A Dancer in Wartime: The touching true story of a young girl's journey from the Blitz to the Bright Lights

By: Gillian Lynne

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Synopsis: London during the Blitz was a time of hardship, heroism and hope.For Gillian Lynne – a budding ballerina – it was also a time of great change as she was evacuated from war-torn London to a crumbling mansion, where dance classes took place in the faded ballroom.Life was hard, but her talent and dedication shone through and an astonishing journey ensued, which saw Gillian dancing a triumphant debut in Swan Lake, performing in the West End with doodlebugs falling and touring a devastated Europe entertaining the troops.A Dancer in Wartime paints a vivid and moving picture of what life was really like during the hard years of the Blitz and brings to life a lost world.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781448162185
Related ISBNs:: 9781446485910, 9780099555773
Publisher:: Random House
Date of Addition:: 08/23/18
Copyrighted By:: Vintage
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Military, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.