Ebook {Epub PDF} Bunheads by Sophie Flack

 · Bunheads by Sophie Flack Sophie Flack's debut novel, Bunheads tells the story of nineteen year old Hannah Ward, a member of the corps du ballet in the prestigious Manhattan Ballet company and her internal struggle to determine the direction of her www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 4 mins.  · Bunheads by Sophie Flack is a young adult novel inspired by the author's experiences as a New York City Ballet dancer. The book Bunheads is not related the TV show Bunheads produced by Amy Sherman-PalladinoEstimated Reading Time: 4 mins. Sophie Flack is an author, journalist, ghostwriter and editorial consultant based in New York City, best known for her novel Bunheads. Prior to Sophie’s writing career, she danced with the New York City Ballet, and has a BA from Columbia University.

Bunheads was a thoroughly enjoyable novel that gives a darker (not Black Swan dark!), somewhat grittier picture to the world of professional ballet — a world that, from the audience, is nothing short of graceful, beautiful elegant. Sophie Flack succeeds in portraying the captivating beauty of the ballet while balancing it with the ugly and. Bunheads | Chapter 19 of 52 Author: Sophie Flack | Submitted by: Maria Garcia | Views | Add a Review Please hit next button if you encounter an empty page. Sophie Flack's debut novel, Bunheads tells the story of nineteen year old Hannah Ward, a member of the corps du ballet in the prestigious Manhattan Ballet company and her internal struggle to determine the direction of her life. Hannah, who always wanted to be a ballet dancer, left home at age fourteen to train at the company's school and is now a senior corps member, performing three to four.

Sophie Flack elaborates on these issues through each chapter in her book, Bunheads by using her choice of rhetorical devices and style to show readers just how difficult it is to be a ballerina. Throughout the book, Flack primarily uses ethos. She uses this to her advantage because she was a ballerina (“The Boston Globe.”). Sophie Flack danced with the New York City Ballet from to She is currently studying English at Columbia University. Bunheads is her first novel. Sophie Flack is particularly qualified to write this book and it would not be nearly as realistic if the author did not have Sophie’s ballet background. While the complaint of many reviews I read was that the book was littered with too many French, dance-specific terms, to the extent that it detracted from the story, I disagree – this is an exceptional and unique look into the lives of young professional dancers.