The Ballerinas Audiolibro Por Rachel Kapelke-Dale arte de portada

The Ballerinas

A Novel

Vista previa
Prueba por $0.00
Prime logotipo Exclusivo para miembros Prime: ¿Nuevo en Audible? Obtén 2 audiolibros gratis con tu prueba.
Elige 1 audiolibro al mes de nuestra inigualable colección.
Escucha todo lo que quieras de entre miles de audiolibros, Originals y podcasts incluidos.
Accede a ofertas y descuentos exclusivos.
Premium Plus se renueva automáticamente por $14.95 al mes después de 30 días. Cancela en cualquier momento.

The Ballerinas

De: Rachel Kapelke-Dale
Narrado por: Ell Potter
Prueba por $0.00

$14.95 al mes después de 30 días. Cancela en cualquier momento.

Compra ahora por $20.24

Compra ahora por $20.24

Confirma la compra
la tarjeta con terminación
Al confirmar tu compra, aceptas las Condiciones de Uso de Audible y el Aviso de Privacidad de Amazon. Impuestos a cobrar según aplique.
Cancelar

Acerca de esta escucha

"What I most enjoyed was Potter’s narration. Her British accent adds even more sophistication to this creepy, insular ballet world." (Marshall Heyman, Vulture)

Dare Me meets Black Swan and Luckiest Girl Alive in a captivating, voice-driven debut novel about a trio of ballerinas who meet as students at the Paris Opera Ballet School.

Fourteen years ago, Delphine abandoned her prestigious soloist spot at the Paris Opera Ballet for a new life in St. Petersburg - taking with her a secret that could upend the lives of her best friends, fellow dancers Lindsay and Margaux. Now 36 years old, Delphine has returned to her former home and to the legendary Palais Garnier Opera House to choreograph the ballet that will kick-start the next phase of her career - and, she hopes, finally make things right with her former friends. But Delphine quickly discovers that things have changed while she's been away...and some secrets can't stay buried forever.

Moving between the trio's adolescent years and the present day, Rachel Kapelke-Dale's The Ballerinas explores the complexities of female friendship, the dark drive towards physical perfection in the name of artistic expression, the double-edged sword of ambition and passion, and the sublimated rage that so many women hold inside - all culminating in a twist you won't see coming, with magnetic characters you won't soon forget.

©2021 Rachel Kapelke-Dale (P)2021 Macmillan Audio
Amistad Ficción Femenina Género Ficción Suspenso Thriller y Suspenso
adbl_web_global_use_to_activate_T1_webcro805_stickypopup
Captivating Story • Great Narration • Unconditional Friendship • Literary Fiction • Stellar Performance
Con calificación alta para:
Todas las estrellas
Más relevante  
I loved this story. It is deep. It is intense at times. There are some themes that are triggering and/or just difficult. But well worth the listen!!!! Profound insights into being a woman!

Long but a legendary story of and for women!

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

An old “dancer-wanna-be” (I tried), I’m in love with ballet, and I’m in love with thrillers. This wasn’t a typical "twisty psycho-thriller" – it did have some darkness and some mystery, but it was also like a cozy drama. I really love that there’s one point of view, even though you care about multiple characters, as I’m not a huge fan of books that have a lot switches between perspectives. The story is great, narration is great... I really loved this one! Had tears in my eyes a few times. Will look for more from this author. :)

LOVED it!

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

FABULOUS story and narration. A wonderful story of women, friendship and becoming your own person.

Exceeded my expectations

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

I picked it up because of the ballet but stayed for the story. Took a while to get into but once I did the story was great. Plot twist at the end I wasn’t expecting.

Great read

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

Beautifully written and read. Filled with life, love, joy, men and women and all that implies. A rich understanding of an artist’s drive- and a damn good story. One of my favorite audio books.

Wonderful understanding of what it is like to be an artist.

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

Great story, well narrated (if not a tad monotonally), but the time travel back and forth between several (minimum 3) periods in the past to the present (several time periods here too) made following the plot extremely difficult. It is not enough to just give a month and a year. Seriously. I will finish this, but will continue asking "Wait, how old are we now? Is it 2004? 2018? 1995? When was that ballet created? Wait...what? When?" SO frustrating. That said, the last quarter of this novel is absolutely worth slogging through the first three. Super twisty! Oooh, sure didn't see that coming kind of thing.

Time Switches Very Difficult To Follow.

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

I was really enjoying the story until the end. It just didn't quite feel right how it ended to me.

Narrator did a great job, story ends flat for me

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

One of the best novels I've read in ages. It's complex with characters who feel very real and in whose lives I felt invested. I agree with other reviews I've come across elsewhere--this isn't really a thriller or a mystery, though I've seen it advertised as both. There are mysterious elements, but it's literary fiction at its core. That said, it's *unsettling* literary fiction set in the fairly *terrifying* world of professional ballet with a *criminal* subplot element.

Perhaps this is one of those books that defies neat categorization, but please don't let that stop you! It's so well written, and the performance is stellar! You won't regret it. :)

Beautifully Written and Performed

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

Narrator was a joy to listen to. Story had me wrapped, but events got a bit outlandish about 2/3 through. Kept listening tho!!

Outstanding Narration

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

I love ballet and there is so much to admire about this book but I cannot believe an editor who would allow a story to go back and forth between years and make it so difficult to follow chronologically. It just didn’t make sense to present it that way.
I have listened to over 500 books in the last two years and have written very very few reviews but my opinion about how the story was presented was so strong in this case that I felt I had to say something.
Otherwise there is so much about the story that is enjoyable.

Kill the editor!

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

Ver más opiniones