Autobiography of one of Balanchine's finest ballerinas

"What a witty, evocative writer Ms. Kent is "--New York Times

"A daffy and unexpectedly poignant autobiography. . . . Kent] repossesses as a writer the unpredictable charm of her dancing. She is zanily elegant . . . frequently stranded, broke, desperate, abused, or abandoned, yet well served by a fey kind of gumption."--Kirkus Reviews

"In Balanchine's] garden of unearthly delights, Allegra Kent as the most enchanting bloom of all. . . . Through Kent's own wise and courageous...