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Only Dancing
WHY WAS I HESITATING? WHAT WAS THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN? THAT THE MAGIC CLINGING TO THAT CRAZY, WONDERFUL TIME WOULD BE LOST? When Caroline visits the DAVID BOWIE Is... exhibition at the V&A Museum, she doesn't expect to be pitched headlong into a forty-year-old mystery surrounding her older cousin Jilly. But the bittersweet piecing together of old memories brings new insights - and unforeseen revelations about her old friend Mark...
216 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2017
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Jan Jones
76 books30 followersA maths graduate, former computer programmer and erstwhile playgroup leader, Jan Jones writes contemporary romantic comedy, Regency romances, romantic suspense (often with a paranormal twist), cosy quirky mysteries, serials for women's magazines, short stories and poems. She won the RNA’s Joan Hessayon Award in 2005 with her debut novel Stage by Stage which came about through her experience of chaperoning her daughter during a touring production of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. When in Georgette Heyer territory, she uses her fascination with history to write a series of Newmarket Regencies (The Kydd Inheritance, Fair Deception, Fortunate Wager etc) set 200 years ago in her nearest town. As with all writers, elements of her life also inspire her many short stories for women’s magazines (one of which won the RNA Elizabeth Goudge award in 2002). This could be why she gets funny looks whenever she takes out her notebook during conversations in the bar. Jan organises the annual RNA conference and is firmly of the opinion that the Romantic Novelists' Association is the friendliest, most supportive organisation around.
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February 8, 2018
don't read it for bowie, few references to him but not about him.
February 21, 2017
Incredibly moving
I can't say any of what I liked best about this book without spoilering in a major way, so instead I'll say that this is a little gem of a book. Caro is a wonderfully strong heroine, very sensible and not at all a fainting nellie.
Her life has been full of unexpected twists and turns, all of which she's dealt with pragmatically, including raising her cousin's little boy after he's orphaned. The other main characters, Mark and Blake are well-realised, with quirks and flaws, and Caro's family is written with affection and an eye for little details.
It's also lovely to have a romance where the main characters are nearing sixty - a refreshing change :)
I'd recommend this book to anyone who likes emotional, character-led romance (with a [spoiler] twist).
I can't say any of what I liked best about this book without spoilering in a major way, so instead I'll say that this is a little gem of a book. Caro is a wonderfully strong heroine, very sensible and not at all a fainting nellie.
Her life has been full of unexpected twists and turns, all of which she's dealt with pragmatically, including raising her cousin's little boy after he's orphaned. The other main characters, Mark and Blake are well-realised, with quirks and flaws, and Caro's family is written with affection and an eye for little details.
It's also lovely to have a romance where the main characters are nearing sixty - a refreshing change :)
I'd recommend this book to anyone who likes emotional, character-led romance (with a [spoiler] twist).
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