The Ballroom Blitz
The escapist and romantic novel from the nation’s favourite entertainer
$25.33
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
4 December 2023
Summary
The stunning new Buckingham novel from bestselling author Anton Du Beke.
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398710092 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398710091 |
| Author: | Anton Du Beke |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 4 December 2023 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 36mm |
| Series: | Buckingham |
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Critics Review
A beautiful wartime tale * JUDY MURRAY *Heart-breaking, heart-lifting and enchanting * CAROL KIRKWOOD *A fabulous novel from the King of the Ballroom * WOMAN’S WEEKLY *Du Beke effectively cuts the glamour and aspiration of the ballroom with the grubby, ghastly side of the war at home * DAILY MAIL *A compelling, Downtonesque drama with likeable characters and nasty profiteers * SAGA MAGAZINE *
About The Author
Anton Du Beke
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.
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