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A complete portrait of the celebrated British ballerina’s life traces her childhood in suburban England, relationships with Frederick Ashton and Rudolf Nureyev, achievements with the Sadler’s Wells Ballet, and definitive years at the side of Aristotle Onassis and others.
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Hardback. Margot Fonteyn born plain Peggy Hookham was dreamed into existence by the architects of British ballet: Ninette de Valois, Frederick Ashton and Constant Lambert. Carried to fame on a wave of wartime patriotism, Margot’s sense of duty rather than ambition propelled her forward. Yet her gifts were such that her pre-eminence would come to eclipse the careers of subsequent generations. Ballet is a fairytale world; if Margot, like the pure and poetic heroine of Swan Lake, was a natural Odette, she would also have to contend with virtue’s raw shadow-side in the guise of Constant Lambert, Roberto Arias and Rudolph Nureyev the men who, like Von Rothbart, were to take possession of her heart. 2004, First edition, first printing. A fine, unread copy in a fine, unclipped d/w. This copy is pristine.
A hardcover edition with black boards, gilt lettering and unclipped, illustrated dust cover. There is foxing and toning but the text and black-and-white photographs are clear and legible.
Now in clear, removable cover to protect from damage.
Publisher: Viking.
Publication Date: 2004.
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Weight | 1.250 kg |
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