Bloomsbury Ballerina by Judith Mackrell
The story of the splendidly unpredictable Russian dancer who ruffled the feathers of the Bloomsbury set and became the wife of John Maynard Keynes
Mackrell's enthralling biography restores Lydia Lopokova to her rightful position centre-stage * DAILY MAIL *
In this lovingly crafted biography, Judith Mackrell restores to life a colourful bohemian character.. a warm memorial to an almost-forgotten star * OBSERVER *
Superb ... Mackrell, with her insider's knowledge of ballet and theatre, lovingly recreates Lydia's many worlds * GAY & LESBIAN REVIEW *
Judith Mackrell has used her resources to rescue the ballerina from an undeserved obscurity * CONTEMPORARY REVIEW *
Mackrell captures the fizz of Lopokova's personality, her lovability, and makes her come alive. * LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS *
Thorough and absorbing * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
Bloomsbury Ballerina is a compelling account of the extraordinary life and times of an unforgettable woman. Mackrell is to be congratulated * LITERARY REVIEW *
Mackrell shows us exactly what made Lopokova one the last century's "true originals". * SUNDAY TIMES *
Judith Mackrell ... is brilliant at making the reader see why Lopokova matters * GUARDIAN *
How shrewd and kind of Mackrell to extricate Lopokova from so many decades as the snubbed alien in Bloomsbury footnotes * NEW STATESMAN *
Mackrell's unfailingly vivacious and scholarly biography pays splendid tribute * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
She was, as Mackrell concludes, one of the 20th century's "true originals" and this narrative tells us exactly why * FINANCIAL TIMES *
Admirably researched ... enthralling * DANCING TIMES *
Judith Mackrell, in this masterly biography, shows us why we should remember her (Lopokova) ... writing as fine as one could hope to encounter * TLS *
A hugely entertaining and informative study of the Ballets Russes star * SPECTATOR *
Judith Mackrell has used her resources to rescue the ballerina from an undeserved obscurity * CONTEMPORARY REVIEW *
In this lovingly crafted biography, Judith Mackrell restores to life a colourful bohemian character... a warm memorial to an almost-forgotten star * OBSERVER *
Mackrell captures the fizz of Lopokova's personality, her lovability, and makes her come alive. -- Alison Light * LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS *
a superb new biography...Mackrell, with her insider's knowledge of ballet and theatre, lovingly recreates Lydia's many worlds * GAY & LESBIAN REVIEW *
Thorough and absorbing * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
In this lovingly crafted biography, Judith Mackrell restores to life a colourful bohemian character.. a warm memorial to an almost-forgotten star * OBSERVER *
Superb ... Mackrell, with her insider's knowledge of ballet and theatre, lovingly recreates Lydia's many worlds * GAY & LESBIAN REVIEW *
Judith Mackrell has used her resources to rescue the ballerina from an undeserved obscurity * CONTEMPORARY REVIEW *
Mackrell captures the fizz of Lopokova's personality, her lovability, and makes her come alive. * LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS *
Thorough and absorbing * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
Bloomsbury Ballerina is a compelling account of the extraordinary life and times of an unforgettable woman. Mackrell is to be congratulated * LITERARY REVIEW *
Mackrell shows us exactly what made Lopokova one the last century's "true originals". * SUNDAY TIMES *
Judith Mackrell ... is brilliant at making the reader see why Lopokova matters * GUARDIAN *
How shrewd and kind of Mackrell to extricate Lopokova from so many decades as the snubbed alien in Bloomsbury footnotes * NEW STATESMAN *
Mackrell's unfailingly vivacious and scholarly biography pays splendid tribute * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
She was, as Mackrell concludes, one of the 20th century's "true originals" and this narrative tells us exactly why * FINANCIAL TIMES *
Admirably researched ... enthralling * DANCING TIMES *
Judith Mackrell, in this masterly biography, shows us why we should remember her (Lopokova) ... writing as fine as one could hope to encounter * TLS *
A hugely entertaining and informative study of the Ballets Russes star * SPECTATOR *
Judith Mackrell has used her resources to rescue the ballerina from an undeserved obscurity * CONTEMPORARY REVIEW *
In this lovingly crafted biography, Judith Mackrell restores to life a colourful bohemian character... a warm memorial to an almost-forgotten star * OBSERVER *
Mackrell captures the fizz of Lopokova's personality, her lovability, and makes her come alive. -- Alison Light * LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS *
a superb new biography...Mackrell, with her insider's knowledge of ballet and theatre, lovingly recreates Lydia's many worlds * GAY & LESBIAN REVIEW *
Thorough and absorbing * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
Judith Mackrell is a writer and Dance critic for the Guardian. She was the ghostwriter for Darcey Bussell's 'Life in Dance'. She lives in London with her husband and two sons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753825785 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753825783 |
| Title | Bloomsbury Ballerina |
| Author | Judith Mackrell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2009-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Sheridan Morley Prize for Best Theatre Biography 2009, Short-listed for Costa Biography Award 2008 |
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