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Dance of the Earth, by Anna M Holmes

The story of a foundling-turned-dancer and her twins spans decades and entwines art, identity and survival together into a rich work of historical fiction.

Lara Bentley

There are novels that inform you, and there are novels that transport you. Anna M Holmes's Dance of the Earth does both with rare confidence, depositing the reader into the smoky gaslight of a Victorian music hall and then sweeping them forward, through the...

Dance of the Earth: An Interview with Anna M Holmes

The novelist discusses how her book blends theatre, history and human resilience across art, war and societal change.

Anna M Holmes

Anna M Holmes – great to have the opportunity to chat about Dance of the Earth on behalf of Aspects of History. One of your characters, Rose begins life abandoned at a stage door – a very dramatic and symbolic entrance into the world of performance. What does it mean...