INVITATION TO THE WALTZ Rosamond Lehmann

(I have edited the review I posted earlier - this one is 100 words approx. Sorry - I loved this book so much and had so much to say! Do you remember your first dance?!)

This novel is about Olivia, the daughter of a wealthy family in the England of 1920; she has been invited to the coming-out dance of an aristocratic neighbour. Outwardly nothing much happens but inside Olivia's head and heart the action is intense and her feelings are captured perfectly. There is something touchingly familiar about her excitement and panic as she gets ready for the big night. At the dance she has a variety of partners but sometimes takes refuge in the cloakroom, not enjoying 'the strange, anxious hours'. Olivia's story is poignant and amusing; you will enjoy reading about this very likeable character.