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Dance of the Earth
by Anna M. Holmes
Tuesdays, January 20th - February 10th, 2026
Publication Date: October 28th, 2025
Publisher: The Book Guild
Pages: 456
Genre: Historical Fiction / Ballet History
From world stages to theatres of war, Dance of the Earth is a sweeping family saga.
Set against the backdrops of London’s gilded Alhambra music hall, Diaghilev’s dazzling Ballets Russes, and the upheavals of the First World War, Rose and her children, Nina and Walter, pursue their ambitions, loves, and dreams. Dance and music shape their identities, helping each to find their place in the world.
Spanning the years 1875 to 1921—an era of profound artistic and social change—fact and fiction interweave in this tapestry of birth, sacrifice, and renewal. Art—both serious and comic—is at the story’s beating heart.
'I absolutely loved this! The characters were well-rounded, and the plot absorbing. The descriptions of the war, and Walter’s injuries, were heart-breaking. I’m a musician and am well-acquainted with the score of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring but had never considered it from the dancer’s perspective before and found this absolutely fascinating. I look forward to reading more Anna Holmes.'
~ Caroline Swinburne, Amazon 5* Review
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Stories with big themes written as page-turners are Anna M Holmes’s speciality.
With an extensive background in dance and theatre, Dance of the Earth is a story she has longed to write.
Her novels—The Find, Wayward Voyage, and Blind Eye—are all typified by deep research.
Anna worked as a radio journalist before embarking on a career in arts management. Originally from New Zealand, she now lives in South-West London.
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