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1927: Hotel Portofino is prospering under Bella’s stewardship.
1927: Hotel Portofino is prospering under Bella’s stewardship.
As the season begins, Bella is keenly looking forward to her son Lucian’s imminent arrival and the chance to discuss with him her plans to convert the hotel’s basement into a spa. But then Bella’s husband Cecil turns up unannounced,
Over the course of several hot weeks in the middle of the Italian summer, Bella is forced to confront the reality of her relationship with Cecil and to decide to what extent she is prepared to go against social convention to get what she wants. As she welcomes her guests, old and new, an anonymous visit from a travel guide inspector threatens to make or break the hotel’s future.
Portofino
A fictional hotel set in the very real Portofino
Ooh the hotel in the book sounds nice. Very Downton Abbey with its grandeur and its opening up to the new changes going on in the world.
Romance, intrigue, and dangerous ambitions combine to create the perfect escape: welcome to the beautiful Hotel Portofino on the magical Italian Riviera.
Destination: Portofino Author/guide: J. P O’Connell Departure Time: 1927
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