A Company of Swans

I love this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah!

I dance myself and this book is AMAZING! I love rereading it, and always find myself making references to it during the day. I just adore this book even though a page or two made no sense. If you don't dance it would be helpful to ask about some of the words and steps if you know somebody who does dance. Or just use google images.

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A girl finds a adventure and love from a one man.

A company of swans is an excellent novel. It begins with the life of a regular girl living a unfriendly life. The only place she can find peace and love is in dancing. From the beginning of the book you begin to feel compassion for the main character. When she gets an opportunity to preform near the Amazon for a ballet you become part of the story. You find yourself wanting to know more about her adventures and love. She encounters many problems, but when she falls in love with one of the riches men known to London her life becomes a roller-coaster. Throughout the book you are experiencing the emotions of a young girl who thinks her life is doomed and finds that if you fight hard enough, you may end up with what you want. This is a book I would reread for enjoyment. It is one that I wish to live in and experience myself and teaches me to hope for the future.

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Best of Ibbotson!

I must say this is my ALL TIME favorite book. It has a bit of everything, romance, action, adventure, travel, the arts, and lots of history. You never want to put it down, and you always want to find out what's next. The ending was PERFECT as in I didn't have to even want a sequel, it was perfect. I think if you wanted to try one of her stories, START WITH THIS ONE. This is the first I've read of hers and I will continue to read it.

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My Favorite Book Of All Time

I do a lot of reading. Seriously, I read all the time. I have read countless books, yet this one is the book that stood out from all the others. Although in some respects it is predictable and the heroine is nearly flawless, every time I read this book it captivates me all over again. Although other readers may not hold it as highly as I do, it is definitely worth your time and money to give this book a chance.

Definitely read this book!

Every time I read a book by Eva Ibbotson I say "Best one yet!", but I have to say it again lol I loved their love story and I truly felt attached to the characters. I could see their love really develop and truly felt the heartbreak and joy felt throughout the book.

A nice, old-fashioned romance

This book is pretty good. I loved the old-fashioned romance of it. Though the it's very predictable, it's well-written, elegant, and a good read for a rainy day.

recomended

This book has an heavenly story line that make you dicover your self who you are and who you want to be. The way it was written was confusing in some parts beacase there is alot of older talk and freach words other than that it was a good story but a longer read well worth the effort.

One of my fave books!

The book starts out kind of boring, but by the third chapter or so...I was addicted! It was interesting to see Harriet, the main character, grow as a person. I'm glad I kept reading this book, and totally recommend it :D

A Company of Swans

This is a great book for young teenage readers. The locations are grounded by historical facts, and the characters are reaistic. My daughter is a dancer and she was able to identify the steps by name and show them to me as I read the book. She also recognized some of the historical names in dance. We enjoyed the book very much and will definitely read more books written by Eva Ibbotson.

Ballet and History a great combo!

If you like history and ballet then you will really enjoy this look into early 20th century traveling ballet companies. Even as a fiction book you can really believe it could happen!

Very disappointing.

It was sad that I didn't like this book, because the author writes really well, but I just couldn't stay on top of the story. It was very confusing, and I didn't like the content, and I just got fet up with the book after a while. The characters don't seem consistent, and you never really know what's going on. A good idea, but not worth reading.

AMAZING!!

One of the best books I have ever read. Simple as that.

Excellent Romance Read For Teens

I read and absolutly loved this book it is a reall good romance book for teens along the lines of Twilight without the supernatural stuff. execellent read..

Ibbotson is a great author!

I started this book about four days ago and read every night for 2 hours or less and today I finished! Ibbotson intrigued me with her writing style. It was absolutly FANTASTIC!!! I could barely put it down before I went to bed every night! Harriet was a wonderful character and Rom is one of the dreamiest sounding men you could possibly want in a story like this. Will it be a hapily ever after for Harriet or will it end in tradgedy? READ IT TO FIND OUT!

COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!!!

I went into the store for a different book wich they didn't have, so I picked up this on. Wasn't sure about it but I needed something to read so I bought it. Once I started reading it i couldn't put it down. this book was amazing!Being a ballerina myself, I could totally relate to Harriet's feelings towards her sport.
This is a very well written book with a lot of passion, especially for ballet. I would recomend it to anyone.

Great!

Once you get through the first 50 pages, the book is wonderful, and I didn't want to put it down. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to read a beautiful love story.

Absolutly Beautiful

This is a wonderful story about a woman who lives a sheltered life and sneaks off to join the ballet on their journey to the Amazon. Eva Ibbotson really knows how to draw you in and feel what the characters are feeling.

A reviewer

i went away, and had gotten this book from the library...i read it 2 times in succesion! the plot line is original, the ideas authentic. Eva Ibbotson really knows how to draw you in and feel what Harriet is feeling. this is a book you will not be able to put down

most amazing book ever

I had to do a book report on this book and it was wonderful. Although the beginning is hard to get into, the rest of the book is outstanding. Harriet Jane Morton is a nineteen-year-old girl living in England, her father thinks she is quiet, always under his control, is a little girl, and never dose anything un lady-like. Really, Harriet is a sneaky, smart young woman who has a mind of her own. She has thin brown hair and pale skin with a serious face (but when she smiles, her face ¿¿lights up like the morning sun¿¿). Her personality is very feminine, curious, and slightly romantic.Her only real moments of happiness occur in ballet class. When she is offered employment in a ballet company that is set to travel to South America, her father forbids it. At first, she is resigned to obey him. A chance meeting with a little boy changes her mind, and she runs away to join the ballet. But her father and the man who wants to marry her aren't far behind. Absolutely perfect vacation reading. Not deep, not profound, just lots of swoony romance, rotten relations, Marcus Aurelius, ballet, and off-screen sex. Oh, and a lady-jumping-out-of-a-cake scene. I truly think you should read this book, it will blow you away.

WOW!!!!!

The beginning was kind of slow, and i was groaning soon about how slow it was, but it quickly picked up pace and i found it to be a great read!! i'm reading her other books now, and i have high hopes!!