Book : Hotel Portofino - JP O’Connell

-Titulo Original : Hotel Portofino

-Fabricante :

Blackstone Publishing

-Descripcion Original:

For fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown, get ready for Hotel Portofino. Coming to PBS in 2022. A heady historical drama about a British family who open an upper-class hotel on the magical Italian Riviera during the ‘Roaring 20s’. Hotel Portofino has been open for only a few weeks, but already the problems are mounting for its owner Bella Ainsworth. Her high-class guests are demanding and hard to please. And shes being targeted by a scheming and corrupt local politician, who threatens to drag her into the red-hot cauldron of Mussolinis Italy. To make matters worse, her marriage is in trouble, and her children are still struggling to recover from the repercussions of the Great War. All eyes are on the arrival of a potential love match for her son Lucian, but events dont go to plan, which will have far reaching consequences for the whole family. Set in the breathtakingly beautiful Italian Riviera, Hotel Portofino is a story of personal awakening at a time of global upheaval and of the liberating influence of Italys enchanting culture, climate, and cuisine on British innocents abroad, perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown. Review If you love period dramas like Downton Abbey and The Crown, then you need to read Hotel Portofino by J.P. OConnell immediately.-- PopSugar OConnells historical novel, brimming with drama, romance, and intrigue set on the beautiful Italian Riviera during the 1920s, is perfect for fans of Downton Abbey. It also includes a diverse cast of characters and deftly addresses the prejudices of the era.-- Library Journal Set in the stunning Italian Riviera and reminiscent of Downtown Abbey, and soon to be a PBS original, Hotel Portofino will capture your heart and have you flipping through the pages faster than youll ever be able to make hot cocoa.-- Women In the genre of Agatha Christie, Henry James, Edith Wharton, this story delights. The authors descriptions of Portofino are lovely, the characters fully formed. And the story whispers a warning--beware the subtle ways in which freedom can be lost.-- Pamela Binnings Ewen, bestselling author of The Queen of Paris About the Author J. P. OCONNELL has worked as an editor and writer for a variety of newspapers and magazines including Time Out, The Guardian, The Times, and the Daily Telegraph. JP has also written several books including a novel, a celebration of letter-writing, a spice encyclopedia, and, most recently, an analysis of David Bowies favorite books and the ways they influenced his music. JP lives in London.