A Dancer's Final Bow Contributor(s): Salisbury, Louise (Author) |
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ISBN: 1635681065 ISBN-13: 9781635681062 Publisher: Page Publishing
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: February 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts |
Physical Information: 0.18" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.27 lbs) 76 pages |
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Publisher Description: 'A Dancer's Final Bow' is a collection of autobiographical sketches based on her childhood in Colorado, her experience as a single mother, and her life as a dancer. 'Chokecherries' evokes an early life spent in Chuenne Canyon surrounded by Native American love. 'The Cherry Coke' commemorates he first romance in the fifth grade. 'Green' calls on memories of a mean fatal sledding accident when she was 13. 'The Boarders' reflects on her eleven year stint as a host mother for foreign exchange students. 'A Dancer's Final Bow' describes a horrific accident which ended her dancing career. 'The Breakdown' Chronicles the aftermath of her dancer career ending. Part II of the book contains portraits of eighteen women including: 'The Idol, ' her childhood babysitter, 'The Chameleon, ' a fellow dancer, 'The Bitch, ' a childhood frenemy, 'The Coyote, ' a Native American river runner, 'The Artist, ' a costume artist with whom the author worked, 'The Old-Fashioned Girl, ' a girl out of step with her times, 'The Slut, ' an infamous girl, 'The Infanta, ' the dying daughter of a friend, and 'The Madonna, ' a mother with sado - masochistic overtones. |
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