A Candle for St. JudeThe tender, evocative tale of a London ballet school, the heroic taskmistress who is its guiding force, and the young dancers whose passionate devotion to the dance fill the school with buoyant hopes, clashing temperaments, and the vibrant energy of youth. As the Madame and her students prepare for a forthcoming recital to commemorate her fifty years of dedication to the ballet, the reader shares in their special world...the unique relationship between Madame and the brilliant youngsters she trains, the backstage tensions and onstage triumphs, the tender loves and the burning frustrations of youth. |
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Alma Anna Archie asked Madame asked Miss Ilse Auntie ballet began called candle Caroline Caroline's child cold colour cried Madame curtains dance dancers dark dearr diamonds sparkle door dress dressing-room Edmund White eyes face feathers feel Felix flowers garden girl Glancy gone Gustave Hail Mary hair hand head Leda lids light Lion and Hilda Lion's Lippi listened Liuba Lollie's Lyre Madame felt Madame Holbein Madame knew Madame Rosa Madame saw Madame's Metropolitan Miss Parkes Miss Porteus never night nightingale Niura Noel olways orchestra paper lace Pierre pupil Rayevskaya Rebecca rehearsal remember round RUMER GODDEN shoes shoulders shut smell smile stage stood Swan Swan Lake talking Tchk-tchk tell theatre things thought Hilda thought Lollie thought Madame tired told tomorrow tonight turned voice Wait watched window wings wistaria wrong young Zanny