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An enthralling literary debut that tells the story of a young girl’s coming of age in the cutthroat world of New York City ballet—a story of obsession and the quest for perfection, trust and betrayal, beauty and lost innocence
“Powerful. Gripping. Incandescent. These are only a few of the words circling my mind after reading Girl Through Glass. This beautifully written novel drew me into the rarified world of dance, filled with passion, glory and heartbreak. As powerful storytelling kept me turning the pages, Wilson’s extraordinary voice whispered to me about the things that both bind and divide us: desire, ambition and love. This book will stay in my heart for a long time.” —Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Translation
In the roiling summer of 1977, eleven-year-old Mira is an aspiring ballerina in the romantic, highly competitive world of New York City ballet. Enduring the mess of her parent’s divorce, she finds escape in dance—the rigorous hours of practice, the exquisite beauty, the precision of movement, the obsessive perfectionism. Ballet offers her control, power, and the promise of glory. It also introduces her to forty-seven-year-old Maurice DuPont, a reclusive, charismatic balletomane who becomes her mentor.
Over the course of three years, Mira is accepted into the prestigious School of American Ballet run by the legendary George Balanchine, and eventually becomes one of “Mr. B’s girls”—a dancer of rare talent chosen for greatness. As she ascends higher in the ballet world, her relationship with Maurice intensifies, touching dark places within herself and sparking unexpected desires that will upend both their lives.
In the present day, Kate, a professor of dance at a Midwestern college, embarks on a risky affair with a student that threatens to obliterate her career and capsizes the new life she has painstakingly created for her reinvented self. When she receives a letter from a man she’s long thought dead, Kate is hurled back into the dramas of a past she thought she had left behind.
Told in interweaving narratives that move between past and present, Girl Through Glass illuminates the costs of ambition, secrets, and the desire for beauty, and reveals how the sacrifices we make for an ideal can destroy—or save—us.
Fun Facts:
Author Sari Wilson trained as a ballerina, and her emotionally gripping debut novel offers a privileged view into a romantic, rarified world, and the demanding life of a classical ballerina.
Fans of BLACK SWAN, Maggie Shipstead’s ASTONISH ME, and the Starz series FLESH AND BONE will love this exploration into the dance world.
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Shopaholic series comes a terrific blend of comedy, romance, and psychological recovery in a contemporary YA novel sure to inspire and entertain.
An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audrey’s daily life. She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr. Sarah, but when Audrey meets Linus, her brother’s gaming teammate, she is energized. She connects with him. Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way she’s never been able to do with anyone before. As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum, a sweet romantic connection develops, one that helps not just Audrey but also her entire family.
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Heartburn is one of my absolute favorite movies and I love pretty much anything with Meryl Streep. That’s why I can’t wait to dive into Mia March‘s novel, THE MERYL STREEP MOVIE CLUB. Here is a summary of the book and a great review from Kirkus.
SUMMARY:
In the bestselling tradition of TheFriday Night Knitting Cluband The Jane Austen Book Club,three women find unexpected answers, happiness, and one another, using Meryl Streep’s movies as their inspiration. Three estranged female relatives—two sisters and the cousin they grew up with after a tragedy—are summoned home to their aunt’s inn on the coast of Maine. Thirty-one-year-old Isabel Nash McNeal is reeling from her husband’s affair, but a secret pact she made years ago may keep her from the one thing she wants most. Twenty-eight-year-old single mother June Nash promised her young son she’ll finally track down his father, and her search will lead her where she least expects it. Their cousin, twenty-five-year old Kat Weller, rocked by her mother’s shocking announcement and the arrival of her cousins, accepts her boyfriend’s marriage proposal—then has her “yes” tested in ways she never imagined. Every Friday night, Isabel, June, and Kat reluctantly get together to watch the films of their family matriarch’s favorite actress—Meryl Streep—and find themselves sharing secrets, talking long into the night, and questioning everything they thought they knew about one another, life, and love. Through surprising and heartfelt discussions of movies such as Out of Africa, The Bridges of Madison County, and Mamma Mia, the three women unexpectedly discover who they really are and what they truly want.
KIRKUS REVIEW:
When Lolly Weller summons her daughter and nieces home to The Three Captains’ Inn, her announcement that she has been diagnosed with cancer is just one of many life-changing secrets to be told.
