Product Description

'In the golden half light of a midsummer's evening, the sort where any kind of magic can occur, and often does, in the midst of a party held in a wild and rambling garden stood Pierre, teetering on highly unsuitable heels, surrounded by overripe roses.' On that midsummer evening, Pierre, the daughter of a bumbling botanist and a ravishing Italian soprano, sweet and shy and gangly as a baby giraffe, meets a man with dancing eyes...Alas, in the midst of a glorious affair, an indiscretion is committed and Pierre flees to New York. But forgetting her beloved proves far harder than she imagines...Magical, bittersweet, and utterly charming, Sophie Dahl's debut is an old-fashioned romance for a modern day world.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #75753 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 80 pages

Evening Standard
"'The Man with Dancing Eyes' is sure to be the book every fashionista will be reading"

Eve, February 2003
"a feel good read"

The Daily Telegraph, !st February 2003
"Charming"

Customer Reviews

Simply Beautiful.
A stunning fairytail for adults. I read this book without putting it down once, though i do agree it is a short story it is so beautifully written and the influence of her Grandfather can not be missed. Excellent illustration too. A must buy.

The Man With The Dancing Eyes by Sophie Dahl
Sophie Dahl's first foray into the land of storytelling can only be described as a success. This enchanting modern day fairytale is a light hearted read which warms the heart without glossing over the realities of real life love. The flaws in the relationship between our heroine Pierre and her lover, referred to only as The Man With The Dancing Eyes, are clearly visible and yet you can't help but hope that everything will work out for them in them end. Injections of humour throughout the story had me laughing out loud and the illustrations add an essential element to this tale, each one different but inspiring. I couldn't turn then page fast enough to discover what the next one would be and i was never disappointed. This book is a must read for anyone in love with love.

Beautiful! My Favourite feel good book!
Oh dear me! There are a lot of cynics out there! Ok...so it's not Shakespeare! Nor is it Roald Dahl, but then again, it's not supposed to be!
The story is short, fairy tale like, whimsical even, but in all the doom and gloom in the world this is what we need!
The romantic notion of a man with dancing eye's and the messy and quirky illustrations makes this one of my all time favourite books!
It's light hearted and a feel good read, always cheers me up when I'm blue!
Don't read it if you're looking for a piece of in depth, gripping literature, you will be disappointed, but if you want a short story that you will cherish and adore, a story that can take you to another place, all be it "fluffy and girly" (what's wrong with that?) this is the book for you!
As for Sofie Dahl having a bash at writing, why shouldn't she? She will never compete with her grandfather, then again, she hasn't tried to!
I love it! :-)