A wonderful debut novel which sweeps you into the world of the five star Buckingham hotel where the upper echelons of British society live and play.
Set in the lates 1930’s where the rich were ignoring the gathering war clouds with Germany whilst carrying with them the scars of the previous war.
It has a very Downton Abbey feel combining the stories of the guests of the hotel with the people who work to look after them as well as entertain.
The book deals with several social issues of that time which include the class system ,inter race relationships, and homosexuality.
It also deals with a darker aspect of British history of that time the rise of the Facist movement and how it insidiously permitted itself into the upper echelons of society.
Of course it being Anton a lot of the story was situated around the ballroom and it’s professional dancers and I absolutely loved it.
Set in the lates 1930’s where the rich were ignoring the gathering war clouds with Germany whilst carrying with them the scars of the previous war.
It has a very Downton Abbey feel combining the stories of the guests of the hotel with the people who work to look after them as well as entertain.
The book deals with several social issues of that time which include the class system ,inter race relationships, and homosexuality.
It also deals with a darker aspect of British history of that time the rise of the Facist movement and how it insidiously permitted itself into the upper echelons of society.
Of course it being Anton a lot of the story was situated around the ballroom and it’s professional dancers and I absolutely loved it.