To Dance At The Palais Royale

The bewitching story of Aggie, a 17-year-old Scottish girl who comes to Canada in 1928 to work as a domestic servant in a wealthy Toronto home, won numerous literary awards when it was first published almost 10 years ago. To Dance at the Palais Royale captured the following honours:

• The Violet Downey Book Award, IODE National Chapter• The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction• Ann Connor Brimer Award• Mr. Christie's Book Award Finalist• Canadian Library Association Honour Book

This wonderful portrayal of a young woman's coming of age, set against life in Toronto's jazz era, is now poised to capture the hearts of a new generation of young girls.