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[dirac]

I was browsing in Tower Books and noticed a new fiction title, "Flight of the Swan," by Rosario Ferré, with whose work I am unfamiliar.  It concerns a Russian ballerina who finds herself stranded, because of political complications, in the Puerto Rico of 1917.  I am knee deep in unread titles at home and didn't purchase it, but I'd be interested to know if anyone has read it.  (I also thought that a new addition to the not exactly extensive list of novels dealing with ballet should be noted for its own sake.)

[beckster]

There are several reviews of it on Amazon.com (just type in "flight of the swan" in the search box) - there seem to be conflicting opinions.  One review describes it as lacklustre and bland!  Its a bit pricey at the moment for me ...

[Diana L]

There's also a book profiled in this month's Vanity Fair called "White Swan, Black Swan" and I forget the author's name but she used to be a dancer.