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I thoroughly enjoyed this
A wonderful mix of glamour, romance taking in the changes in society during this period

Highly recommend

Whilst I enjoyed this book I found it rather overlong. With better editing I think it would be a much better read.

The war has just ended and Kit Scott, from Australia, dreams of being on the West End stage. Zeke Gardiner, from Canada, was cast as her dance partner. They were colonials and felt like outcasts. On an evening out at the Riviera Club she mixes with the high society people of that time including royalty. she was photographed dancing with the Prince of Wales and it caused quite a commotion.

I loved reading this book and stepping back in time to this glamorous era. The changes in fashion, music, dance and society in general. Women seemed to wake up and enjoy life. I was fascinated by it all and absolutely loved this book.

I must start by admitting that I fell asleep on my tablet and when I woke up I had a copy of this. I don't usually read romance, but I felt I should give this a go, and I was pleasantly surprised. I was immersed in the evocative setting of the Roaring Twenties almost immediately and found the atmosphere to be rich and accurate. Twenty-one-year-old Kit Scott, daughter of prominent Sydney-based Australians Agatha Scott and the Dean of St Andrew's Cathedral, emigrates to London in search of opportunity and to attempt to fulfil her dream of starring in a West End production. She decides to use the stage name of Kit Linton as she is all too aware that her acting would be overshadowed by her well-known family name and also because they weren't supportive of her becoming an actress and dancer. It's not been long since WWI came to an end and everyone just wants to have fun and celebrate life to the full, especially the menfolk. They attend parties and the theatre, drink liberally and dance the night away. She has never had to think about money while living at home but now as an independent woman, Kit is finding it difficult to manage her finances, however, all that changes when she's cast in one of André Charlot's plays, alongside another "colonial" named Zeke Gardiner, who hails from the Canadian province of British Columbia.

He's handsome and a talented singer and dancer, and it certainly appeared as though both of their stars were on the rise. Spending an inordinate amount of time together rehearsing and on stage pleasing the masses of theatre-goers, the two become close but it remains a strictly platonic and professional relationship. They begin to meet plenty of members of England's high society: Noel Coward, Fred and his sister Adele Astaire and Royalty, to name a few. But when a photographer snaps an image of Kit dancing the Charleston with David, Prince of Wales, it is splashed all over the newspapers and she finds herself amidst a royal scandal. The royals introduce Kit to elible bachelor Lord Henry Carleton in the hope it'll detract from the scandal. This is such an opulent read that it allows for complete escape from our current problems and become immersed in a enchanting time that has been extensively researched by Hart; it's so easy to transport yourself there. I loved Kit, even though she is a little naive, and her amazing friendship with Zeke was a delightful part of the plot. It's an emotional, evocative and compelling read from the first page and depicts perfectly the profound changes London was going through in terms of fashion, music, politics and even dating. It is a fun and absorbing historical novel I got lost in completely.