This peek inside what it takes to become a Russian ballet dancer will inspire appreciation for Womack's dogged determination to achieve her dream.

Library Journal

Raw and real about the demands of ballet, the politicization of culture in Putin’s Russia, the corruption at the Bolshoi, and the risks – to body, to mind – of chasing placement and promotion.

Simon Morrison, author of Bolshoi Confidential

A vulnerable, generous memoir. From Evangelical churches in Texas to hospitals in Moscow and the halls of the Bolshoi, Joy Womack offers fascinating insights into the many cloistered worlds she has traversed.
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Alice Robb, author of Don't Think, Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet