"Siberian-born Pasha Koralev has lit up the 'Strictly' dance floor for two series in the UK, but apart from his spellbinding performances on Saturday night TV dancing Chelsee Healey and Kimberley Walsh to the finals, what else do you know about him? In this autobiography, you'll read all about what growing up in Communist Russia was like for a boy whose mum entered him into his first ballroom dancing competition aged just 8, and how on discovering that he couldn't live without dancing, Pasha moved to the USA to follow his dream."

I love him. I just love him. Totally gutted he won't be in Strictly this year. And his autobiography is surprisingly good. He's given to lots of positive pronouncements and upbeat messages, but you get the feeling he's a nice man who just loves dancing.

To be released at the April York Bookcrossing meetup.

To be released at the April York Bookcrossing meetup.

Picked up in April/May and forgot to journal (sorry!). As someone who also had a life-threatening infection, I am curious to see how his experienced cxompare.