{"product_id":"raising-the-barre-big-dreams-false-starts-and-my-midlife-quest-to-dance-the-nutcracker-paperback","title":"Raising the Barre: Big Dreams, False Starts, and My Midlife Quest to Dance the Nutcracker - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLauren Kessler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike generations of little girls, Lauren Kessler fell in love with ballet the first time she saw \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e, and from that day, at age five, she dreamed of becoming a ballerina. But when she was twelve, her very famous ballet instructor crushed those dreams -- along with her youthful self-assurance -- and she stepped away from the barre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fast forward four decades. Lauren -- suddenly, powerfully, itchingly restless at midlife -- embarks on a \"Transcontinental \u003ci\u003eNutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e Binge Tour,\" where attending a string of performances in Chicago, New York, Boston, and San Francisco reignites her love affair with the ballet--and fuels her girlhood dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What ensues is not only a story about \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e itself, but also an inside look at the seemingly romantic -- but oh-so-gritty -- world of ballet, about all that happens away from the audience's eye that precedes the magic on stage. It is a tale told from the perspective of someone who not only loves it, but is also seeking to live it. Lauren's quest to dance \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e with the Eugene Ballet Company tackles the big issues: fear, angst, risk, resilience, the refusal to \"settle in\" to midlife, the refusal to become yet another Invisible Woman. It is also a very funny, very real look at what it's like to push yourself further than you ever thought you could go -- and what happens when you get there.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Kessler\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine nonfiction books, including \u003ci\u003eCounterclockwise: My Year of Hypnosis, Hormones, Dark Chocolate, and Other Adventures in the World of Anti-aging\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eMy Teenage Werewolf: A Mother, a Daughter, a Journey Through the Thicket of Adolescence\u003c\/i\u003e. Her journalism has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times Magazine, O, the Oprah Magazine, Ladies' Home Journal, Woman's Day, Prevention\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e. An international speaker and workshop leader, she is the creator of two graduate programs in narrative journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44040147435655,"sku":"9780306903274","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6V3BlU5XSC9780306903274.webp?v=1772653795","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/raising-the-barre-big-dreams-false-starts-and-my-midlife-quest-to-dance-the-nutcracker-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}