Dancing with the DJ

By Chloe Rayban

A mother searches for the ideal partner for her wayward daughter via an internet dating site… 

Kate is recovering from breast cancer but is afraid she can never be ‘entirely’ her old self again, so she’s ‘Given Up Men’.  Instead she focuses her mind on finding the perfect mate for her ‘nightmare’ daughter – Justine.  Beautiful, headstrong and thoroughly modern Justine lives in Paris – the city of love.  The scene is set for comedy pyrotechnics as Kate posts Justine’s picture on an internet dating site – and who should come along but Orlando.

Can Kate cope with the pitfalls behind the promise as she sets up Orlando in pursuit of Justine? What is this bold young female up to, unconscious of Mum pulling the strings?

Chloë Rayban’s funny but life-affirming Dancing with the DJ portrays the age-old battle of the sexes in the jungle of modern life. You can almost hear Victoria Wood …

Chloë Rayban is the bestselling author of numerous books for teenagers, including Wild Child, Virtual Sexual Reality and Love in Cyberia, for which she was shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. She has also been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Her books have been translated into many different languages and are sold all over the world. She lives in London and France.