Danielle Steel

Hotel Vendome Danielle Steel

Publisher Marketing: The 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 Vendome 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 Vendome 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 listener will forget. Welcome to the Hotel Vendome." Review Citations: Library Journal 06/01/2011 pg. 76 (EAN 9780385343176, Hardcover) Library Journal Prepub Alert 06/01/2011 pg. 76 (EAN 9780385343176, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 07/04/2011 (EAN 9780385343176, Hardcover) Booklist 09/15/2011 pg. 24 (EAN 9780385343176, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2011 (EAN 9780385343176, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Steel, Danielle Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world s most popular authors, with over 650 million copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include Prodigal Son, Pegasus, A Perfect Life, Power Play, Winners, First Sight, Until the End of Time, The Sins of the Mother, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina s life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; Pure Joy, about the dogs she and her family have loved; and the children s book Pretty Minnie in Paris.