{"product_id":"queenie-malones-paradise-hotel-9780062935717","title":"Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the wildly popular bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Keeper of Lost Things\u003c\/em\u003e comes a surprising and uplifting story about the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters, and the magic of chosen family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTilly was a bright, outgoing little girl who loved fizzy drinks, naughty words, and liked playing with ghosts and matches. When her beloved father suddenly disappeared, she and her fragile, difficult mother\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003emoved into Queenie Malone's magnificent Paradise Hotel in Brighton, with its endearing and loving family of misfits--including the exuberant and compassionate Queenie herself. But then Tilly was dealt another shattering blow when her mother sent her off to boarding school with little explanation and no warning, and she lost her beloved chosen family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow an adult, Tilda has grown into an independent woman still damaged by her mother's unaccountable cruelty. Wary of people, her only true friend is her dog, Eli. When her estranged mother dies, Tilda returns to Brighton and the home she loved best. With the help of the still-dazzling Queenie, she sets about unraveling the mystery of her exile from The Paradise Hotel, only to discover that her mother was not the woman she thought she knew at all...and that it's never too late to write your own happy ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Ruth Hogan's trademark quirky, clever, and life-affirming characters, \u003cem\u003eQueenie Malone's Paradise Hotel \u003c\/em\u003ewill dazzle readers and mesmerize them until they reach the surprising twist at the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHogan, Ruth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRuth Hogan describes herself as a \"rapacious reader, writer, and incorrigible magpie\" whose own love of small treasures and curiosities and the people around her inspired her first novel. She lives north of London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50668913033490,"sku":"9780062935717","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_db7ac01c-be69-4d07-9216-eaceccfc0cef.jpg?v=1733752255","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/queenie-malones-paradise-hotel-9780062935717","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}