Last Dance with Valentino

If you like The Artist you’ll love Daisy Waugh’s Last Dance with Valentino.

As Rudolph Valentino fights for his life, barricades keep the swarming fans at bay. Adored by millions of women, but loved by only one…Will she be able to reach him in time?

August 1916
Fleeing war-ravaged London, Jenny Doyle sets sail for New York. As she draws near the soaring skyscrapers her dreams are dashed when she learns she is to be sent to work for the wealthy de Saulles family. Known as ‘the Box’, their home is Gatsby-like in elegance yet rife with malice and madness. Only her friendship with dancer Rodolfo offers Jenny a glimpse of escape…until a tragic day when the household is changed forever.

August 1926
America booms, prohibition rules and one man’s movie is breaking box office records. Rodolfo has taken his place on the silver screen as Rudolph Valentino when a chance arises for he and Jenny to meet again. Will the world’s most desired film star and his lost love have their Hollywood happy ending, or will the tragic echoes of their past thwart them one last time?

Reviews

Praise for Last Dance with Valentino

‘a gripping, bittersweet love story’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘written in deft, engrossing prose, this story is dizzy with glamour and heartbreak.’ EASY LIVING

‘impeccably researched and beautifully-written’ DAILY MAIL

Praise for Last Dance with Valentino

‘a gripping, bittersweet love story’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘written in deft, engrossing prose, this story is dizzy with glamour and heartbreak.’ EASY LIVING

‘impeccably researched and beautifully-written’ DAILY MAIL

‘Waugh weaves fact with fiction into a novel with glamour, tragedy and romance’ CHOICE

‘It’s intelligent, inventive and deliciously entertaining’ SAGA

Praise for Daisy Waugh:

‘Sparkling fun.’ HEAT

‘Full of laugh-out-loud funny bits.’ NEW WOMAN

‘Possessed of her late father, Auberons’ dry wit, and grandfather Evelyn’s light comic touch, Daisy Waugh’s refreshing tale of a glamorous urbanite’s struggle to come to terms with life running a crumbling country-house hotel is a joy. Especially the stabs at egocentric celebrity types.’ CHOICE

‘A surprisingly witty, romantic read.’ COMPANY

‘Waugh’s take on media life is spot on, as are her descriptions of the more irritating aspects of country life.’ MARIE CLAIRE

Praise for Daisy Waugh:

‘Sparkling fun.’ HEAT

‘Full of laugh-out-loud funny bits.’ NEW WOMAN

‘Possessed of her late father, Auberons’ dry wit, and grandfather Evelyn’s light comic touch, Daisy Waugh’s refreshing tale of a glamorous urbanite’s struggle to come to terms with life running a crumbling country-house hotel is a joy. Especially the stabs at egocentric celebrity types.’ CHOICE

‘A surprisingly witty, romantic read.’ COMPANY

‘Waugh’s take on media life is spot on, as are her descriptions of the more irritating aspects of country life.’ MARIE CLAIRE

About the author

Daisy Waugh used to write a weekly newspaper column from Los Angeles about her attempts to become a Hollywood scriptwriter. Today she writes two weekly columns for the Sunday Times. She and her family live in London. This is her sixth novel.