I bought this book not for the photos of young skaters attempting their first spirals but for the pictures of Barbara Ann Scott (now fully into her professional career) and Michael Kirby, who skated with Scott as well as with Sonja Henie. There are several pictures of ice shows in which one or both...
The humble (and sales-conscious) subtitle notwithstanding, this is Michael Kirby's autobiography, though he gives his years with Sonja Henie lion's share. He was Canadian champion before he met her, and ran a chain of ice rinks after their association ceased. Truly the memoirs of a man of an older g...