Weekly ballet classes are Harriet Morton’s only escape from her intolerably dull life. So when she is chosen to join a corps de ballet which is setting off on a tour of the Amazon, she leaps at the chance to run away for good.Performing in the grand opera houses is everything Harriet dreamed of, and falling in love with an aristocratic exile makes her new life complete. Swept away by it all, she … she is unaware that her father and intended fianc#65533; have begun to track her down . . .A Company of Swans is a sweeping tale of romance, freedom and the beauty of dance from award-winning author, Eva Ibbotson.
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More of a YA read, but I love this book! Harriet, the determined young dancer who defies her stern, heartless father to run away with a ballet company to Brazil. Rom, the black sheep of a respectable family who’s made his place in Brazil, but finds his heart with Harriet. Every character in this book is memorable, the plot is a bit madcap but it …
This is one of my favourite books ever, and my recent re-read was a delight. Eva Ibbotson’s writing is luminous and evocative, her characters as real as the people you pass on the street. I love this book—if I could wish for anything, it would be to experience it for the first time again.
Eva Ibbotson is always the author I turn to when I want to comfort read. She has the most incredible talent for transporting her readers to far off locations and writing wonderful characters that you want to spend forever reading about. A Company of Swans is no exception. It tells the story of Harriet Morton, the nineteen year old daughter of a …
Utterly charming story as all Eva Ibbotson’s stories are and full of quirky and whimsical characters under the guise of a romance.
The Characters
Her father: A desiccated stick that gets a comical and well deserved comeuppance. (Pantsed.)
Her equally desiccated aunt who has a box in her room labeled “String too short to tie” which is possibly my …
It was an amazing read and great character development.
While simple to read and easy to follow a company of swans explores a wonderful world of dance and music through the eyes of a young scholars daughter who longs for freedom. It boasts a cast of wonderful characters and an engaging plot that is perfect for fans of romance and adventure alike. A lovely story that is well worth the quick time it …
I think I’ve read this book about five times since it was published. It was one of the first romances I’ve read and I haven’t really put it down since.