---
title: "The Old Ballerina"
author: "Ellen Cooney"
genre: "Romance, Literary / Historical"
category: "Fiction"
themes: "The complexity of female identity and self-discovery;The contrast between public appearance and private life;The emotional weight of artistic or physical pursuits (e.g., ballet);The nature of societal expectations and feminine roles"
asin: "1566890861"
bnid: "1112017035"
amazon_link: "https://www.amazon.com/Old-Ballerina-Novel-Ellen-Cooney/dp/1566890861"
bookshop_link: "https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-old-ballerina-novel-ellen-cooney/26a2df05d0ac9a76"
bn_link: "https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-old-ballerina-ellen-cooney/1112017035"
source_url: "https://marciebooks.co/?search=The%20Old%20Ballerina"
data_license: "CC BY-NC 4.0"
---

# The Old Ballerina

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