The Ballroom Blitz, Anton Du Beke
The Ballroom Blitz, Anton Du Beke
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The Ballroom Blitz
The escapist and romantic novel from the nation’s favourite entertainer

Author: Anton Du Beke

Series: Buckingham

Narrator: Anton Du Beke, Thomas Judd

Unabridged: 16 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orion

Published: 10/13/2022


Synopsis

The stunning new Buckingham novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Anton Du Beke, featuring an audio exclusive introduction from the author.

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...

About 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dale

Review of other edition. Hardcover but cannot get the pic to change. Much better cover on the version I had than this. As bombs rain down on London in 1940, those employed by the well renowned Buckingham Hotel, do what they can to ensure their guests are kept comfortable. Their usual luxuries are att......more

Goodreads review by Lydia

My first experience of an Anton du Beke novel & the author’s voice shines through loud and clear. It’s a glitzy, & at times dramatic, romp through blitz-torn London in 1940 & specifically through The Grand Hotel. To be honest it took me a good few chapters to get into it as there are ALOT of charact......more

Goodreads review by Dee

The members of staff at The Buckingham Hotel, London are carrying on as normal for all the guests staying there. It’s September 1940 and with bombs raining down every night, the staff do a magnificent job of keeping the guests happy, even if it’s down in the bunkers. Billy Brogan is working the post......more


Quotes

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