'Addictive, charming and gleaming with Jazz Age glitz' The Lady
The fabulous new novel from the author of The Girl Who Came Home

Dolly Lane is a dreamer; a downtrodden maid who longs to dance on the London stage, but the outbreak of war takes everything from her: Teddy, the man she loves - and her hopes of a better life.

When she secures employment as a chambermaid at London's grandest hotel, The Savoy, Dolly's proximity to the dazzling guests makes her yearn for a life beyond the grey drudgery she was born into. Her fortunes take an unexpected turn when she responds to an unusual newspaper advert and finds herself thrust into the heady atmosphere of London's glittering theatre scene and into the sphere of the celebrated actress, Loretta May, and her brother, Perry.

All three are searching for something, yet the aftermath of war has cast a dark shadow over them all. A brighter future is tantalisingly close - but can a girl like Dolly ever truly leave her past behind?

About the Author

Hazel Gaynor is an award-winning, New York Times, USA Today, and Irish Times, bestselling author of historical fiction, including her debut THE GIRL WHO CAME HOME, for which she received the 2015 RNA Historical Novel of the Year award. A MEMORY OF VIOLETS was a WHSmith Fresh Talent pick for spring 2015, THE GIRL FROM THE SAVOY was shortlisted for the 2016 Irish Book Awards, and LAST CHRISTMAS IN PARIS (co-written with Heather Webb) won the 2018 Women's Fiction Writers Association Star Award. THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S DAUGHTER was shortlisted for the 2019 HWA Gold Crown award, and MEET ME IN MONACO (co-written with Heather Webb) was a finalist in the 2019 Digital World Book Awards for Best Book (Fiction). She is published in thirteen languages and nineteen countries. Hazel is co-founder of creative writing events, The Inspiration Project, and lives in Ireland with her husband and two children.

Reviews

'Enormously enjoyable rags to riches tale... full of 1920's glamour, jazz and delicious period detail' Red Magazine

'Sumptuous, gorgeous, authentic and surprising, Hazel Gaynor has written another hit.' Sunday Independent

'Gorgeously written' Irish Independent

'Peopled with unforgettable characters...Once begun, I dare you to put it down.' Kathleen Tessaro, author of The Perfume Collector

'A stunningly evocative story so vividly told ...I loved every gorgeously written page of it.' Claudia Carroll

'Unputdownable. The characters jumped from the pages, filling my head with extraordinary moments.' Carmel Harrington

Praise for Hazel Gaynor:
'A beautifully imagined novel rich in historic detail and with authentic, engaging characters - I loved this book.' Kate Kerrigan, author of The Dress

Book Information
ISBN 9780008162283
Author Hazel Gaynor
Format Paperback
Page Count 528
Imprint HarperCollins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 360g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 34mm