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Invitation to the Waltz
Invitation to the Waltz | Rosamond Lehmann
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Rosamond Lehmanns enduring classic, told from the point of view of its seventeen-year-old heroine, who has been invited to her first dance Today is Olivia Curtiss seventeenth birthday. In exactly one week, she will attend her first dance. She is thrilled . . . and terrified. Will Tony Heriot ask her to dance? Will he even remember that they once attended the same costume party? What will she wear? Something bright and beautifulred silk? In the handsome diary she receives as a gift, Olivia shares her innermost doubts and fearsabout her pretty, confident older sister, Kate, her precocious baby brother, James, her eccentric country neighbors, and of course, the upcoming party, which she is sure will be the crowning event of her young life. Divided into three partsOlivias birthday, the day leading up to the party, and the breathtaking event itselfInvitation to the Waltz masterfully captures the conflicting emotions of a teenager on the threshold of womanhood. Will this be the night when all of Olivias dreams come true?
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shawnmooney
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Welcome to Canada by David Carpenter

Invitation to the Waltz by Rosamond Lehmann

The Inheritance by Cauvery Madhavan

Ghost Mountain by Rónán Hession

Ivy's Tree by Wendy Burton

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LeahBergen
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Up next: this 1932 novel about a seventeen-year-old girl, Olivia, who is invited to her first dance.

I‘m looking forward to trying my first Rosamond Lehmann!

andrew61 Enjoy, love the virago edition. 2y
jlhammar Sounds wonderful. Lovely edition. 2y
LeahBergen @andrew61 @jlhammar There‘s just something really pleasing about the old green Viragos, isn‘t there? 2y
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Cathythoughts What a beautiful title 🤍 2y
Cathythoughts And cover 🤍 2y
TheEllieMo I loved this book! 2y
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts It‘s really lovely so far! 2y
LeahBergen @TheEllieMo I‘m enjoying it a lot! 2y
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andrew61
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After the backlisted ep on the sequel 'the weather on the streets ' I decided to read this 1st. The story of 17 yr old Olivia going to her 1st dance with sister Kate is in two halfs. On her birthday, the anticipation of the dance + family life is evoked so well, but the description of the dance is memorable.The writing describes diverse characters, snobbery, class, + the thrill of youth. Excellent bk, looking fwd to what happens next to Olivia

LeahBergen I picked up a secondhand copy of Weather by chance last year and then realized it was a sequel. I bought this read to read first, too. 👍 2y
andrew61 @LeahBergen Think you will enjoy it leah. 2y
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TheEllieMo
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The waltz is usually a #SlowDance.

I‘ve read a couple of Lehman books, including this one, and they are beautifully written.

#JamminJune @Eggs

Eggs Lovely choice! 4y
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