"Once Upon a Time” Lasts Forever

Title: Turning Points
Author: opalmatrix
Warnings: none
Rating: G
Spoilers: For the end of the original book
Notes: The later careers of the Fossil sisters, after the end of Ballet Shoes, were covered by Streatfield herself at 8 years out (Curtain Up, a/k/a Theater Shoes) and at 12 or 13 years out (The Painted Garden, a/k/a Movie Shoes), which have them either offstage (but discussed) or as secondary characters, so I've taken the timeline farther on (see my detailed notes). Many thanks to my beta team: Rush-that-Speaks, smillaraaq, Edo no Hana, and my sister A.
Summary: On a chilly night late in 1956, Pauline, Petrova, and Posy meet over dinner for the first time in five years and rediscover what having sisters can mean.

"Top of the Town:   Fans of Pauline Fossil have already reported seeing their idol coming and going at the Baron Theater ... ."