The Ballroom
A Richard and Judy book club pick
$31.60
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
14 November 2016
Summary
The unputdownable historical novel from the acclaimed author of WAKE and EXPECTATION - a devastating story of love and madness at the brink of the Great War.
1911 - Inside an asylum at the edge of the Yorkshire moors, where men and women are kept apart by high walls and barred windows, there is a ballroom vast and beautiful. For one bright evening every week they come together and dance. When John and Ella meet, it is a dance that will change two lives forever.
Set over the he…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552779470 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0552779474 |
| Author: | Anna Hope |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2016 |
| Weight: | 242g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 22mm |
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Absolutely heart-breaking. One of the best books I’ve ever read * Dinah Jefferies, author of THE TEA-PLANTER’S WIFE *A British version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Moving. Fascinating * Times *An unsentimental and affecting story * Sunday Times *Compelling, elegant and insightful. * Observer *In this deeply moving book, Hope reminds us that behind everyone’s facade lies something waiting to be rent free * Irish Times *An original, brilliant, evocative novel * Chris Cleave *A heartbreaking story of how love can flourish in the darkest of times * Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Bookseller *Part social commentary, part mystery and part dangerous liaison, this poignant story casts an unflinching gaze at the historic treatment of mental health disorders. * Financial Times *Such a magnificent setting definitely demands a story that delivers, all guns blazing. It does, and then some … Fiction at it’s finest. * Irish Independent *Beautiful * Stylist *
About The Author
Anna Hope
Anna Hope studied at Oxford University and RADA. She is the internationally prizewinning and bestselling author of Wake and The Ballroom. Her contemporary fiction debut, Expectation, explores themes of love, lust, motherhood, and feminism, while asking the greater question of what defines a generation. She lives in Sussex with her husband and young daughter.
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