Harriet Parsons Bluebird

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Code 9781788496018

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Binding: Paperback

Date Published: 07 Sep 2026

It's 1991; at a Russian ballet school, ballet is everything - beauty, perfection, endurance, sacrifice ...

When Dublin girls Hope and Emily are chosen to study at the famous Pavlovgrad Ballet School, they think all their dreams have come true, but the challenges they face will be harder than they could ever imagine.

Daily life in the Soviet Union is like stepping into another world - freezing winters, sugar shortages, boarding at school with the other ballet students - but the chance to learn from the best, and the chance to become the best, makes all the sacrifice worthwhile. Or does it? For Hope, adopted from Russia as a baby, returning to the country of her birth to fulfil her dream of becoming a ballerina uncovers secrets buried deep...

About the Author

HARRIET PARSONS once dreamed of becoming a ballerina. Her dream came true when she was accepted to study at the Perm Ballet School in Russia. When she graduated from the school, Harriet danced with the Chelyabinsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, and then Moscow City Ballet. Bluebird is inspired by her time at ballet school in Russia. When she hung up her pointe shoes, Harriet trained as a psychotherapist, and now works for Bodywhys, The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland. She lives in Dun Laoghaire with her family including her dog, Alfie, and Maine Coon cat Maggie.

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