{"product_id":"the-phoenix-ballroom","title":"The Phoenix Ballroom","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fifty years, Venetia Hargreaves’s world revolved around her husband. She built their life around his big career, with dinner on the table at six, a lovely home, and a dutiful son just as business-minded as his father. Now Venetia’s a wealthy widow left with a beautiful but empty home, an enviable bank balance, and a distinct feeling that she missed the boat. Once upon a time, she was a dance instructor who dreamed of opening her own ballroom school with a fellow teacher who won her heart. Instead, Venetia chose the safer path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, at seventy-four years of age, Venetia declares her independence, first with a makeover, and then by adopting a new dog. But something is still missing...until on one of her dog walks by the river she passes by a building she remembers all too well. In her youth it was the spectacular Phoenix Ballroom, where she used to teach waltzes and tangos. These days it’s a community center and spiritualist church, funded by a mysterious benefactor who only pays for the upkeep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEager to revive at least one meaningful thing from her past, Venetia buys the Phoenix Ballroom, and finds a supportive and loving community of lost souls who become a delightful multigenerational family-by-choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the ballroom regains its former glory, the community and Venetia’s humdrum life are revived as well...proving wonderful things can come from the darkest of places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50274959327550,"sku":"","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/3364\/4094\/files\/81NKwzpps_L._SL1500.jpg?v=1723723507","url":"https:\/\/100tsabshop.com\/products\/the-phoenix-ballroom","provider":"Taylor Street Art and Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}