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Set in a luxurious grand hotel just outside Lisbon, at the height of the Second World War, Estoril is a delightful and poignant novel about exile, divided loyalties, fear and survival. The hotel's guests include spies, fallen kings, refugees from the Balkans, Nazis, American diplomats and stateless Jews. The Portuguese secret police broodingly observe the visitors, terrified that their country's neutrality will be compromised.
The novel seamlessly fuses the stories of its invented characters with appearances by historical figures like the ex-King Carol of Romania, the great Polish pianist Jan Paderewski, the British agent Ian Fleming, the Russian chess grandmaster Alexander Alekhine and the French writer and flyer Antoine de St Exupery, who forms a poignant friendship with a young Jewish boy living alone in the hotel.
Set in a luxurious grand hotel just outside Lisbon, at the height of the Second World War, Estoril is a delightful and poignant novel about exile, divided loyalties, fear and survival. The hotel's...
Set in a luxurious grand hotel just outside Lisbon, at the height of the Second World War, Estoril is a delightful and poignant novel about exile, divided loyalties, fear and survival. The hotel's guests include spies, fallen kings, refugees from the Balkans, Nazis, American diplomats and stateless Jews. The Portuguese secret police broodingly observe the visitors, terrified that their country's neutrality will be compromised.
The novel seamlessly fuses the stories of its invented characters with appearances by historical figures like the ex-King Carol of Romania, the great Polish pianist Jan Paderewski, the British agent Ian Fleming, the Russian chess grandmaster Alexander Alekhine and the French writer and flyer Antoine de St Exupery, who forms a poignant friendship with a young Jewish boy living alone in the hotel.
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As soon as I started reading, I knew I had chanced upon something very special. I was completely hooked by a book which is a comedy, a spy story, and a riveting piece of historical investigation that seamlessly integrates these genres... This is a book that readers will race through but never forget. MISHA GLENNY
As soon as I started reading, I knew I had chanced upon something very special. I was completely hooked by a book which is a comedy, a spy story, and a riveting piece of historical investigation that...
As soon as I started reading, I knew I had chanced upon something very special. I was completely hooked by a book which is a comedy, a spy story, and a riveting piece of historical investigation that seamlessly integrates these genres... This is a book that readers will race through but never forget. MISHA GLENNY
Portugal is an often forgotten European country. This quirky book sets the scene perfectly in the troubled times of war. People from different countries and backgrounds come together to tell their stories. I enjoyed this book immensely set in a country I love but few write about.
Many thanks to Head of Zeus and NetGalley. Can we have more about this beautiful country.
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Thanks Head of Zeus and netgalley for this ARC.
Just the right tone, breath, and feel for a quasi-spy, family of survivors, and just plain fun novel to read
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Portugal is an often forgotten European country. This quirky book sets the scene perfectly in the troubled times of war. People from different countries and backgrounds come together to tell their stories. I enjoyed this book immensely set in a country I love but few write about.
Many thanks to Head of Zeus and NetGalley. Can we have more about this beautiful country.
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NikkiZoe n, Reviewer
Thanks Head of Zeus and netgalley for this ARC.
Just the right tone, breath, and feel for a quasi-spy, family of survivors, and just plain fun novel to read