Dancing On Air
Cinderella meets Swan Lake in this Victorian-era set story about a ballet dancer, an aristocrat, and their class-crossing romance... Lisette yearns for freedom, security and love, but none are offered on the run-down stage of The Imperial Theatre. Instead she has hard work, a tyrannical aunt, and...
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Cinderella meets Swan Lake in this Victorian-era set story about a ballet dancer, an aristocrat, and their class-crossing romance... Lisette yearns for freedom, security and love, but none are offered on the run-down stage of The Imperial Theatre. Instead she has hard work, a tyrannical aunt, and the hope of one day becoming a prima ballerina. Dancing on the stage she catches the attention of two powerful men: Lord Gainsworth and Lord De Vale. Lord Evander Gainswith never expected to fall in love, let alone with a woman so wholly unacceptable to his family and his peers. The sinister Lord De Vale covets Lisette's youth and strength, and is willing to pay well for it. Lisette may dance roles in fairy tales and fantasies, but the real world is about to intrude, bringing with it the harsh realities of life for a young girl with dreams of rising above the demimonde.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780857990938 (0857990934)
ASIN: B00FB3MWP2
Publish date: November 1st 2013
Publisher: Escape Publishing
Pages no: 175
Edition language: English
Dancing on Air by Nicole-Hurley-Moore 4 stars Reviewed by:Angels Format:Kindle Published:Escape Publishing Source:Author Copy Gene: Historical Romance Blurb Cinderella meets Swan Lake in this Victorian-era set story about a ballet dancer, an aristocrat, and ...
What really caught me about "Dancing on Air" was the way different characters' perspectives were used to build the drama. I've become used to romances limited to the heroine and maybe the hero's perspective. "Dancing on Air" gave you other people's agenda and justifications for their actions. Worked...
Ballerinas and opera singers often appear in historicals only as the mistresses that aristocratic heroes discard once they meet their more gently-born True Love. Dancing on Air features a ballerina heroine in Victorian England, so I thought it could end up being an interesting spin on convention. Un...