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The Master's Muse: A Novel (2012)

by Varley O'Connor(Favorite Author)

3.47 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

145165538X (ISBN13: 9781451655384)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Scribner

review 1: Unfortunately, my book club has fallen into a sad pattern of reading biographgies or histroical fiction about women who allow themsleves to be treated badly by famous men. Alternatively, Women Who I Would Not Consider Good Role Models for Other Young Women. This historical fiction is about Tanaquil LeClercq, a ballerina who was paralyzed by polio when she was in her 20s. She was married to George Balanchine, the Russian chorepgrapher who apparently preyed on young ballerinas and could only be faithful to one until the next young thing showed up. Granted, this is fiction, not an official biography, so my impressions on Tanaquil and her life may or may not be related to fact. But as I read the book, I couldn't stop thinking that the polio that ended her dancing career was no... moret nearly as tragic as the utter lack of self-esteem that leads a women to accept anything less than sincere and faithful love and respect from the man she married. Then again, he was married when she met him and started her affair. So could she really complain? If you're into this sort of story, it was fairly well written. But not my cup of tea.
review 2: What a spectacular novel! The Master's Muse is as captivating and elegant as the ballerinas who grace its pages. Varley O'Connor has given us an enchanting portrayal of the life and love of two ballet legends - George Balanchine, the brilliant choreographer who shaped the New York City Ballet, and his fifth wife, Tanaquil Le Clercq, the unforgettable ballerina who lost the use of her legs to polio. Their deep love for one another, and for the art of ballet, leaps from each and every page. It is a remarkable story reminding us of our capacity to struggle and survive, to hurt and to heal, to loose and to love. less

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