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As It Happens | Feb 8, 2013 | 30:00

Feb 8 - Author Carol Bishop-Gwyn on "The Pursuit of Perfection" (Part 3)

A feature interview with Carol Bishop-Gwyn, the author of The Pursuit of Perfection, nominated for this year's Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction. It's the story of Celia Franca, who started the National Ballet of Canada.

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