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From the author of the widely acclaimed debut novel Seating Arrangements, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Price for First Fiction: a gorgeously written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the demanding world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two generations. Astonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a young American dancer who helps a Soviet ballet star, the great Arslan Rusakov, defect in 1975. A flash of fame and a passionate love affair follow, but Joan knows that, onstage and off, she is destined to remain in the background. She will…
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6 editions- Hardcover · English · 2014Alfred A. Knopf · 253 pages · 9780307962904
- Audiobook · English · 2014Random House Audio · 8 pages · 9780804165594
- Other · English · 2015Wheeler Publishing · 429 pages · 9781410475947
- Other · English · 2015The Borough Press · 356 pages · 9780007525409
- Other · English · 2014Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A. · 9781306564342
- Other · English · 2014356 pages · 9780007525379
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