Song of Resistance: The dazzling debut adult novel from Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence, inspired by the life of WW2 icon Josephine Baker
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Paris, 1925. Nineteen-year-old Dorothea Walker has fled the poverty and prejudice of St Louis for the glittering cabarets of the City of Light. But her dreams of stardom are quickly dimmed - pushed to the end of the chorus line, she's nearly invisible. Until one daring, scandalous performance catapults her into fame.
For more than a decade, Dorothea dances her way across Paris and Europe, adored and envied in equal measure. But as the shadow of Nazi power spreads, she finds herself drawn into a world far more dangerous than the stage: the French Resistance. With secrets hidden in sheet music, couture gowns lined with classified files, and an uneasy alliance forming with the mysterious American promoter Joseph Smith, Dorothea plays a double game in clubs, salons, and occupied cities.
When betrayal strikes and Joseph is captured, Dorothea must decide how far she's willing to go - not just for love, but for the freedom of a country that became her home.
Sweeping from the smoky nightclubs of Montmartre to the perilous underworld of wartime espionage, The Paris Dancer is a tale of ambition, survival, and one woman who refuses to be silenced.
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