Bailarinas de ballet en la época victoriana

Buenos días de domingo :o) Siempre estoy al acecho de novelas que captan los temas clásicos y los revitalizan para los tiempos modernos. DANCING ON AIR, de Nicole Hurley-Moore, enamora con ese coqueteo con Cenicienta y El lago de los cisnes, aunque yo le echaría un toque extra de El fantasma de la ópera. Lisette está comenzando en el competitivo mundo del ballet durante la época victoriana. Mientras trata de conseguir sus sueños, dos hombres poderosos pujan por su dominio sobre ella y sus sentimientos.

Hoy os traigo una mini entrevista, además de información variada de la novela y un sorteo.

La autora elige entre "esto o lo otro"

baile o canto

libertad o seguridad

amor o sueños

cuentos de hadas o contemporáneo

dinero o creatividad

té o café

gatos o perros

madrugar o trasnochar

dulce o picante

invierno o verano

libro impreso o electrónico

guapo o listo

libros o deportes

fantasía o distopía

pizza o hamburguesa

cine o televisión

ordenador o bolígrafo

entrevistas o reseñas

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This or That questions 

Dancing or singing? 

Dancing

Freedom or security?

Freedom

Love or dreams?

Love

Fairy tales or contemporary?

Fairytales

Money or creativity?

Creativity

Tea or coffee?

Tea

Cats or dogs?

Dogs

Early riser or night owl?

Early riser

Sweet or spicy?

Spicy

Winter or summer?

Winter

Print or ebook?

ebook

Handsome or smart?

Smart

Books or sports?

Books

Fantasy or dystopian?

Fantasy

Pizza or hamburger?

Pizza

Cinema or TV?

Cinema

Computer or pen?

Pen

Interviews or reviews?

Reviews

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Dancing on Air 

Nicole Hurley-Moore 

Historical Romance 

P1st November 2013 

182 pages 

Escape Publishing – Harlequin Enterprises

Book Blurb/Synopsis – Cinderella meets Swan Lake in a cross-class, Victorian novel about a ballerina, an aristocrat, and the space in between them.

Lisette yearns for freedom, security and love, but none are offered on the run-down stage of The Imperial Theatre. Instead she has hard work, a tyrannical aunt, and the hope of one day becoming a prima ballerina. Dancing on the stage she catches the attention of two powerful men: Lord Gainswith and Lord De Vale.

Lord Evander Gainswith never expected to fall in love, let alone with a woman so wholly unacceptable to his family and his peers. The sinister Lord De Vale covets Lisette's youth and strength, and is willing to pay well for it. Lisette may dance roles in fairy tales and fantasies, but the real world is about to intrude, bringing with it the harsh realities of life for a young girl with dreams of rising above the demimonde.

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London, 1884

Lisette was weightless as she leapt into a grand jeté across the stage. She was free and in that moment her heart soared past the walls of the Imperial Theatre. She landed lightly and began the fouetté en tournant, whipping her leg from fourth position to behind her knee; she created impetus to spin on pointe. After the eight revolutions, she planted her feet and lifted her hand in the air, stopping in front of her aunt. There was a slight wobble in her legs and she tried not to wince. Fixing a smile on her face, she prayed that her aunt had not noticed. Lisette had wanted perfection but had fallen short.
A trickle of sweat slid its way down the middle of her back. Her heart beat rapidly and she tried to catch her breath as her aunt stepped forward.
Marie Devoré regarded her niece for a second. Her eyes bore into Lisette’s before she raised her hand and slapped her across the face.
Lisette’s head jerked to the side as the burning sting radiated over her cheek.
‘What was that? A farce...? A comedy, perhaps?’
‘No, Aunt Marie, I am sorry that I wobbled,’ she said as she looked at the well‐worn wooden floor and resisted the urge to cradle her cheek.
‘When you finish, the movement must be sleek, clean and set in stone, without any trace of a tremble.’
‘Yes, Aunt.’
‘Go, out of my sight. Prepare the costumes for tonight’s performance,’ Marie said with a wave of her thin hand. ‘You will practice again tomorrow. Without the wobble.’
Lisette bowed her head before running off into the wings of the stage. She ran as fast as she could past the burgundy velvet curtains, beneath the scenery fly and the rigging, down the narrow flight of stairs that ran beneath the stage, until she was in the cool and narrow corridor, which led deeper into the bowels of the theatre. Her cheek burned but it was the sting of failure that hurt all the more.

NICOLE has always been a lover of fairy tales, history and romance. She grew up in Melbourne and has travelled extensively, whilst living her life through the romance of books. Her first passion in life has always been her family, but after studying and achieving a History degree and Honours in Medieval Literature, she devoted her time to writing historical romance.

She is a full time writer who lives in the Central Highlands of Victoria with her family, where they live in the peaceful surrounds of a semi‐rural town.

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¿Alguna vez habéis leído una novela ambientada en el mundo de la danza? El año pasado leí Dance of Shadows, un romance paranormal. No me convenció del todo, pero me gustó leer sobre este mundillo tan musical.

Babel anudando sus zapatillas sin estrenar.