Moonlight Over Mayfair: The uplifting and charming Sunday Times Bestseller from Anton Du Beke

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The difference in social classes within the Buckingham Hotel and political references all made for an Authentic and Intriguing read. And it’s here that our hero, debonaire demonstator dancer Raymond de Guise, showcases his many talents. Having just finished reading ‘Moonlight Over Mayfair’, I can guarantee that ‘One Enchanted Evening’ will not be on that ‘to be read’ mountain for very much longer. The fate of the hotel as a whole rests as it has always done in the hands of another person with a secret, Maynard Charles, who is determined to use any means to keep the hotel in prime position. Whilst personally I did not warm to Frank whom I felt brought nothing new to the cast, his story did not dominate the novel which is much more a story of how a magnificent hotel fares through the interwar years and the impact on its fortunes, in addition to the staff and guests who pass through its doors.

But a lot can happen on the dancefloor - whispered conversations, secret relationships, clandestine messages passed - and Raymond soon finds himself in a position of both power and danger. Not only is the hotel without its principal benefactor since King Edward’s abdication but the Buckingham is seeking new investment with the looming threat of war. I would have liked to know more about Helene, our of all the characters she seemed the most real, with an interesting past and a history of an interracial relationship during a time when this was still somewhat taboo. The ballroom is very centre stage in the story and the dancers that put on a show that says everything is normal here, while outside the undercurrents of unrest in Europe is never far away.While there he has been entrusted with a job that could go to the very heart of the Buckingham’s survival. Many other characters throng a hotel with a reputation for glamour and excellence, but it is 1937 and the shadow of war is once more falling on London and Europe as a whole.

Some times would love to Janette and Helen and Abbey with gorgeous Alijaz my dancer and win The thorfie at the end of strictly come dancing 💃 too. This is a story set in the Buckingham Hotel with a huge ballroom, renowned for being the grandest in any hotel in London.However his girlfriend, Nancy, is horrified at the prospect of leaving her job as a chambermaid and her volunteer charity work with London's poor. Glamorous, enchanting, and beautifully detailed, MOONLIGHT OVER MAYFAIR by Anton Du Beke is sure to delight historical fiction fans around the globe.