The Sleeping Beauties
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
The Sleeping Beauties
By (Author) Lucy Ashe
Oneworld Publications
Magpie
4th June 2024
15th February 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Historical fiction
Ballet
Dance
823.92
Physical Properties
Hardback
336
Width 135mm, Height 216mm, Spine 29mm
Description
May 1945 and at long last, Rosamund Caradon is feeling optimistic. As she returns the last few evacuees to London from her Devonshire manor, she vows to protect dance-obsessed daughter Jasmine from further peril. But a chance meeting with a Sadlers Wells ballet dancer changes everything. When the beautiful, elusive Briar Woods bursts into Rosamunds train carriage, its clear her sights are set on the immediately captivated Jasmine. And Rosamund cannot shake the eerie feeling this accidental encounter is not what it seems. For Briar may be far away from the pointe shoes and greasepaint of the Sleeping Beauty ballet that is so much a part of her, but her performance for Rosamund might just be her most successful yet. This, Briar feels, is a show for a mother and daughter. A dance that could turn deadly...
Reviews
Praise for Clara & Olivia
A wonderful, eye-opening debut.The Times
An original thriller with a crafty plot.Daily Mail
'Dances with historical details, with unease and atmosphere.' Abigail Dean, author of Girl A
'Rich, atmospheric and beautifully written, this is a compelling novel with a twist that you won't see coming! It completely arrested my attention and I couldn't stop reading until I'd devoured every single page. Lucy Ashe is a magnificent storyteller.'Awais Khan, author of No Honour
'This was such a well-written and gripping read and I was completely in awe of how Ashe kept me guessing with the storys twists. You will not be able to put it down! Highly recommend!' Stacey Thomas, author of The Revels
Author Bio
After training at the Royal Ballet School for eight years, Lucy decided to change career plans and go to university, where she read English Literature before doing a PGCE teaching qualification, and she is now a teacher. Her poetry and short stories have been published in a number of literary journals and she was shortlisted for the 2020 Impress Prize for New Writers.
