{"product_id":"the-hotel-paperback-4","title":"The Hotel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYiyun Li\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn awkward young woman develops an \"unsuitable attachment\" to a beautiful, worldly widow in a queer-coded novel set in a luxurious hotel on the Italian Riviera. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sydney Warren is a young, rebellious women in her twenties, uninterested in marriage and a puzzle to her friends and family. She becomes infatuated with Mrs. Kerr, an older and very beautiful widow--and the two women's close friendship swiftly becomes the subject of gossip at the hotel. But when Mrs. Kerr's young son arrives to visit his mother, the balance of Sydney and Mrs. Kerr's relationship is upset: a drama that plays out in front of an array of delightful, fascinating minor characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Originally published in 1927, Elizabeth Bowen's \u003ci\u003eThe Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e is a debut novel that explores social and emotional relationships and one young woman's coming-of-age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e (1899-1973) was an Irish-British novelist and short-story writer who often wrote about fraught and unfulfilling relationships among the upper-middle class. Her most well-known novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e (1927), \u003ci\u003eThe Death of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), and \u003ci\u003eThe Heat of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e (1948).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44445839917191,"sku":"9781454962410","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/D2SbdDSqDr9781454962410.webp?v=1776059421","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-hotel-paperback-4","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}