{"product_id":"the-millionaire-waltz-9780349148540","title":"The Millionaire Waltz","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon in the 1920s: a powerful, atmospheric and emotional novel with a charismatic, but flawed heroine trying to find her place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon in the 1920s: a powerful, atmospheric and emotional novel with a charismatic, but flawed heroine trying to find her place in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst a backdrop of thuggish blackmail, constricting high society and the glitter of London recovering from the First World War, Edie Greenlaw is trying to work out what she wants from the world. The closer the prospect of marriage with her handsome war hero fiance becomes, the less fulfilling it seems. Defying caution she goes to the aid of a friend and entangles herself in a dangerous demi-monde of sexual extortion and violence.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Anthony Quinn:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'So versatile - Quinn seems to reinvent himself with every book' \u003c\/b\u003eJonathan Coe\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A witty and erudite writer' \u003c\/b\u003eAlexander Larman, \u003ci\u003eThe Critic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brings to the fore all of Quinn's talents - gripping storylines, plot twists, thorough research and elegant prose' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780349148540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 11 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Little, Brown Book Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.2(H)x15.4(L)x3.6(W)500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eAnthony Quinn was born in Liverpool in 1964. From 1998 to 2013 he was the film critic for the Independent. His novels include The Rescue Man, which won the 2009 Authors' Club Best First Novel Award; Half of the Human Race; The Streets, which was shortlisted for the 2013 Walter Scott Prize; Curtain Call, soon to be a feature film starring Ian McKellen and Gemma Arterton; Freya, Eureka, Our Friends in Berlin and London, Burning. He also wrote the recent Liverpool memoir Klopp.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eAnthony Quinn creates a world so full of charm and intrigue that it is hard to leave for a moment. Utterly beguiling * Denise Mina *\u003cbr\u003eSupremely elegant prose, vivid characterisation, graceful plotting - no one honours the novel's traditional virtues quite as faithfully as Anthony Quinn * Jonathan Coe *\u003cbr\u003eCleverly plotted, filled with credible characters and bolstered by his command of period detail * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA glittering addition to Quinn's body of work. -- Stephanie Merritt * Observer *","brand":"Anthony Quinn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49279536693465,"sku":"9780349148540","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780349148540.jpg?v=1789818647","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-millionaire-waltz-9780349148540","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}