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Mistress of the Ritz : A Novel by Melanie Benjamin (2019, Hardcover)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Novel
- ISBN
- 9780399182242
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0399182241
ISBN-13
9780399182242
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038266856
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mistress of the Ritz : a Novel
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Sagas, Literary, Biographical, Historical
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
17.1 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-052997
Reviews
Praise for Melanie Benjamin's The Girls in the Picture "Benjamin has a flair for historical fiction about women's lives. . . . A rich exploration of two Hollywood friends who shaped the movies." --USA Today "A boffo production." --NPR "Riveting . . . a star-studded story of female friendship, creative sparks about to ignite, and the power of women." --Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You and Cruel Beautiful World
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
A captivating novel based on the story of the extraordinary real-life American woman who secretly worked for the French Resistance during World War II--while playing hostess to the invading Germans at the iconic H tel Ritz in Paris--from the New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator's Wife and The Swans of Fifth Avenue . "A compelling portrait of a marriage and a nation at war from within."--Kate Quinn, author of The Alice Network Nothing bad can happen at the Ritz; inside its gilded walls every woman looks beautiful, every man appears witty. Favored guests like Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Coco Chanel, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walk through its famous doors to be welcomed and pampered by Blanche Auzello and her husband, Claude, the hotel's director. The Auzellos are the mistress and master of the Ritz, allowing the glamour and glitz to take their minds off their troubled marriage, and off the secrets that they keep from their guests--and each other. Until June 1940, when the German army sweeps into Paris, setting up headquarters at the Ritz. Suddenly, with the likes of Hermann Go ring moving into suites once occupied by royalty, Blanche and Claude must navigate a terrifying new reality. One that entails even more secrets and lies. One that may destroy the tempestuous marriage between this beautiful, reckless American and her very proper Frenchman. For in order to survive--and strike a blow against their Nazi "guests"--Blanche and Claude must spin a web of deceit that ensnares everything and everyone they cherish. But one secret is shared between Blanche and Claude alone--the secret that, in the end, threatens to imperil both of their lives, and to bring down the legendary Ritz itself. Based on true events, Mistress of the Ritz is a taut tale of suspense wrapped up in a love story for the ages, the inspiring story of a woman and a man who discover the best in each other amid the turbulence of war. Praise for Mistress of the Ritz "No one writes of the complexities of women's lives and loves like Melanie Benjamin. In Mistress of the Ritz , Benjamin brings wartime Paris brilliantly to life. . . . Intense, illuminating, and ultimately inspiring " --Elizabeth Letts, New York Times bestselling author of Finding Dorothy, A captivating novel based on the story of the extraordinary real-life American woman who secretly worked for the French Resistance during World War II--while playing hostess to the invading Germans at the iconic H tel Ritz in Paris--from the New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator's Wife and The Swans of Fifth Avenue . "A compelling portrait of a marriage and a nation at war from within."--Kate Quinn, author of The Alice Network Nothing bad can happen at the Ritz; inside its gilded walls every woman looks beautiful, every man appears witty. Favored guests like Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Coco Chanel, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walk through its famous doors to be welcomed and pampered by Blanche Auzello and her husband, Claude, the hotel's director. The Auzellos are the mistress and master of the Ritz, allowing the glamour and glitz to take their minds off their troubled marriage, and off the secrets that they keep from their guests--and each other. Until June 1940, when the German army sweeps into Paris, setting up headquarters at the Ritz. Suddenly, with the likes of Hermann Go ring moving into suites once occupied by royalty, Blanche and Claude must navigate a terrifying new reality. One that entails even more secrets and lies. One that may destroy the tempestuous marriage between this beautiful, reckless American and her very proper Frenchman. For in order to survive--and strike a blow against their Nazi "guests"--Blanche and Claude must spin a web of deceit that ensnares everything and everyone they cherish. But one secret is shared between Blanche and Claude alone--the secret that, in the end, threatens to imperil both of their lives, and to bring down the legendary Ritz itself. Based on true events, Mistress of the Ritz is a taut tale of suspense wrapped up in a love story for the ages, the inspiring story of a woman and a man who discover the best in each other amid the turbulence of war. Advance praise for Mistress of the Ritz "No one writes of the complexities of women's lives and loves like Melanie Benjamin. In Mistress of the Ritz , Benjamin brings wartime Paris brilliantly to life. . . . Intense, illuminating, and ultimately inspiring " --Elizabeth Letts, New York Times bestselling author of Finding Dorothy, In March 1940, the Nazis sweep Paris and immediately take up residence in one of the city's most iconic sites- The Hotel Ritz. There, under a roof legendary for its unprecedented luxury and for its fabled residents-including Coco Chanel, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Cole Porter, Hemingway, Balanchine, Doris Duke, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and now Hermann G ering-the Nazis rule over a paralyzed city. But two residents of the Ritz refuse to be defeated- its director, Claude Auzello, and his beautiful American actress wife, Blanche. They not only oversee the smooth workings of the hotel, but both Blanche and Claude throw themselves fearlessly into the dangerous and clandestine workings of the French Resistance. This is a true-to-life novel of a courageous woman and her husband who put their marriage-and ultimately their lives-in jeopardy to fight for freedom. Intimate, fearless, and moving, it spins a brilliantly and unforgettably vivid human portrait at a time of unimaginable crisis and sacrifice. Story Locale- Hotel Ritz, Paris, WWII
LC Classification Number
PS3608.A876M57 2019
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