The Last Waltz

By Sara Hylton

Published Jan 2010

Alex Faversham, growing up in the early years of the twentieth century, dreams of rebellion and longs to break away from her comfortable but stifling background. A chance visit from her Aunt Alicia, the beautiful black sheep of the family who now lives in Vienna, fires Alex’s determination to escape and she secretly arranges a job as paid companion to a woman planning to travel to Italy. At the age of nineteen Alex sets out to find the exciting destiny she yearns for…