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Kindle set all 99p today!!! If you haven't already read this set then I strongly recommend it. Also the Paris Affair is part of this set but it isn't stating that it will probably be because it is not long out. I noticed that with another series and now it's part of the series collection when I looked on my kindle books account. Enjoy 😊

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Some great deals on Amazon this morning! 😀 I‘ve heard good things about Anton‘s books and I fancy a comfort read! 😊

I am using the tagged book the On TBR more than a year prompt for @ravenlee 's #covid19challenge

Very good. Anton continues to dazzle me with this series as he portrays his characters and themes with great depth even though the covers suggest something a bit lighter. Themes that run through this book such as addiction, race and class are still present in today's society even though it is set in the 1930's.

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I had absolutely no idea that Anton Dubeke was now an established writer until I came across this but what a sweet, feel good story.
Of course being known for his dancing skills on "Strictly come dancing" this story centred around the ballroom of the Grand Buckingham hotel.
We hear of the lives, tragedies and love affairs of all those who call the hotel home or their workplace from the rich and the grand to the those more humble workers.

Continuing Anton‘s upstairs/downstairs look at life in a Grand London hotel in the 1930s. The focus shifts to other characters this time, Nancy‘s anxious younger brother Frank has joined the hotel as a page, Maynard‘s secret is under threat, Helene considers a new romance & wealthy Vivienne may have found her purpose in life. It‘s firmly in the realm of historical fiction, rather than straight-up romance, with the politics of the time 👇

*penny drops*
*gasp!*
Oh no!

I had 3 books in my #weeklyforecast- only 1 of them‘s in my #bookreport photo 😬 I‘m reading too many things at once -again! In my defence, my long-train-journey-dedicated-reading-time was cancelled, so I‘ve stuck with hardbacks instead.

Anton: Not too sure about 1 of the new characters, but strangely learning stuff about pre-WWII politics 👍
Tom: Wasn‘t sure if I‘d get on with Tom in long-form, (cf Twitter) but wonderful comfort reading 👍

Although Anton Du Beke is known for being a contestant on "Strictly come dancing" he is a really good writer too.
I loved the time period it was set in and the characters were interesting and diverse.
I have found out there is also a companion volume preceding this one and after reading this it has made me want to read that as well.
Although it was a great story on its own and you don't really need to read the other to enjoy this one.

Only 2 days late!!

This is my #weeklyforecast - I will review Anton‘s next book before #readersfirst start sending me grumpy emails or decide to blacklist me. Enjoying it so far 👍

And have a 4 hour round-trip by train on Saturday, so Pratchett on audio and Treasure Island!!! as light reading, both physically and mentally (it‘s exceedingly silly!)

Next up in the Great ARC catch-up...

Not too mad on the cover, but look at those endpapers 👀

Have entered to win this on #Readersfirst . Wish me luck 🤞 🍀 📚 📖