Rites of Spring - SIGNED COPY

When does a free spirit become a lost soul? Adam and Sasha have a teenage daughter, small twin boys, a pleasant home in south-west London and apparently fulfilling careers. But when Adam cracks under grief after his mother's death, resigns from his job and breaks a longstanding promise to Sasha, family communication begins to crumble and collapse. Sasha desperately tries to juggle her high-flying career with managing the energetic twins; her sister, Lisa, a musicologist specialising in Stravinsky, adores the children but suffers in an unsatisfactory long-distance relationship with a concert pianist; and Adam is battling many lost dreams of his own.
Liffy, aged 13, is caught between the household tensions and her dreams of becoming a ballet dancer. Her imaginary guide, whom she names 'the Earth Prince', seems to encourage her to stay clear, stay light, stay in control; and her aunt Lisa takes her to see the ballet The Rite of Spring in which a young girl dances herself to death, sacrificed to save her tribe. As Liffy's world implodes, the whole family must make sacrifices before it's too late…