The Last Dance of the Debutante Review

The Last Dance of the Debutante

Julia Kelly

As I big fan of historical fiction, it dawned on me that 1950s London isn’t a time period I’ve read much about.

The Last Dance of the Debutante is an interesting novel by Julia Kelly set in London in the late 1950s when women being presented in the Queen and coming out to society officially came to an end.

The story is written focusing on one young woman who does the season as requested by her family and a look at the relationships she forms along the way. It’s a little slow in the beginning, but by the end, I couldn’t put the book down.

As an American, born into a middle-class Midwestern family, I realized I had no idea how involved the coming-out season was, what it meant to the entire family, and how life-changing it could be for the girl. And that’s part of the reason I love historical fiction. I undoubtedly learn something new and am entertained along the way.

I am: Entertained

Disclosure: #gifted