Astonish Me: From the Booker Prize 2021 and Women’s Prize 2021 shortlisted author of GREAT CIRCLE

The New York Times bestselling author of Great Circle‘Brilliantly written; the first ballet novel for grown-ups’ THE TIMES‘A bravura display of high-performance art’ GUARDIAN‘Brims with emotion … an accomplished novel embracing both domestic drama and the competitive quest for perfection’ SUNDAY TIMESAstonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a young American dancer who helps a Soviet ballet star, the great Arslan Rusakov, defect in 1975.

A flash of fame and a passionate love affair follow, but Joan knows that, onstage and off, she is destined to remain in the shadows.