The Man with the Dancing Eyes [Hardcover]

"'The Man with Dancing Eyes' is sure to be the book every fashionista will be reading"

"a feel good read"

"Charming"

'In the golden half light of a midsummer's evening, the sort where any kind of magic can occur, and often does, in the midst of a party held in a wild and rambling garden stood Pierre, teetering on highly unsuitable heels, surrounded by overripe roses.' On that midsummer evening, Pierre, the daughter of a bumbling botanist and a ravishing Italian soprano, sweet and shy and gangly as a baby giraffe, meets a man with dancing eyes...Alas, in the midst of a glorious affair, an indiscretion is committed and Pierre flees to New York. But forgetting her beloved proves far harder than she imagines...Magical, bittersweet, and utterly charming, Sophie Dahl's debut is an old-fashioned romance for a modern day world.

The magical debut from Sophie Dahl, international model and granddaughter of Roald Dahl.

With Stunning illustrations by Annie Morris, this si a perfect gift for Valentine's Day.

‘The Man With Dancing Eyes’ began with a sad sentence at the beginning of last summer
"She packed up her bags and left in a flurry post the demise of her tragic affair" above which was a picture drawn by me (very BADLY) of a girl named Pierre.

I had tea with my great friend Annie Morris, a brilliant artist and asked her whether she would draw the characters I had written and thankfully she said "YES"

The book developed in the raging heat of a New York summer and was finished on a blustery April day in London. We adored doing it and hope you love it too.

Love Sophie

Sophie Dahl lives in New York. This is her first book. Annie Morris studied painting in the Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Beaux-Arts. She lives and works in London.