Joan Brady grew up in California, the daughter of a blacklisted economics professor and his strong-willed, powerfully jealous wife. Dancing lessons took Joan away from the tensions between these two and she turned out to be extremely gifted. By the Age of 20 she was dancing with the most important company in the Western world, the New York City Ballet, then at the height of its artistic powers. At the crucial moment, Joan lost her confidence and so her chance at stardom. Dance had taught her discipline, technique and courage and now she needed these qualities to fight her mother, whose vengeance had destroyed her prospects, and to claim for herself the love of Dexter Masters, whom her love had coveted for years. Joan won her man, a degree and a new family life in England. Then, years later, she decided to take up ballet again, retraining to performance level, and another chance.

Prologue an Unconventional Life

JOAN BRADY

Biographies & Memoirs

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Heaven in High Gear

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

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The Unmaking of a Dancer: An Unconventional Life

Pocket

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The Unmaking of a Dancer

God on a Harley: a Spiritual Fable

Hugh Freyl is a blind lawyer, scion of Illinois' most influential family. He recounts this story from the grave. David Marion is Freyl's protege and a young convicted killer whose release from prison Freyl has orchestrated. He now stands accused of Hugh Freyl's murder. None from Freyl's powerful inner circle will stand up for David's innocence. The perfect scapegoat for their misdoings, he alone bears the burden of proof. Revealing the inner-workings of an untouchable elite with all their tricks, entitlements and intricate financial schemes, Brady shows us a place that could be any small American city - a place where innocence can backfire and where fear is the only effective weapon against a corrupt government.

Bleedout

Simon Schuster Ltd

Hugh Freyl is a blind lawyer, scion of Illinois' most influential family. He recounts this story from the grave. David Marion is Freyl's protege and a young convicted killer whose release from prison Freyl has orchestrated. He now stands accused of Freyl's murder and none of Freyl's inner circle will attest otherwise.

Bleedout. A Novel

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Simon & Schuster. New York.

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The Emigre

Vintage

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Death Comes For Peter Pan

Minerva

God on a Harley: A Spiritual Fable

Atria Books

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