20%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Clara & Olivia: 'A wonderful, eye-opening debut'. The Times
Lucy Ashe
€ 12.99
€ 10.38
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Clara & Olivia: 'A wonderful, eye-opening debut'. The Times
Paperback.
'A wonderful, eye-opening debut.' The Times
Surely you would like to be immortalised in art, fixed forever in perfection?
Sadler's Wells, 1933.
I would kill to dance like her.
Disciplined and dedicated, Olivia is the perfect ballerina. But no matter how hard she works, she can never match identical twin Clara's charm.
I would kill to be with her.
As rehearsals intensify for the ballet Coppélia, the girls feel increasingly like they are being watched. And, as infatuation turns to obsession, everything begins to unravel.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Magpie
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780861544103
SKU
9780861544103
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Lucy Ashe
After training at the Royal Ballet School for eight years, Lucy Ashe decided to change career plans and go to university, where she read English Literature before becoming a teacher. Her poetry and short stories have been published in a number of literary journals and she was shortlisted for the 2020 Impress Prize for New Writers.
Reviews for Clara & Olivia: 'A wonderful, eye-opening debut'. The Times
'Clara & Olivia dances with historical details, with unease and atmosphere. You can feel the mist of the London canals, hear the ballet shoes touching the stage.' Abigail Dean, author of Girl A ‘This unsettling tale… As the story follows the rehearsals for the ballet Coppelia, we receive a quick-fire education on how the ballet works and why it inspires obsession… An ... Read more