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Dancing in the Moonlight

A Heart-breaking Historical Romance that is Gripping Until the Very Last Page

Rita Bradshaw author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pan Macmillan

Published:13th Nov '25

Should be back in stock very soon

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She made a promise that would never be broken . . .

‘A poignant, emotional story’– Sunderland Echo

They were meant to be together. Feeling the way they did, nothing could come between them . . .

As her mother takes her final breath, young Lucy Fallow makes a heartfelt vow – to look after her father and siblings, and tend to the family home.

Over the years she sees the shadow of the Depression darken their doorstep, making Lucy’s promise a tender but heavy burden. But when she finds solace and love in the gentle company of Jacob Crawford, it seems happiness is finally on the horizon.

Their budding relationship grows, though it only provokes Jacob’s brother Tom, who will stop at nothing to win Lucy’s heart for himself. When Tom sees Lucy and Jacob dancing together one night, a chain of events is set in motion and Lucy is torn apart from her beau. But where there’s love, there’s always hope . . .

Will Lucy and Jacob defy the odds and dance in the moonlight once again?

Rita Bradshaw’s enchanting bestseller Dancing in the Moonlight is about the power of love, heartbreak and family devotion.

Expect the unexpected in this enthralling story * Coventry Evening Telegraph *
Raw passion and power on every page * Northern Echo *
A poignant, emotional story with a surprising kick of realism * Sunderland Echo *
If you like gritty, rags-to-riches Northern sagas, you’ll enjoy this * Family Circle *

ISBN: 9781035077168

Dimensions: 200mm x 131mm x 30mm

Weight: 326g

480 pages