Helen Lewis: Shadows Behind the Dance

The Irish Pages Press

Helen Lewis: Shadows Behind the DanceAuthor(s): Maddy Tongue, Michael Longley, Chris Agee, Sarah Longley\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: The Irish Pages Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: The Irish Pages Press\nISBN-13: 9781838201890, 978-1838201890\nSynopsis\nHelen Lewis' acclaimed memoir, A Time to Speak (Blackstaff Press, Belfast, 1997), tells the story of the first thirty years of her life in Czechoslovakia, from childhood to her professional training as a choreographer and dancer. It also contains her devastating account of Nazi persecution, of loss and suffering in the Holocaust: Helen came very close to death. Maddy Tongue now completes the story of this extraordinary woman who overcame unimaginable suffering to become a creative force in Ireland.\n\nThe author's friendship with Helen lasted for more than fifty years. As a dancer she performed in many of Helen's significant works. Shadows Behind the Dance describes Helen's creative approach, her struggle to overcome an Irish indiff.