AS wartime wreaks havoc across the world, can the magic of Blackpool’s
famous ballroom keep on helping three girls to dance away their troubles?
Welcome to the second book of a sparkling saga series which
brings to life the glitz and glamour of the famous Tower Ballroom, the
turbulent years of the Second World War, and the vibrant dancing scene of the
resort in the 1940s.
Ilkley-based Jenny Holmes (pictured below), author of The Air Raid Girls
series, works her storytelling magic on this empowering series which spotlights
three very different women, all eager to prove themselves during a time of
change, hardship and uncertainty.
It’s November of 1942 in the resort and so far, worries are failing to dampen the glitz and glamour of the ballroom in the run-up to Christmas. After all, life is for living.
Unexpected news of an inheritance presents Joy – an evacuee who lost her parents in the Blitz – with a different dilemma. Should she move to Scotland in line with her parents’ final wishes or stay in Blackpool to dance with Tommy, the man she loves?
Meanwhile, ambitious Sylvia – daughter of
one of Blackpool’s pre-eminent and most ambitious ballroom dancing teachers – ditches
Eddie, her loyal dance partner, and launches into a new career teaching jive
and jitterbug. But regrets soon set in. Is this the worst mistake she has ever
made? Change is in the air. Can the ballroom girls fulfil their dreams and make
this a Christmas to remember?
Readers will love waltzing back into the turbulent lives of
the Blackpool ballroom girls as they hot step through the dramas, dilemmas and
romance of the war years in a series full of excitement, nostalgia... and the
sheer thrill of dancing!
(Penguin, paperback, £7.99)
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