First Position

Anna Lönnqvist

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Drama, passion and heartbreaking love in a ballet environment – ​​a beautiful but harsh world that demands discipline on all levels. The first part of a new, contemporary romance series about the dancers at the Royal Swedish Ballet School and further in their careers.

Jolene moves to Stockholm with the goal of following in her father's footsteps and becoming a principal dancer at the Opera. She has promised herself that nothing will come between her and dance, but when she meets André she cannot resist. Both carry heavy emotional baggage, so the relationship becomes stormy and does not end well. Ten years later their paths cross again. Jolene now works at the Opera and the meeting with André brings back a lot of memories and emotions. They hurt each other then. Now the past is catching up with them, for better or worse.

300  pages