Book description
If you like The Artist you'll love Daisy Waugh's Last Dance with Valentino.
As Rudolph Valentino fights for his life, barricades keep the swarming
fans at bay. Adored by millions of women, but loved by only one…Will she
be able to reach him in time?
August 1916
Fleeing war-ravaged London, Jenny Doyle sets sail for New York. As she
draws near the soaring skyscrapers her dreams are dashed when she learns
she is to be sent to work for the wealthy de Saulles family. Known as
'the Box', their home is Gatsby-like in elegance yet rife with malice
and madness. Only her friendship with dancer Rodolfo offers Jenny a
glimpse of escape…until a tragic day when the household is changed forever.
August 1926
America booms, prohibition rules and one man's movie is breaking box
office records. Rodolfo has taken his place on the silver screen as
Rudolph Valentino when a chance arises for he and Jenny to meet again.
Will the world's most desired film star and his lost love have their
Hollywood happy ending, or will the tragic echoes of their past thwart
them one last time? Praise for Last Dance with Valentino
'a gripping, bittersweet love story' SUNDAY TIMES
'written in deft, engrossing prose, this story is dizzy with glamour
and heartbreak.' EASY LIVING
'impeccably researched and beautifully-written' DAILY MAIL
Praise for Last Dance with Valentino
'a gripping, bittersweet love story' SUNDAY TIMES
'written in deft, engrossing prose, this story is dizzy with glamour
and heartbreak.' EASY LIVING
'impeccably researched and beautifully-written' DAILY MAIL
'Waugh weaves fact with fiction into a novel with glamour, tragedy and
romance' CHOICE
'It's intelligent, inventive and deliciously entertaining' SAGA
Praise for Daisy Waugh:
'Sparkling fun.' HEAT
'Full of laugh-out-loud funny bits.' NEW WOMAN
'Possessed of her late father, Auberons' dry wit, and grandfather
Evelyn's light comic touch, Daisy Waugh's refreshing tale of a glamorous
urbanite's struggle to come to terms with life running a crumbling
country-house hotel is a joy. Especially the stabs at egocentric
celebrity types.' CHOICE
'A surprisingly witty, romantic read.' COMPANY
'Waugh's take on media life is spot on, as are her descriptions of the
more irritating aspects of country life.' MARIE CLAIRE
Praise for Daisy Waugh:
'Sparkling fun.' HEAT
'Full of laugh-out-loud funny bits.' NEW WOMAN
'Possessed of her late father, Auberons' dry wit, and grandfather
Evelyn's light comic touch, Daisy Waugh's refreshing tale of a glamorous
urbanite's struggle to come to terms with life running a crumbling
country-house hotel is a joy. Especially the stabs at egocentric
celebrity types.' CHOICE
'A surprisingly witty, romantic read.' COMPANY
'Waugh's take on media life is spot on, as are her descriptions of the
more irritating aspects of country life.' MARIE CLAIRE Daisy Waugh
used to write a weekly newspaper column from Los Angeles about her
attempts to become a Hollywood scriptwriter. Today she writes two weekly
columns for the Sunday Times. She and her family live in London. This is
her sixth novel.
