About
Cherry Radford was a piano teacher at the Royal Ballet Junior School, a keyboard player in a band, and then a research optometrist at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. She lives near Brighton with her music producer husband and two sons.
Men Dancing is her first novel, but another book – also born of her passions for dance, music and all things Hispanic – is waiting in the wings...
Description
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span> </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span> </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span> </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span> </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span> </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span> </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></p>
Story Behind The Book
MEN DANCING is the story of a disillusioned scientist who finds her world tilts after a chance meeting with a charismatic male ballet dancer. Why did I write it? Like Rosie, I was feverishly in love with ballet, hopelessly attracted to someone, and looking for a more creative existence...
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:12pt;"><strong>“A great read for Strictly fans”</strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:12pt;"><strong>Sir Bruce Forsyth, CBE</strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:12pt;"><strong>Louise Voss, Amazon No.1 bestselling author</strong></span></p>
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