Last Dance with Valentino by Daisy Waugh

Mr Ullman must have telephoned him a hundred times, until finally he pulled the wire from the wall and sent the whole wretched contraption flying to the ground. We made love for hours all night and all morning and late into the afternoon. I can hear his voice and his laughter fading as he moves away down the hall. Only a moment ago he was here, with me, and I can still hear the sound of the latch closing softly behind him. I can still feel him, I can still smell him, I can still see the fold in my pillow where he leaned over to me. 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? Read more Rodolfo has taken his place on the silver screen as Rudolph Valentino when a chance arises for he and Jenny to meet again. Only her friendship with dancer Rodolfo offers Jenny a glimpse of escape…until a tragic day when the household is changed forever.Īmerica booms, prohibition rules and one man’s movie is breaking box office records. Known as ‘the Box’, their home is Gatsby-like in elegance yet rife with malice and madness. 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. Adored by millions of women, but loved by only one…Will she be able to reach him in time?įleeing war-ravaged London, Jenny Doyle sets sail for New York. If you like The Artist you’ll love Daisy Waugh’s Last Dance with Valentino.Īs Rudolph Valentino fights for his life, barricades keep the swarming fans at bay.

Last Dance with Valentino by Daisy Waugh