Ballerina
By Vicki Baum
1958
First Published
3.76
Average Rating
376
Number of Pages
Prima ballerina Katja Milenkaya struggles with the conflicts of her passion-ballet, and her family life. From the perspective of her current forty-five year old self, flashbacks of her upbringing, career, dance partners, and lovers unfold the world of ballet and its intrigues, demands, and exhilarating moments.
Avg Rating
3.76
Number of Ratings
55
5 STARS
25%
4 STARS
44%
3 STARS
18%
2 STARS
7%
1 STARS
5%
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Author
Vicki Baum
Author · 10 books
Vicki Baum (penname of Hedwig Baum) was born in a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria. She moved to the United States in 1932 and when her books were banned in the Third Reich in 1938, she started publishing in English. She became an American citizen in 1938 and died in Los Angeles, in 1960.
