***A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH
This book was a poignant reminder of the value of Art, and the passionate desire to make it a central theme of your life. Carlisle Martin, a promising ballet star, in her words,"was too tall'' but, her drive to make her mark on the ballet world, superceded any negativity she encountered.
Carlisle Martin felt destined to be a star like her Mother, a former Balantine ballet dancer. She kept trying relentlessly to be the star she felt entitled to, like her Mother. But, her aspirations and dedication to the ballet world, fell short. It was a long tormenting, fascinating, interrogation of the ballet world.
Beyond the ballet world, the central theme of the book involves her father, who once divoced, moved to Greenwich Village to live with his partner, James. Carlisle Martin had a difficult relationship with both her parents, as she struggled for their approval,financial and emotional support, that never quite arrived.
The book read like a memoir, written in the first person, its a n emotionally driven novel, that deeply affeccted me. Her taut wisdom was inspirational.
"I am a person who has never wanted children and never had them. That is its own separate sort of person. It requires an act of self relevance that should not be confused with selfishness."
"Everyone I know has someone who they love best. I am no one's best."
"The scared thing is to feel-if only for a moment--that I am not consuming or forgetting or losing the things of this world but adding to them. That I have made something true or beautiful or both. That I might do it again."
I found this book to be a poignant, relatable book about a woman delineating her triumphs and successes.
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