Marie, dancing

by Carolyn Meyer
Do you know the famous artist called Edgar Degas? Well, this book is about a girl who posed for his famous statuette "Little dancer. Aged 14". You can actually go and see the statuette because there is an exhibition on Degas in Fundacion Mapfre in Madrid. The book tells the story of Marie, a girl whose father is dead and her mother is alcoholic. Her big sister is always looking for money and she has to take care of her little sister aged 8. She has a very difficult life and the only thing she really enjoys is dancing. When the painter asks her to pose for him, it appears that her life will be transformed. But can being Monsieur Degas's model bring all that she imagines?

This is a link to an interview with Carlolyn Meyer about the book. She is writing a book based in the life of Marie Antoinette.