A Globe and Mail top 100 book of 2012 . . . spellbinding yet harrowing . . . -Publishers Weekly A controversial look at the brutal backstage existence of some of the world's most celebrated ballerinas. Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection. She is the feminine ideal - unblemished and ethereal, inspiration incarnate. But the reality is another story. Beginning with the earliest ballerinas,...