Easy to Get They're Going to Love You
by Meg Howrey
Overview :
A magnetic tale of betrayal, art, and ambition, set in the world of professional ballet, New York City during the AIDS crisis, and present-day Los AngelesCarlisle Martin dreamt of becoming a professional ballet dancer just like her mother, Isabel, a former Balanchine ballerina. Throughout her childhood, she only got to see her father, Robert, for a few precious weeks a year when she visited the brownstone apartment in Greenwich Village he shared with his partner, James. Brilliant but troubled, James gave Carlisle an education in all that he held dear in life?literature, music, and most of all, dance. Seduced by the heady pull of mentorship and the sophistication of their lives, Carlisle?s aspiration to become a dancer herself bloomed, born of her desire to be asked to stay at Bank Street, to be included in Robert and James' world even as AIDS brings devastation to their community. Instead, a passionate love affair created a rift between them, with shattering consequences that
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