{"product_id":"2026200012675-secondhand-the-dancing-floor","title":"The Dancing Floor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sinister recurring dream, an enigmatic Greek island, and a conspiracy rooted in ancient paganism collide in John Buchan's gripping thriller The Dancing Floor. The story follows Edward Leithen — one of Buchan's most trusted narrators — as he is drawn into the orbit of the young and haunted Vernon Milburne, a man who has been plagued since childhood by a prophetic vision of a moonlit dancing floor and a house surrounded by menace. When that dream begins to manifest in terrifying reality on a remote Aegean island, Leithen finds himself entangled in a plot that pits the rational modern world against the raw, primal forces of myth, superstition, and mob hysteria.\n\nBuchan, already celebrated for the Richard Hannay adventures, demonstrates here a darker and more psychologically nuanced range, weaving classical Greek mythology seamlessly into a modern thriller framework. The Dancing Floor (1926) stands as one of his most atmospheric and intellectually ambitious works, drawing on themes of sacrifice, civilisation under siege, and the thin veneer that separates reason from ancient terror. The novel's brooding tension and its haunting Mediterranean backdrop have earned it lasting admiration from readers and critics alike — a testament to Buchan's ability to make the archaic feel urgently, uncomfortably alive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130982736091,"sku":"2026200012675-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/126b4017-3158-4ed7-8cab-b365a3555b04.png?v=1786593633","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012675-secondhand-the-dancing-floor","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}