Hotel Vendome (2011)

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Danielle Steel's dazzling new novel invites readers into the ultra-glamorous
world of a five-star New York hotel, and brings to vivid life the man who builds
it as his dream, the girl who grows up in its loving embrace, and the colorful
guests and staff who make its magic complete. HOTEL
VENDÔMEThe hotel was old, run-down. But to Swiss-born Hugues
Martin, a young, ambitious hotelier trained in the most illustrious European
traditions, it is a rough diamond, tucked away on a quiet, perfectly situated
Manhattan street. After begging and borrowing every penny he can scrape
together, Hugues purchases the building - and transforms it into one of the
world's finest luxury hotels.Under Hugues's tireless, exacting
supervision, the Hotel Vendôme is soon renowned for its elegance, its
efficiency, its unparalleled service and discretion - the ideal New York refuge
for the rich and famous, as well as a perfect home for Hugues's beautiful young
wife and their daughter. But when his wife runs off with a notorious rock star,
Hugues is suddenly a single parent to four-year-old Heloise - who will grow up
happily regardless, amid a fascinating milieu of celebrities, socialites,
politicians, world travelers, and the countless hotel employees who all adore
her.As the years pass, Hugues and the hotel are the center of Heloise's
life, a universe of unexpected mysteries and pleasures, crises and celebrations
that make every day magical. She longs to follow in her father's footsteps and
one day run the Vendôme with him. New challenges mark her way: an unexpected
romance for Hugues and her own journey to hotel school in Switzerland. The
lessons she has learned at her father's side, in their exciting
upstairs/downstairs world, will carry her through it all, as they illuminate a
story no reader will forget.Welcome to the Hotel Vendôme.