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Rachel Kapelke-Dale

Biography

Rachel Kapelke-Dale

Rachel Kapelke-Dale is the author of THE BALLERINAS and THE INGENUE, and the co-author of GRADUATES IN WONDERLAND, a memoir about the significance and nuances of female friendships. The author of Vanity Fair Hollywood's column "Advice from the Stars," Kapelke-Dale spent years in intensive ballet training before receiving a BA from Brown University, an MA from the Université de Paris VII, and a PhD from University College London. She currently lives in Paris.

Rachel Kapelke-Dale

Books by Rachel Kapelke-Dale

The Ingenue
by Rachel Kapelke-Dale - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller, Women's Fiction

When former piano prodigy Saskia Kreis returns home to Milwaukee after her mother's unexpected death, she expects to inherit the family estate, the Elf House. But with the discovery that her mother's will bequeathed the Elf House to a man with whom Saskia shares a complicated history, she is forced to reexamine her own past --- and the romantic relationship that changed the course of her life --- for answers. Can she find a way to claim her heritage while keeping her secrets buried, or will the fallout from digging too deep destroy her?

The Ballerinas
by Rachel Kapelke-Dale - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Women's Fiction

Thirteen years ago, Delphine abandoned her prestigious soloist spot at the Paris Opera Ballet for a new life in St. Petersburg– --- taking with her a secret that could upend the lives of her best friends, fellow dancers Lindsay and Margaux. Now 36 years old, Delphine has returned to her former home and to the legendary Palais Garnier Opera House to choreograph the ballet that will kickstart the next phase of her career --- and, she hopes, finally make things right with her former friends. But Delphine quickly discovers that things have changed while she's been away...and some secrets can't stay buried forever.