{"product_id":"the-cranes-dance-9780307949820","title":"The Cranes Dance","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e I threw my neck out in the middle of\u003c\/i\u003e Swan Lake \u003ci\u003elast night.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e So begins the tale of Kate Crane, a soloist in a celebrated New York City ballet company who is struggling to keep her place in a very demanding world. At every turn she is haunted by her close relationship with her younger sister, Gwen, a fellow company dancer whose career quickly surpassed Kate's, but who has recently suffered a breakdown and returned home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alone for the first time in her life, Kate is anxious and full of guilt about the role she may have played in her sister's collapse. As we follow her on an insider tour of rehearsals, performances, and partners onstage and off, she confronts the tangle of love, jealousy, pride, and obsession that are beginning to fracture her own sanity. Funny, dark, intimate, and unflinchingly honest, \u003ci\u003eThe Cranes Dance \u003c\/i\u003eis a book that pulls back the curtains to reveal the private lives of dancers and explores the complicated bond between sisters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meg Howrey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.17w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307949820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2012 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2012 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/18\/2012 pg. 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/13\/2012 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeg Howrey was a professional dancer and actress. She currently lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44436229849203,"sku":"9780307949820","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_aa347873-edff-4e5c-ac0d-86c000235631.jpg?v=1772894996","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-cranes-dance-9780307949820","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}