![]() That story is a gift, for despite Fonteyn's seemingly impeccable Englishness, she led an exotic, even adventurous life. Compared with the small, respectful body of literature that's been written about Fonteyn the dancer, Daneman's book aims to tell the story of Fonteyn the woman. Over the past 10 years Daneman has chipped away at the reserve of Fonteyn's family, colleagues and friends and trawled through previously inaccessible correspondence. The care with which the ballet world has long guarded Fonteyn's image is one very good reason to welcome Meredith Daneman's energetically researched new biography. ![]() That she lost her virginity at 16, enjoyed a string of lovers, had two abortions and cosmetic surgery was not for general consumption. She was never less than perfectly groomed (refusing to wear trousers in public) and the biography she published in 1975 was a masterpiece of blithe self-censorship. This image was one Fonteyn worked assiduously to maintain during her lifetime. ![]()
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