{"product_id":"what-time-does-midnight-cabaret-frank-mcgroarty-9781067687410","title":"What Time Does Midnight Cabaret Start","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne summer. One chance. Memories to last a lifetime.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighteen-year-old Terry McFadden is all skilled up with nowhere to go, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite his academic achievements, his struggles with acute shyness had him on the brink of adulthood, staring into an uncertain future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis only escape? Performing on stage and the ballroom dance floor-where, for a fleeting moment, he could be someone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSadly, that talent won't get him a job. Especially in 1980's Greenock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut an unexpected opportunity lands him a role as a \u003cstrong\u003eButlins Redcoat\u003c\/strong\u003e at the famous holiday camp in Ayr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the watchful eye of egomaniac \u003cstrong\u003eEntertainments Manager Ron De Vere\u003c\/strong\u003e, Terry is thrown into a whirlwind life that only Butlins Holiday Camps can offer: a world full of colour, performances, pranks, and larger-than-life personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the summer unfolds, he not only discovers the confidence he never thought possible-he also finds love for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Time Does Midnight Cabaret Start? is a nostalgic, coming-of-age love story set against the backdrop of Butlins Ayr in the early 1980s, the latter days of the iconic \"Hi-De Hi\" era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by \u003cstrong\u003eformer Redcoat Frank McGroarty\u003c\/strong\u003e, this novel blends romantic fiction with historical fact, taking readers back to the golden days of a much missed part of the Butlins Holiday Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank McGroarty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1067687416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781067687410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecosse Creative\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Frank McGroarty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665495953663,"sku":"9781067687410","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-time-does-midnight-cabaret-frank-mcgroarty-9781067687410","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}