Margot Fonteyn began life on the 18th of May, 1919 in Reigate, Surrey, as plain Peggy Hookham. She ended it on the 21st of February, 1991, as Prima Ballerina Assoluta, Dame of the British Empire and the most legendary dancer since Pavlova. Meredith Daneman, with her own extensive background in ballet, tells Fonteyn’s story in vivid prose with insight and sensitivity. Drawing upon extensive research, countless interviews, and exclusive access to never-before-seen letters and diaries—including those of Fonteyn’s extraordinary and devoted mother—Daneman presents firsthand remembrances of Fonteyn from a vast array of people who knew her and danced with her during the course of her lengthy career. Margot Fonteyn contains revelations not found in any other account of the ballerina, from insights into Fonteyn’s private world (especially regarding her relationship with her mother, the “Black Queen”) to her feelings about her fellow dancers and, of course, the men in her life—including choreographer Frederick Ashton, her husband Roberto Arias, and her long-time dance partner and rumored lover Nureyev.

Margot Fonteyn: A Life

Daneman, Meredith

Humor & Entertainment

Penguin??Books

Chance to Sit Down

AVON.

Despite her parents' objections, thirteen-year-old Francie becomes involved in a theatrical production at Dubbs' School for Boys, winning the lead role and the attention of two student actors.

Francie and the Boys

Laurel-Leaf

Children's Books

Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Corgi Adult

"...a subtle and compelling novel about a woman's obsession with her father."

The Favourite

Faber, London, 1993

A complete portrait of the celebrated British ballerina's life traces her childhood in suburban England, relationships with Frederick Ashton and Rudolf Nureyev, achievements with the Sadler's Wells Ballet, and definitive years at the side of Aristotle Onassis and others. 40,000 first printing.

MARGOT FONTEYN

Viking Adult

As her own marriage falls apart, Rosalind, a witty and passionate woman, reminisces about the complex patterns of her life, in which she has played the roles of child, lover, wife, and mother. 15,000 first printing.

Alfred.A. Knopf

A chance to sit down

M.Joseph

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