Lead Review
- Book: The Ballroom
- Location: Yorkshire
- Author: Anna Hope
I1911. Sharston Asylum is on the edge of the York Moors, surrounded by high walls. It has a beautifully elegant ballroom and on Friday nights those who live there are allowed to come together, the sexes meet. Ella and John come together and each tells how it is for them. Dr Charles Fuller is a doctor at the asylum who also adds his voice. It is charming, it is sad, it is thought provoking… a terrific read.