Dolly Lane is a dreamer; a downtrodden
maid who longs to dance on the London stage, but her life has been fractured by
the Great War. Memories of the soldier she loved, of secret shame and profound
loss, by turns pull her back and spur her on to make a better life.
When
she finds employment as a chambermaid at London’s grandest hotel, The Savoy,
Dolly takes a step closer to the glittering lives of the Bright Young Things
who thrive on champagne, jazz and rebellion. Right now, she must exist on the
fringes of power, wealth and glamor—she must remain invisible and unimportant.
But
her fortunes take an unexpected turn when she responds to a struggling
songwriter’s advertisement for a ‘muse’ and finds herself thrust into London’s
exhilarating theatre scene and into the lives of celebrated actress, Loretta
May, and her brother, Perry. Loretta and Perry may have the life Dolly aspires
to, but they too are searching for something.
Now, at the precipice of the life she has and the one she longs for, the
girl from The Savoy must make difficult choices: between two men; between two
classes, between everything she knows and everything she dreams of. A brighter
future is tantalizingly close—but can a girl like Dolly ever truly leave her
past behind?
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About the author:
Hazel Gaynor's 2014 debut THE GIRL WHO CAME HOME was a NYT and USA Today
bestseller and winner of the 2015 RNA Historical Romantic Novel of the Year
award. Her second novel A MEMORY OF VIOLETS was also a NYT and USA Today
bestseller.
Hazel writes a popular guest blog 'Carry on Writing' for national Irish writing website writing.ie and also contributes special guest features for the site, interviewing authors such as Philippa Gregory, Kate Mosse, Sebastian Faulks, Cheryl Strayed and Rachel Joyce among others.
Hazel was the recipient of the 2012 Cecil Day Lewis award for Emerging Writers and was selected by Library Journal as one of ten big breakout authors for 2015. Originally from Yorkshire, England, Hazel now lives in Ireland with her husband and two children.
Hazel writes a popular guest blog 'Carry on Writing' for national Irish writing website writing.ie and also contributes special guest features for the site, interviewing authors such as Philippa Gregory, Kate Mosse, Sebastian Faulks, Cheryl Strayed and Rachel Joyce among others.
Hazel was the recipient of the 2012 Cecil Day Lewis award for Emerging Writers and was selected by Library Journal as one of ten big breakout authors for 2015. Originally from Yorkshire, England, Hazel now lives in Ireland with her husband and two children.
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