The new rich and compelling novel from the author of The Girl Who Came Home. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Rachel Hore.The new rich and compelling novel from the author of The Girl Who Came Home. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Rachel Hore.Dolly Lane is a dreamer; a downtrodden maid who longs to dance on the London stage, but the outbreak of war takes everything from her: Teddy, the man she loves – and her hopes of a better life.When she secures employment as a chambermaid at London’s grandest hotel, The Savoy, Dolly’s proximity to the dazzling guests makes her yearn for a life beyond the grey drudgery she was born into. Her fortunes take an unexpected turn when she responds to an unusual newspaper advert and finds herself thrust into the heady atmosphere of London’s glittering theatre scene and into the sphere of the celebrated actress, Loretta May, and her brother, Perry.All three are searching for something, yet the aftermath of war has cast a dark shadow over them all. A brighter future is tantalisingly close – but can a girl like Dolly ever truly leave her past behind?‘Enormously enjoyable rags to riches tale… full of 1920’s glamour, jazz and delicious period detail’ Red Magazine‘Sumptuous, gorgeous, authentic and surprising, Hazel Gaynor has written another hit.’ Sunday Independent‘Gorgeously written’ Irish Independent‘Peopled with unforgettable characters…Once begun, I dare you to put it down.’ Kathleen Tessaro, author of The Perfume Collector'A stunningly evocative story so vividly told …I loved every gorgeously written page of it.' Claudia Carroll‘Unputdownable. The characters jumped from the pages, filling my head with extraordinary moments.’ Carmel HarringtonPraise for Hazel Gaynor:‘A beautifully imagined novel rich in historic detail and with authentic, engaging characters – I loved this book.’ Kate Kerrigan, author of The DressHazel Gaynor is an award-winning, New York Times, USA Today, and Irish Times, bestselling author of historical fiction, including her debut THE GIRL WHO CAME HOME, for which she received the 2015 RNA Historical Novel of the Year award. A MEMORY OF VIOLETS was a WHSmith Fresh Talent pick for spring 2015, THE GIRL FROM THE SAVOY was shortlisted for the 2016 Irish Book Awards, and LAST CHRISTMAS IN PARIS (co-written with Heather Webb) won the 2018 Women's Fiction Writers Association Star Award. THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S DAUGHTER was shortlisted for the 2019 HWA Gold Crown award, and MEET ME IN MONACO (co-written with Heather Webb) was a finalist in the 2019 Digital World Book Awards for Best Book (Fiction). She is published in thirteen languages and nineteen countries. Hazel is co-founder of creative writing events, The Inspiration Project, and lives in Ireland with her husband and two children.Hazel Gaynor's 2014 debut novel The Girl Who Came Home was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller. A Memory of Violets was her second novel and was chosen for WH Smiths Fresh Talent promotion.Hazel writes a popular guest blog 'Carry on Writing' for national Irish writing website writing.ie and contributes regular feature articles for the site, interviewing authors such as Philippa Gregory, Sebastian Faulks, Cheryl Strayed, Rachel Joyce and Jo Baker, among others.Hazel was the recipient of the 2012 Cecil Day Lewis award for Emerging Writers and was selected by Library Journal as one of Ten Big Breakout Authors for 2015.The Girl Who Came Home won the 2015 RNA award for Historical Fiction. She has appeared as a guest speaker at the Romantic Novelists' Association and Historical Novel Society annual conferences in both 2014 and 2015.Originally from Yorkshire, England, Hazel now lives in Ireland with her husband and two children.Competition: The Separation; The Lake House; The Midnight Rose; The Light Behind The Window; Secrets Of The Lighthouse; Girl In The Photograph; A Week In Paris; The Separation. Dinah Jefferies;Santa Montefiore; Kate Morton; Lucinda Riley; Rachel Hore; Kate Riordan; Kate Forster; Kathleen Tessaro; Beatriz Williams; Natalie Meg Evans;
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