We Danced in Bloomsbury Square [Paperback]

Jean Estoril (Author)

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• Paperback
• Publisher: Follett Publishing Co. Chicago, (1967)
• ASIN: B000QLL10G
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Twin ballerinas compete for spots at ballet academy, June 5, 2003

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Adria P. Schoen "adrias" (Rockville, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: We danced in Bloomsbury Square (Hardcover)

"Deborah and Doria Darke are twins, but they are not really at all alike. The only thing they have in common, from when they are eight-years-old, is a passionate desire to be ballet dancers." So reads the inside flap of this wonderful book by Allan (aka Jean Estoril) that I searched for over ten years. I read this book as a pre-teen and have loved it ever since (even though I couldn't remember the title). I was thrilled to have found it again. Dark-haired Doria is plagued by a feeling of inferiority towards her talented, blonde twin Debbie, especially when it comes to ballet. Debbie seems to dance through life with a breezy self-confidence, but Doria always has to try harder. The twins have a falling out after competing for the coveted spot at the ballet academy, but after enduring an emotional divide through their first year at school, they finally reconnect. And Doria realizes she is not quite the ugly duckling she thought she was, after all. Any girl who likes ballet will adore this book and its sympathetic heroine.