Bloomsbury Ballerina: Lydia Lopokova, Imperial Dancer and Mrs John Maynard Keynes

By Judith Mackrell

Book Overview

Born in 1891 in St Petersburg, Lydia Lopokova's vivacious personality and charm propelled her to the top of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Through luck, determination and talent, Lydia became a star in Paris, a vaudeville favourite in America and the toast of Britain, and married the economist John Maynard Keynes. This is her story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753825783
• ISBN13: 9780753825785
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Phoenix Press (UK)
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.0" x 7.7"