MEMOIRS OF A DANCE-HALL ROMEO

By Jack Higgins

Book Overview

Thriller writer Jack Higgins, the author of "Night of the Fox", "Confessional" and "The Eagle Has Landed", departs from his normal adventure novels with this unusual story, a post-war portrait of a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671678442
• ISBN13: 9780671678449
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.3" x 4.0"

Customer Reviews

Deserves better than sneering editorial reviews ..............

Who would be an author without a very thick skin? The "Publishers Weekly" review said "slender yet interminable" and "abrasively sentimental". To whom is sentimentality abrasive, apart from this moronic reviewer? The "Library Journal" review said "yet another sophomoric reminiscence". Has Nora Rawlinson suffered some kind of slight at the hands of the author at some stage? Or did she just want the dinner party cred of having given a famous author a backhander? Perhaps the author would have been wiser not to use this pseudonym on this book, but his publisher probably demanded it. Anyway, this is a gentle, reflective short novel about a young man learning about the infinite variability of women. It is well written and a pleasure to read.

Finishing "Dance-Hall Romeo" Was Such Sweet Sorrow

Higgins is famed for his spy novels and thrillers; since I don't read those kinds of books, I had never read Higgins. (I do read mysteries, but only the "cozy" kind.)But "Dance-Hall Romeo" is a a change of pace for Higgins -- no spys, no thrills, just a sweet, charming, coming-of-age story. This is the first book I ever bought mainly because its cover art was absolutely GORGEOUS (but of course, the story also sounded appealing).Higgins' words were as much a feast for the eyes as was the cover art. Trust me, you'll enjoy this well-written story, and this book will be a keeper.

hmm...

nice story element for teenagers. describe as it were real.

DIFFERENT, YET ENJOYABLE

This book is very poetic and flowing. I enjoyed it very much.