Dancing Till Midnight

by Rosie Goodwin

Life has been cruel to Grace Collins. Orphaned as a child, she is raised by her severely religious aunt, Emily. Starved of love, she falls for the first man who shows her affection, Barry Swan. And when Grace falls pregnant, Emily disowns her.


Barry and Grace marry and, for a while, she knows happiness. Barry adores her and is a wonderful father, but Grace feels that something is missing. When Barry indulges her passion for ballroom dancing, the gap seems to be filled - until she meets Philip Golding. He sweeps Grace off her feet, showing her what she believes is a better way of life. But as he draws her into a web of deceit, she discovers that all that glitters is not gold...

Genres: Fiction

480 pages, Paperback

First published November 20, 2006

About the author

Before becoming a writer, I was a Placement Support Worker and foster carer, and worked in the social services department after completing a teacher training course. Many children have joined my family over the years. I still live in Nuneaton, where many of my books are set, with my husband, Trevor, and our beloved dogs.

I was thrilled to discover that I'd become one of the top 250 most-borrowed library authors in the UK, and would like to thank all of you who have taken out my books over the last few years! I love meeting my readers and am always pleased to hear from you. I hope you will all continue to get in touch and please do sign up for my newsletter!

Reviews

[kanmaniruk1]

i like this

[H LLOYD · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing !couldn’t put it down

[Petula Darling · Rating 2 out of 5]

What a slog!
The audiobook was comprised of 16 hours of moping and over-the-top misery. There were times it was so ridiculous that I would have thought it was a Dickens parody if it weren't so utterly humorless.

[Wendy Pare · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this lot more than I thought I would I look forward t reading more of Rosie Goodwin

[Gill Elder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

I really enjoyed this book. With a lot of twist and turns. All Rosie,s books are great reads. 5* highly recommend.

[Sharon Armstrong · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

Great read not read Rosie Goodwin before but really enjoyed this book true to life too will look for more of this author

[Simone McKenna · Rating 3.5 out of 5]

This was a very enjoyable book that definitely kept me hooked, although it did annoy me a bit just how naive Grace was, even when she's in her mid-late 20s and even if she did have a really sheltered upbringing. I also thought it was a bit of a waste the way it spent all that time showing her close relationship with Billy only for him to mostly stop appearing towards the end. I was actually hoping for a darker, more bittersweet/tragic ending knowing the tone of Rosie Goodwin's earlier books, and thought that it would have been more realistic that way, but instead it all ends up being pretty predictable and cliched. It also annoyed me the whole "Oh she didn't realise she loved him until much later", like I know there is a lot of meaning behind the phrase "Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone" but I still felt it was just a tad contrived the way things just fell perfectly into place the way they did, and surely she'd have realised that when she married Barry. It gets a bit too repetitive as well the way it always has the guy in these books madly in love with the woman and being overly clingy, while the woman seems to always not love him as much, which is annoying, and how many times we're told how much Barry loves Grace. I also didn't see much point in this long-lost auntie who had been searching for her appearing as it just didn't add much to the story, though I guess it's cause of her she discovers the hidden inheritance, and why do these heroines always have to end up becoming "a very wealthy woman" by the end, like would she really have been that wealthy anyway? Rant over I guess haha, but despite all this, it was an enjoyable book overall.

[Paul Adler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another wonderful story by Rosie Goodwin.

This was a brilliant book to read. That is no surprise as one comes to expect a brilliant and gripping storyline from Rosie.
This book is about Grace, abused as a child by a cruel Aunt with an axe to grind. Grace marries to get away from her aunt, but an affair brings everything she has crashing down. Her life spirals out of control until circumstances take a different turn. This book comes HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by me.

[Mrs Barbara A Payne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have never read any books by this author before and I found it very easy reading, but oh what misery. Lots of tears and ashen faces. How can so many bad things happen to one person, and how could Grace have been so gullible? Might consider another Rosie Goodwin book if I have nothing more cheery in my kindle library.

[Denise McAllister · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ah, brilliant.

My mum listened to this book first. Having bad eyesight means mum can't read books but she has an MP3 player from Calibre. This is just the first book of Rosie's that mum read - she loved it. Just as I did. Thank you Rosie.

[mrs kay gibbs · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved every minute of this book,just could not put it down. I love all the story's by Rosie Goodwin,she is one of my favourite authors.

I loved every minute of this book just couldn't put it down. I love all the story's by Rosie Goodwin she is one of my favourite authors .

[Christineeagle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book

I was fully engrossed in the story and the people in it, I cared, loved some, disliked others characters and was thoughly wrapped up in their lives right up to the end, would love a follow up book on what happened to them all

[Kamla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another lovely Kitchen Sink family drama set in the 1960s this time. It reminded me a little of Up the Junction and other 60s Classic Films I had to study at Sheffield University as part of the 'Freedom, Rebellion and Change in the 1960s' module. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

[Mrs Patricia Ward · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good read enjoyed this book

[Libby Mccord · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

Heart breaking in parts.
Thrilling book it, is a must read .
Could not put it down.
Did not like the lover boy used her but glad they got back as a family again.

[Denise Varty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good book really enjoyed it

[J.J. JOHNSTONE · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and would recommend it. I got quite engrossed that it did not take me long to read!

[Cathy Nelson]

A lovely story.

I loved this story, I really got into these characters. Such a happy ending, had me in tears. Great author. Have loved all her books.

[Sarah Barron]

Could not put it down

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant read

Yet another great book. Couldn't put it down for wanting to see what happens next, very glad Barry and grace got back together x

[janet laureen taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Could not put this down

This was a real tear jerker from start to finish
And kept me wondering how it would end and I loved it

[Marie Blackford]

Great read..

Great story...thoroughly enjoyed story...good back end to book..hope more to come on this lovely family..a future has to exist surely

[Sara Mcmillan · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved this book could not put it down. it's worth a read

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

Enjoyed this book immensely. I would recommend it, although it's very time consuming ....that's how intriguing it is. And it also has Epilogue!

[irene currie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unputdownable

Fantastic well worth the second reading of it would highly recommend it but make sure that you have tissues at the ready