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Lädt ... The Big Dreams Beach Hotelvon Lilly Bartlett
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Wriggle your toes in the sand and feel the warm breeze on your face when you check into the hotel that's full of dreams... 'The happy plot is charming... very entertaining' Publisher's Weekly Three years after ditching her career in New York City, Rosie never thought she'd still be managing the quaint faded Victorian hotel in her seaside hometown. What's worse, the hotel's new owners are turning it into a copy of their Florida properties. Flamingos and all. Cultures are clashing and the hotel's residents stand in the way of the developers' plans. The hotel is both their home and their family. That's going to make Rory's job difficult when he arrives to enforce the changes. And Rosie isn't exactly on his side, even though it's the chance to finally restart her career. Rory might be charming, but he's still there to evict her friends. How can she follow her dreams if it means ending everyone else's? Praise for Lilly Bartlett: "Absolutely gorgeous!" Debbie Johnson "Full of enjoyment, humour and utter brilliance" 5* Ali the Dragon Slayer "Funny, charming and irresistibly sweet. I loved every minute of this and raced through from first page to last" Jen Med's Book Reviews "Wowzer, it's phenomenal! Rosie is one of the best characters I've read this year" 10 out of 10 Paige Turner Reviews "Utterly fabulous, completely hilarious, a pure escapist read" 5* Rachel's Random Reads "I was buzzing through the pages - a story I HIGHLY recommend!" Mrs Mommy Booknerd "Enchanting, huggable, gigglefest - the perfect antidote for when antics in the real world are severely tragic" The Writing Garnet "A brilliant cast of eccentric and very memorable characters" Cheryl's M-M Reviews "A fun, fondant-sweet, dream of a plot but with a melancholic edge to tug at your heartstrings" My Chestnut Reading Tree "Witty dialogue, engaging and relatable characters - I flew through this story in record time" Books of All Kinds "A beautiful story - a perfect pick-me-up - such a lot of laugh-out-loud moments" BrizzleLass Books "Delightful friendships, witty writing and a sweet romance that is guaranteed to entertain" Rae Reads Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Rosie is working at a hotel in Scarborough, an unusual one to say the least and one that time forgot. She's the manager and it's not exactly making loads of money. There's an unusual cast of characters who are residents at the hotel (this made me think of Fawlty Towers!). The Colonel, Lill, Miracle and not to mention Peter and Barry (his Basset Hound). They're all such brilliant creations, unique and interesting people who I really cared about.
But when the Colonel decides to sell the hotel along comes Rory, transition manager, and also rather good looking. He and Rosie have to work together. Perhaps you can see where this might be heading.....
This story and these characters could be rather twee in the wrong hands but Lilly Bartlett has wonderful storytelling ability and instead it's a really heart-warming, lovely read.
I warmed to the characters instantly and I really wanted everything to work out for them. There's a lot of humour in the story, both within the dialogue and in the behaviour of the characters. There's plenty of sarcasm and it may be the lowest form of wit but I happen to find it very funny.
I loved the fact that it is set mostly in Scarborough. It's somewhere that I went on holiday quite a few times so I am fond of the place. The hotel is quite old-fashioned but the so called improvements wreaked on it by the bizarre new owners are quite something. I'll just say 'flamingos' and leave it there!
This is feel-good fiction at its best. I enjoyed every minute that I spent reading it and gave a sigh of satisfaction when I got to the end. I'd say it's the perfect light read. (