Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel: the perfect uplifting summer read from the author of The Keeper of Lost Things - Couverture rigide

Hogan, Ruth

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ISBN 10 : 1473669065 ISBN 13 : 9781473669062

Editeur : Two Roads, 2019

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

'As lovely as a burst of bright bluebells' Sunday Express 'Technicolor' Daily Mail
'A moving exploration of the complex relationship between mothers and daughters' Observer
'A poignant tale of love and family' Good Housekeeping
'Enchanting . . . divine' Prima
'This book really shines . . . laugh-out-loud funny' Stylist
'A tender tale' Woman & Home
'Absorbing, tender and heartfelt' Mike Gayle, author of The Man I Think I Know
'Her best novel yet' Hannah Beckerman, author of If Only I Could Tell You
'Exuberant and full of zest' Nina Pottell

The new novel from Ruth Hogan, the bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things and The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes - an uplifting novel of mothers and daughters, families and secrets and the astonishing power of friendship.

Tilly was a bright, outgoing little girl who liked playing with ghosts and matches. She loved fizzy drinks, swear words, fish fingers and Catholic churches, but most of all she loved living in Brighton in Queenie Malone's magnificent Paradise Hotel with its endearing and loving family of misfits - staff and guests alike. But Tilly's childhood was shattered when her mother sent her away from the only home she'd ever loved to boarding school with little explanation and no warning.

Many years later, Tilda has grown into an independent woman still damaged by her mother's unaccountable cruelty. Wary of people, her only friend is her dog, Eli. But when her mother dies, Tilda goes back to Brighton and with the help of her beloved Queenie sets about unravelling the mystery of her exile from The Paradise Hotel, only to discover that her mother was not the woman she thought she knew at all ...

Mothers and daughters ... their story can be complicated ... but it can also turn out to have a happy ending.

Revue de presse

Hogan has a reputation for eccentric characters, hints of the supernatural and the power of unexpected friendships. Here, she combines all these with a moving exploration of the complex relationship between mothers and daughters. (Observer)

During the dark, dreary days of winter, a new Ruth Hogan novel is as delightful as the first hints of spring. Hogan writes entirely hopeful fiction, full of warmth, humour and tenderness and even though her appealing and endearing characters are often caught in a maelstrom of difficult emotions, there is always a sense that love endures, despite all else.... As lovely as a burst of bright bluebells. (Sunday Express)

Full of Hogan's trademark technicolor characters; it's also reminiscent of The Trouble With Goats and Sheep. (Daily Mail)

Lively . . . Past and present collide as Tilda learns the truth about her old life in the titular hotel. (Independent (i))

This book really shines . . . laugh-out-loud funny. (Stylist)

With its enchanting characters, this is a divine read. (Prima)

A poignant tale of love and family (Good Housekeeping)

A tender tale (Woman & Home)

As exuberant as it sounds. (Magic Radio Book Club)

Sprinkled with zest, wit and whimsy . . . grief and loss do haunt these pages, along with love and understanding. The writing sparkles. (Irish Echo)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Two Roads
• Date d'édition: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1473669065
• ISBN 13: 9781473669062
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336