Name: Libby Kingston's review of One Enchanted Evening by Anton Du Beke
Item: One Enchanted Evening
Rating: 4
Author: Libby Kingston

Anton Du Beke

Prepare to be swept off your feet by the romantic and irresistible debut novel from Anton Du Beke. London, 1936. Inside the spectacular Grand Ballroom of the exclusive Buckingham Hotel, the rich and powerful, politicians, film stars, even royalty, rub shoulders with Raymond de Guise and his troupe of talented dancers from all around the world, who must enchant them, captivate them, and sweep away their cares. Accustomed to waltzing with the highest of society, Raymond knows a secret from his past could threaten all he holds dear. Nancy Nettleton, new chambermaid at the Buckingham, finds hotel life a struggle after leaving her small hometown. She dreams of joining the dancers on the ballroom floor as she watches, unseen, from behind plush curtains and hidden doorways. She soon discovers everyone at the Buckingham--guests and staff alike--has something to hide...the storm clouds of war are gathering, and beneath the glitz and glamour of the ballroom lurks an irresistible world of scandal and secrets. Let's dance...

One Enchanted Evening

Libby Kingston

Abi Hills

I didn't love this book as much as I could've but it was still an enjoyable read. I wasn't as immersed in it as I am with my favourite books, but I still enjoyed the story and detailed dancing descriptions. The story was perhaps a little unrealistic. Although having said that it is a novel, and set in a time when I wasn't yet alive. Also, the author did well in bringing in events that actually took place at the time in which the novel is set (as it occurs just before the second world war). I would like to read the other books in the series, but that'll have to be next year since they're not on my list of 100 books to read this year.

The Sunday Times bestseller! 'Downton with dance, perfect!' Santa Montefiore Prepare to be swept off your feet by the romantic and irresistible debut novel from Anton Du Beke London, 1936. Inside the spectacular Grand Ballroom of the exclusive Buckingham Hotel the rich and powerful, politicians, film stars, even royalty, rub shoulders with Raymond de Guise and his troupe of talented dancers from all around the world, who must enchant them, captivate them, and sweep away their cares. Accustomed to waltzing with the highest of society, Raymond knows a secret from his past could threaten all he holds dear. Nancy Nettleton, new chambermaid at the Buckingham, finds hotel life a struggle after leaving her small hometown. She dreams of joining the dancers on the ballroom floor as she watches, unseen, from behind plush curtains and hidden doorways. She soon discovers everyone at the Buckingham - guests and staff alike - has something to hide . . . The storm clouds of war are gathering, and beneath the glitz and glamour of the ballroom lurks an irresistible world of scandal and secrets. Let's dance . . .

The Sunday Times Bestselling Debut by Anton Du Beke

Agata Tereszkiewicz 

I picked this up at a cheap book shop, reading the description and thinking it will be just what I was looking for. I'll start with the positives, I really enjoyed the concept of this book and the fact it was a historical fiction was really good. The relationship between nancy and the love interest was sweet. However, I just found that it was very much overly descriptive and repetitive within these descriptions. Some of the characters were simply not necessary and I was unable to connect to the story.

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