![]() ![]() ![]() Notably, Joan is a member of the corps, never quite making it as a soloist. Through Harry, Joan is pulled back into a world she’d purposely left behind – a world that includes Arslan. Also in the cast is Jacob, the man Joan eventually marries and Harry, their son, who also becomes a ballet dancer. It’s a peek into the demanding world of professional ballet and is told predominantly through the eyes of Joan, a young American dancer who helps a Soviet ballet star, Arslan Rusakov, defect in 1975. Like the ballet career of the main character, Joan, Maggie Shipstead’s second book, Astonish Me, is accomplished but not astonishing. Thinking out loud here – after an author releases a stunningly brilliant debut, do they feel rushed to release a second book, riding on the wave of success? ![]()
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