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SUMMARY:Debra Greenfield discusses and signs "Becoming Clara"
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday November 10th at 6:30 pm as we welcome Deb
 ra Greenfield to the store to discuss and sign Becoming Clara. This even
 t is free to attend and will be held in the courtyard at DIESEL\, A Book
 store in Brentwood. Free seating is limited. To reserve a seat\, please 
 purchase one copy of a book for one seat. A book purchase counts as your
  rsvp\, supports the author and this Indie Bookstore\, and helps us dete
 rmine how many books are needed for the event. Thank you for your suppor
 t! Debra Greenfield Event Reservation Becoming Clara is a magical and wo
 ndrous story set in the world's most enduring ballet. The Nutcracker. At
  a Christmas Eve party in 1892 St. Petersburg\, Marie\, a 12-year-old gi
 rl receives a special gift from her Uncle Drosselmeyer. Her young brothe
 r Fritz covets it and breaks the toy. It’s forgotten as she was taken to
  the magnificent Mariinsky Theater on Christmas night. Surprised that a 
 ballet is presented after the expected Opera. Her own story\, her home\,
  her family portrayed\, she’s renamed\, she’s now Clara. Horrified. Alon
 e and frightened\, she’s abandoned\, her parents leaving in their carria
 ge. Wandering through time\, she must dance the role to find herself. De
 stined\, she meets Clare\, in 2026 San Francisco. An advanced student\, 
 she’s a member of a junior professional company. Talented\, yet conflict
 ed\, she’s desperate. It’s the season for The Nutcracker. Petite\, and k
 nowing the part\, she’s perpetually cast in the same role: Clara a child
 \, wearing soft slippers. Unlike her friends\, in pointe shoes\, moving 
 into sophisticated parts. After being troubled\, “stalked” by the young 
 Marie\, Clare reaches out to her parents\, and her beloved teacher Nick.
  Her parents do not find a problem\; her brother Michael has gotten into
  some trouble. Nick tells her that he’s been fired. Clare is left to dea
 l with Marie\, with no help. After really listening to her tale...Clare 
 finally comes to believe Marie’s story. Making subtle changes to the bel
 oved classic\, the two young women rally their friends. Challenging the 
 status quo\, they clarify and illuminate the elusive meaning of the Ball
 et. Recognized supporting characters\, including the ballet’s namesake\,
  re-emerge with new importance. Their lives now entwined\, Marie and Cla
 re find their own paths and purposes. In the magical world of the Nutcra
 cker\, they each discover and recover their own identities. Together\, t
 hey are Becoming Clara. Debra Greenfield has had a lifetime of successfu
 l careers\, as well as raising her children. A Wm. Morris film agent\, w
 orking for director Ridley Scott\, and as an independent film producer. 
 After a short stint as a lawyer and professor\, she left her legal work.
  Wanting to develop her own creativity\, she turned to writing. Her life
 -long passion as a ballet student\, and her love of The Nutcracker inspi
 red her debut novel\, Becoming Clara.\n\nTickets: https://dieselbookstor
 e.com/book/9781962594424s\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/b7d20ddf-
 394c-4ecc-8275-08402c5b6551
LOCATION:Diesel\, A Bookstore\, 225 26th St.\, Suite 33\, Santa Monica\, 
 CA
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/b7d20ddf-394c-4ecc-8275-08402c5b655
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