Margot Fonteyn
A Life
$56.09
- Paperback
704 pages
- Release Date
4 August 2005
Summary
Over ten years in the making, Meredith Daneman has produced the first serious and in-depth biography of the world famous ballerina.
Margot Fonteyn began life on the 18th of May, 1919 in Reigate, Surrey, as plain Peggy Hookham. She ended it on the 21st of February, 1991, as Prima Ballerina Assoluta, Dame of the British Empire and the most legendary dancer since Pavlova. Meredith Daneman, with her own extensive background in ballet, tells Fonteyn’s story in vivid prose with insight and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140165302 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140165304 |
| Author: | Meredith Daneman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 704 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2005 |
| Weight: | 479g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 41mm |
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Danemanas Margot Fonteyn has captured what few know: the heartbreak behind the heroine… the definitive book on this icon. (Toni Bentley, “The New York Times Book Review”)
Danemans Margot Fonteyn has captured what few know: the heartbreak behind the heroine… the definitive book on this icon. (Toni Bentley, “The New York Times Book Review”)
Daneman’s Margot Fonteyn has captured what few know: the heartbreak behind the heroine… the definitive book on this icon. (Toni Bentley, “The New York Times Book Review”)
About The Author
Meredith Daneman
Meredith Daneman, a graduate of London’s Royal Ballet School and former member of the Australian Ballet Company, is the author of four novels- The Favourite, A Chance To Sit Down, Francie and the Boys, and The Groundling, as well as the biography Margot Fonteyn- A Life.
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