaire. This new book about his sister who also is a dancer has peaked my interest.
#bookbinge #dancing

Love hearing what Adele Astaire is reading!! 👓 📚
It‘s so much fun hearing about books while reading a book!
I had never heard of this AA Milne book/play before !

Starring Adele Astaire by Eliza Knight is a great look into the Other Astaire. Adele is the fire cracker and natural dancer in the family.
I certainly agree with her and Fred, the painting of her by Kokoschka does not do her justice!


https://albertis-window.com/2016/09/oskar-kokoschka-and-adele-astaire/

https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,863355,00.html

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I never pondered Adele Astaire's life after she & her iconic brother, Fred Astaire, stopped dancing together until William Morrow Books & Bibliolifestyle sent me a copy of 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 by 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. An “homage to a largely overlooked persona in Hollywood‘s illustrious line-up of characters“ (Heather Webb) & look at womanhood, friendship, artistry, passion, & perseverence. 06/06/23

“USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight returns with a story full of glitz and glam as she delves into the life of Adele Astaire.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/3y73dukc

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