{"product_id":"bloomsbury-ballerina","title":"Bloomsbury Ballerina By Mackrell, Judith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Mackrell''s enthralling biography restores Lydia Lopokova to her rightful position centre-stage''\u003c\/b\u003e DAILY MAIL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperb ... Mackrell, with her insider''s knowledge of ballet and theatre, lovingly recreates Lydia''s many worlds''\u003c\/b\u003e GAY \u0026amp; LESBIAN REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hugely entertaining and informative study of the Ballets Russes star''\u003c\/b\u003e SPECTATOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1891 in St Petersburg, Lydia Lopokova lived a long and remarkable life. Her vivacious personality and the sheer force of her charm propelled her to the top of Diaghilev''s Ballet Russes. Through a combination of luck, determination and talent, Lydia became a star in Paris, a vaudeville favourite in America, the toast of Britain and then married the world-renowned economist, and formerly homosexual, John Maynard Keynes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLydia''s story links ballet and the Bloomsbury group, war, revolution and the economic policies of the super-powers. She was an immensely captivating, eccentric and irreverent personality: a bolter, a true bohemian and, eventually, an utterly devoted wife.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57551611822462,"sku":"NW9780753825785","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780753825785.jpg?v=1783160852","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/bloomsbury-ballerina","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}