{"product_id":"bloomsbury-ballerina","title":"Bloomsbury Ballerina","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":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54240322158936,"sku":"9780753825785","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780753825785.jpg?v=1779424264","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/bloomsbury-ballerina","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}