Memoirs of a Dance Hall Romeo : A Novel [Hardcover]

Jack Higgins (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Trade (1989)
• ISBN-10: 0002235234
• ISBN-13: 978-0002235235
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,857,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jack Higgins is among the world's most popular authors. Since the publication of The Eagle Has Landed--one of the biggest-selling thrillers of all time--every novel he has written has become an international bestseller, including The White House Connection and Day of Reckoning. He has had simultaneous number-one bestsellers in hardcover and paperback, and has been published in thirty-eight languages worldwide. Many of his books have been made into successful movies, among them The Eagle Has Landed, To Catch A King, and The Valhalla Exchange. He lives with his wife on Jersey in the Channel Islands.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finishing "Dance-Hall Romeo" Was Such Sweet Sorrow, November 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: MEMOIRS OF A DANCE-HALL ROMEO (Mass Market Paperback)

Higgins is famed for his spy novels and thrillers; since I don't read those kinds of books, I had never read Higgins. (I do read mysteries, but only the "cozy" kind.)

But "Dance-Hall Romeo" is a a change of pace for Higgins -- no spys, no thrills, just a sweet, charming, coming-of-age story. This is the first book I ever bought mainly because its cover art was absolutely GORGEOUS (but of course, the story also sounded appealing).

Higgins' words were as much a feast for the eyes as was the cover art. Trust me, you'll enjoy this well-written story, and this book will be a keeper.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Deserves better than sneering editorial reviews .............., February 12, 2010

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This review is from: Memoirs of a Dance Hall Romeo (Paperback)

Who would be an author without a very thick skin?

The "Publishers Weekly" review said "slender yet interminable" and "abrasively sentimental". To whom is sentimentality abrasive, apart from this moronic reviewer?

The "Library Journal" review said "yet another sophomoric reminiscence". Has Nora Rawlinson suffered some kind of slight at the hands of the author at some stage? Or did she just want the dinner party cred of having given a famous author a backhander?

Perhaps the author would have been wiser not to use this pseudonym on this book, but his publisher probably demanded it.

Anyway, this is a gentle, reflective short novel about a young man learning about the infinite variability of women. It is well written and a pleasure to read.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars DIFFERENT, YET ENJOYABLE, June 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: MEMOIRS OF A DANCE-HALL ROMEO (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is very poetic and flowing. I enjoyed it very much.