March’s debut novel uses the films of Meryl Streep to illuminate these women’s lives and to drive away the shadows that dim their happiness. After their mother and father die in a car crash, Isabel and June Nash are taken in by their Aunt Lolly, who lost her own husband in the same crash. Lolly’s daughter, Kat, gains instant sisters, but grief tinges the familial bonds. Now grown up, gathered back under Lolly’s roof, and drafted into Friday Movie Nights, these young women begin to reconsider the choices they have made—and the opportunities ahead. Like the heroine of Heartburn, Isabel is reeling from her husband’s affair. Handsome veterinarian Griffin might know the sting of infidelity, as well, and Isabel is certainly drawn to him for more than their shared pain. Kat has been all but betrothed to Oliver since they were toddlers, but she’s not sure if she is more ready to marry Oliver or to run off to a Paris patisserie. Defending Your Life makes her wonder if the real shame is in missing the opportunities life offers. Perhaps the exotic Dr. Matteo Viola is such an opportunity. Like the daughter in Streep’s Mama Mia!, June’s son, Charlie, has never known his real father. To help Charlie finish his family tree project, June agrees to once more search for John Smith, but maybe Henry Books is a truer father for Charlie. And she can’t deny her own attraction to him for much longer. But which movie mirrors Lolly’s past? What secret does she hide still? And why has she watched Out
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When Ruth returns home to the South for the summer after her freshman year at college, a near tragedy pushes her to uncover family truths and take a good look at the woman she wants to become.
Growing up in Alabama, all Ruth Wasserman wanted was to be a blond Baptist cheerleader. But as a curly-haired Jew with a rampant sweet tooth and a smart mouth, this was an impossible dream. Not helping the situation was her older brother, David—a soccer star whose good looks, smarts, and popularity reigned at school and at home. College provided an escape route and Ruth took it.
Now home for the summer, she’s back lifeguarding and coaching alongside David, and although the job is the same, nothing else is. She’s a prisoner of her low self-esteem and unhealthy relationship with food, David is closed off and distant in a way he’s never been before, and their parents are struggling with the reality of an empty nest. When a near drowning happens on their watch, a storm of repercussions forces Ruth and David to confront long-ignored truths about their town, their family, and themselves.
Want a change from reading some poetry? How about listening to some poetry slam? I can't imagine anyone finding poetry boring if they had a chance to listen to poetry slam--competitive poetry readings judged by the audience. I discovered Taylor Mali awhile ago, and loved this one poem he performs. Since Two Writing Teachers are hosting Poetry Friday today, I thought it would be a great time to share Taylor Mali's audience pumping performance in honor of all the teachers out there. The text to What Teachers Make ishere.
Also, in case you'd like to find out more about this particular artform, you can find other poems to listen to over at LivePoetsDotCom. CAUTION: There are a few poems with swear words, etc. on this site, so don't let a child listen to this until you okay it first.
Stacey from Two Writing Teachers said, on 11/30/2007 10:09:00 PM
Thanks for participating. Here's the roundup: http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/poetry-friday-roundup/.
Have a great weekend!
Sara said, on 12/1/2007 5:11:00 AM
His tips were great. I bookmarked them for future reference, when I host a Slam or something. I never have, but this makes me want to!!
HipWriterMama said, on 12/1/2007 5:46:00 AM
Thanks, Stacey! I just changed the link on this post.
--------- Sara, I'd love to hear your poetry slam. I read somewhere that Nikki Giovanni competes in these sometimes, but couldn't find a video of it. Her's would be awesome.
jama said, on 12/1/2007 7:21:00 AM
I've been to two poetry slams, one in NYC, lower east side, and the other at the Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts Barns, here in Virginia. Both were incredible -- so much energy, and the poems became real live entities, not just words on a page (or going through your mind as you read). It was different from having a teacher read a poem aloud, too. The slams were more a spoken word rock concert. Thanks for the video!
HipWriterMama said, on 12/1/2007 7:56:00 AM
Jama, "Spoken word rock concert." That is exactly what it is, isn't it?
Thanks for participating. Here's the roundup: http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/poetry-friday-roundup/.
Have a great weekend!
His tips were great. I bookmarked them for future reference, when I host a Slam or something. I never have, but this makes me want to!!
Thanks, Stacey! I just changed the link on this post.
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Sara,
I'd love to hear your poetry slam. I read somewhere that Nikki Giovanni competes in these sometimes, but couldn't find a video of it. Her's would be awesome.
I've been to two poetry slams, one in NYC, lower east side, and the other at the Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts Barns, here in Virginia.
Both were incredible -- so much energy, and the poems became real live entities, not just words on a page (or going through your mind as you read). It was different from having a teacher read a poem aloud, too. The slams were more a spoken word rock concert. Thanks for the video!
Jama,
"Spoken word rock concert." That is exactly what it is, isn't it?