If you like The White Lotus you’ll love the The Hotel Stories.
This is the first volume of the Hotel Stories, featuring the world’s most glamorous, brilliant and mischievous hotel manager, referred to as Ms N to protect her anonymity. Ms N loves to solve problems – especially when they’re caused by men. The tales are chronicled by her young colleague, Tatiana, in the manner of Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes.
The stories have a strong sense of place. The first three are set in a luxury hotel in the historic capital of Tatiana’s beautiful but not yet fully developed homeland. The White Blouse is set in a nearby, equally chaotic country. Gents is set in Florida. The last two stories are set later, after Tatiana has become the manager of her own luxury eco-hotel set in a hollowed-out mountain overlooking a relic-strewn plain. Given the nature of the stories, none of these locations can be named – except Florida.
Seven Hotel Stories: where they come from
All the stories are inspired by real events, recounted to Leigh Turner by hoteliers. Leigh writes a fresh story each year as a birthday present to his partner, who is a senior hotel manager. The stories in “Seven Hotel Stories”, available as a paperback or e-book from Amazon, were gifts between 2011 and 2017.
In addition to the paperback, you can also read all the individual stories as e-books on Amazon.
Praise for Seven Hotel Stories
“Charming, fun and fast-paced” – Matthew Parris
“You’ll never make a fuss in a hotel again” – reader review
Edmund de Waal on Blood Summit: “Utterly gripping – I devoured it.”
John Connolly on Blood Summit: “A hugely entertaining writer.”
Jane Goodall on Lessons in Diplomacy: “An insightful and powerful book.”
You can read excerpts from each story at the links below.
