A Christmas to Remember: The festive feel-good romance from the Sunday Times bestselling author, Anton Du Beke (The Buckingham Hotel)

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But in amongst all that is happening in and around The Buckingham Hotel, the author also weaves the history and feeling of the time seamlessly into the mix. As Strictly's longest running professional dancer, achieving a remarkable decade in dance on tour with his professional partner Erin Boag, and as a much sought-after personality and presenter, Anton is the perfect author to lead the reader to the dancefloor as never before. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. To accompany the launch of my novel, I’m also excited to let you know that there will be a ‘book tour’… with a difference.

The Ballroom has just been refurbished following a fire last year - Raymond De Guise is the lead professional dancer and is very much in love with chambermaid Nancy. Meanwhile Lord Edgerton’s stepdaughter, reformed addict Vivienne, is unbeknownst to him still continuing her good works and putting her allowance towards the Daughters of Salvation charitable enterprise, ably assisted by Raymond’s wide boy younger brother, Artie. Having seen action himself in the Great War and still bearing the emotional scars a second war feels imminent to Maynard, with the odious Lord Edgerton, a key member of the hotel board, a notable member of the British Union of Fascists.We mainly use Royal Mail Tracked 48 Service for goods which weight less then 2kg, all other goods will be delivered by a Courier. I’m happy to recommend this to readers who enjoy saga style historical fiction and/or watching Downton Abbey.

The arrival of elegant principal dancer, Hélène Marchmont’s estranged family bringing news of their own to the hotel exposes her most precious secret, thereby placing her future in the Grand Ballroom on the line. Full details of your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations are available in the UK from your local Citizens' Advice Bureau or your Local Authority's Trading Standards Office. I'd love to go into more detail here but there are so many rich and colourful characters whose stories are front and centre herein that to start would mean I'd go on and on and, well, you might as well just read the book yourself! When several members of the ring soon turn up dead, Billy abruptly pulls Kate out, blowing her cover.Random House presents the audiobook edition of Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles, read by Noako Mori. Behind the scenes, the staff work tirelessly, ensuring the smooth operation of the hotel, guarding the secrets of their guests - but they have many of their own that they fear will be revealed. Bringing their own unique and counter-balanced personalities to proceedings they ask questions such as: what is happiness? The debonair Raymond de Guise and his love, Nancy; Mr Charles as he conducts his hotel director magic; Mrs Moffat as she cares for the girls under her leadership; Frank, Nancy’s brother, as he weaves his own story; Miss Edgerton as she steers the Daughters of Salvation. Still reeling from the events of last year, the staff of the Buckingham will have to struggle to keep up the hotel's glamorous reputation.

This grossly oversimplified understanding has created many complexities in our lives and taken away from us the very fundamentals of the joy of living. Behind the scenes, the staff work tirelessly, ensuring the smooth operation of the hotel, not only keeping the confidences of their guests, but also protecting their own secrets.I don’t think I’m giving too much away by saying this book barrels towards a festive, celebratory climax to lift all our spirits – a Christmas to remember indeed (the title does give it away! I’d heard so many great things about this series and Anton as an author, I was so excited to get stuck in!

The hotel staff are preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime event - the marriage of chambermaid Nancy Nettleton to debonair demonstration dancer Raymond de Guise. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. In this controversial and exciting listen, Pollan explores caffeine’s power as the most-used drug in the world - and the only one we give to children (in soda pop) as a treat.I’ve loved this series since the first one back in 2018 and fell in love with the wonderfully endearing characters. The people of Japan believe that everyone has an ikigai - a reason for being; the thing that gets you out of bed each morning. In particular this book “A Christmas to Remember” follows Raymond Du Guise and his wife to be,Nancy Nettleton and also Vivienne Edgerton (step daughter to Lord Edgerton) and her activities at the ‘Daughters of Salvation’ homeless shelter. There were some beautiful, endearing moments between the characters as well as some exciting plot twists. Problems await Maynard however and his first comes in the shape of the dignified and silver-haired Austrian, Herr Tobias Bauer, who due to Nazi Germany’s intention to annex Austria finds himself exiled and one of the many refugees pouring into England to very mixed reactions.