An evocative historical novel of love and loss Perfect for fans of Barbara Taylor Bradford, Catherine Cookson, Margaret Powell and Kate Morton. With the world torn apart by war, can Louisa and her... This description may be from another edition of this product.
The success story of Louisa Leyton, a young scullery maid who, through her beauty as well as her skill as a cook, became the hostess and intimate friend of peers, princes and kings. Later Louisa bought the run-down, seedy looking Bentinck Hotel, and despite her problems with a drunken husband, ill-health, and financial difficulties she transformed the old place into an international meeting place for the rich that became a legend in its own lifetime.
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