Today I’m delighted to be shining a spotlight on Anna M Holmes’s recently released novel Dance of the Earth as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club.

Blurb

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.

Dance of the Earth is available via this Universal Buy Link

Anna M Holmes

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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Book Title: Dance of the Earth
Author Name: Anna M Holmes
Publication Date: 28 October 2025
Publisher: The Book Guild
Pages: 456
Genre: Historical Fiction