The Ballroom Blitz - The escapist romantic novel from nation s favourite entertainer

Informationen zum Autor Anton Du Beke - the King of Ballroom, Strictly Come Dancing royalty, and household name - is one of this generation's all-round entertainers. In 2018, he realised his boyhood ambition and published the first in a series of bestselling novels set in the 1930s world of the exclusive Mayfair hotel, The Buckingham. Klappentext "September 1940. As the skies split apart and bombs rain down on London, it's all the staff at the famed Buckingham Hotel can do to keep their guests in the luxury they're accustomed to, and evoke the magic of the Grand ballroom for them each night. Home on leave and still reeling from the tragic events at Dunkirk, the dashing Raymond de Guise struggles to define his role in this new world, and to do his duty both to his country, and his beloved wife Nancy- who needs him now more than ever. With profiteers skulking the London streets, and devious rivals plotting the Buckingham's downfall, the hotel staff must all hold onto what matters most- and decide where their loyalties truly lie. As the bombing intensifies and Christmas fast approaches, somehow the show must go on..."--Publisher. Vorwort The show must go on... Zusammenfassung The show must go on...

Product details

• Authors: Anton Du Beke, Anton Du Beke, Du Beke Anton
• Publisher: Orion
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.12.2022
• EAN: 9781398710085
• ISBN: 978-1-398-71008-5
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 238 mm x 42 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Historical romance, Second World War fiction, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Choreography & Dance Notation, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Ballroom