{"product_id":"9781529176537-ballroom-girls","title":"The Ballroom Girls","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA spellbinding and heart-warming new WWII romance (The Ballroom Girls Book 1)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Don't miss the third book in Jenny Holmes's WWII saga series, \u003ci\u003eThe Ballroom Girls Hit the Big Time\u003c\/i\u003e!**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlackpool, summer 1942.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet the Ballroom Girls: Sylvia, Pearl and Joy. Three girls dancing through the turbulence of WWII.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSylvia \u003c\/b\u003eis the spoiled only child of an ambitious mother, Lorna Ellis, who runs a dancing school in Blackpool. Approaching 21, Sylvia is under pressure to scoop up prizes by fair means or foul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePearl \u003c\/b\u003eis the oldest daughter in a large, chaotic family who all work at the Pleasure Beach. She often sneaks away to watch ballroom contestants in their glittery finery. She dreams of joining them, but will she ever be anything other than an outsider looking in?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoy \u003c\/b\u003eis an evacuee who lost her parents to the Blitz. Now she lives and works in a shabby boarding house and works as a cleaner. Though shy and modest, she falls in love with the newest dance craze - the American Jitterbug. When Lorna's rival dance school spots her talent, Joy is given a chance to break away from boarding house drudgery and enter the glamorous world of professional ballroom dancing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough blackouts and air raids, the excitement of the ballroom never dims. But competition is fierce. Will the Ballroom Girls find what they're looking for in the joy of the dance?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe first book in heart-warming THE BALLROOM GIRLS series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jenny Holmes and \u003ci\u003eThe Ballroom Girls\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFull of drama, romance and the thrill of dancing . a heartwarming and uplifting story\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eLancashire Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAnyone who recalls dancing at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom . will love this latest romance\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eChoice Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eVivid characters, sparkling dialogue and a\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003elively, heartwarming story\u003c\/b\u003e' Vicki Beeby, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ops Room Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eDefinitely\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ea book sure to please lovers of WW2 romance\u003c\/b\u003e' Lizzie Lane, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tobacco Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story vibrant with the atmosphere of the time and fuelled by the power of duty and friendship\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003ePeterborough Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40787816644705,"sku":"9781529176537","price":7.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32355592.jpg?v=1737190356","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529176537-ballroom-girls","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}