This is the autobiography of professional skater, Kathryn Bertine.  The book goes through her earlier days up to the time that she became a professional skater. 

Kathryn Bertine was a professional skater with Holiday on Ice where she performed in Europe.  She also skated in Hollywood on Ice where conditions were not the best.  She gives details of what skaters referred to as the "trailer".  She describes the trailer as a "beast of mobile metal that rolled all around South America". 

The author goes into details about the Sunday weigh-ins of the skaters.  They were encouraged to be "skinny".  As a result, she developed an eating disorder and almost starved herself to death. 

What other behind the scenes secrets did Kathryn reveal in this book?

Kathryn's dream was to join the Ice Capades.  Her dream was almost a reality when she was accepted.  The dream fell apart, however, when the company disbanded just when she was about to become a member.

This is a heart warming, insightful story of Kathryn's dream to make it to the top of the skating world.  However, going pro, was against all of Kathryn's principles of being trained as an athlete.  Kathryn currently competes as an elite triathlete.  She admits, however, that skating never really leaves its athletes.  She states that at home she has done axels in the kitchen and has unloaded the dishwasher in time to an old short program and has heard the applause from an imaginary audience.  This is a book you will enjoy reading.

REVIEWED BY NANCY EATON

DO NOT REPRINT WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR, NANCY EATON