Description: "Tilly was a bright, outgoing little girl who liked playing with ghosts and matches. She loved fizzy drinks, swear words, fish fingers and Catholic churches, but most of all she loved living in Brighton in Queenie Malone's magnificent Paradise Hotel with its endearing and loving family of misfits - staff and guests alike. But Tilly's childhood was shattered when her mother sent her away from the only home she'd ever loved to boarding school with little explanation and no warning. Now, Tilda has grown into an independent woman still damaged by her mother's unaccountable cruelty. Wary of people, her only friend is her dog, Eli. But when her mother dies, Tilda goes back to Brighton and with the help of her beloved Queenie sets about unravelling the mystery of her exile from The Paradise Hotel and she discovers that her mother was not the woman she thought she knew at all ... Mothers and daughters ... their story can be complicated ... it can also turn out to have a happy ending."--Publisher's description.
Brief description:
Ruth Hogan is the author of several bestselling novels, including The Keeper of Lost Things. She lives north of London in a chaotic Victorian house with her husband and a much-loved pack of rescue dogs.
Review Quotes:
Paise for Ruth Hogan: "During the dark, dreary days of winter, a new Ruth Hogan novel is as delightful as the first hints of spring. Hogan writes entirely hopeful fiction, full of warmth, humour and tenderness and even though her appealing and endearing characters are often caught in a maelstrom of difficult emotions, there is always a sense that love endures, despite all else.... As lovely as a burst of bright bluebells." - Sunday Express
"You are in for such a treat." - Annie Lyons, author of The Happiness List
"This book really shines . . . laugh-out-loud funny." - Stylist
"With its enchanting characters, this is a divine read." - Prima
"A poignant tale of love and family." - Good Housekeeping
"A captivating story full of endearing characters."
- Booklist
"A captivating story full of endearing characters." - Melissa Norstedt
"Wonderfully refreshing and creative . . . Eccentric yet lovable cast of characters . . . Hogan creates a heartwarming yet sobering tale." - The Daily Californian