Hotel 21: The 'funny, poignant and completely heart-warming' debut novel

Paperback Published on: 06/06/2024
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Synopsis

'Beautifully told, this is a heart-warming and thought-provoking read.' Heat

'A sharp, funny, poignant and completely heart-warming story about female friendship and kick-ass women. I truly loved it!' Ruth Hogan
‘I have a first-day rule. Any sign of trouble, even a whiff of a problem, and I walk.’

Noelle is an efficient and friendly hotel cleaner, a model employee. Or so she’d have you think. The trouble is that she can’t help taking little ‘souvenirs’ as she cleans. Nothing of value, just tokens of happy, normal lives: a lipstick, a hair clip, some tweezers. And by the time the guest has noticed, she’s long gone.

As she starts at her 21st hotel, she’s determined to beat her record of one month in a five star hotel before suspicion falls on her. But when she meets her new colleagues, her plans are complicated. These women aren’t just hands pushing carts down lonely hotel corridors: they are women with lives full of happiness and worry, pain and joy. The kind of lives Noelle has never known how to live. They make her wonder what it might be like to have real friends, people to stick around for…

Will the women at Hotel 21 give her the courage to claim the life she deserves, or will her old habits come back to haunt her?

'Wonderful!' Daily Mail

** Readers LOVE Hotel 21 **
‘A feel good book that restores your faith in friendship. You can't help but love it’
‘It's pure happy bliss’
‘This is a warm fuzzy hug of a book’
‘An absolute heart-warming read with some unforgettable characters’
‘I read it in one sitting!’
‘You know you’ve just finished a really special book when it comes to a close and you miss the main character already’
‘A stunning take on what it means to be human and the impact of the connections we make every day’

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • ISBN: 9781526650481
  • Number of pages: 288
  • Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 20 mm
  • Weight: 209g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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Hotel 21
Convenience Store Woman meets Eleanor Oliphant
Contains minor spoilers* I first saw this recommend on Bloomsbury UK Twitter profile. The comps really intrigued me. I think they describe the novel well... READ MORE
Maira Bakenova
Hotel 21
This debut novel by Senta Rich is a must read for every reader.
I am so in love with this book! The characters, the plot and the writing style was just perfect. I found myself laughing, sad, happy, angry and every oth... READ MORE
Bethany  Ainsworth
Hotel 21
Lovely read
Noelle is a hotel cleaner. However she is not your run of the mill cleaner. She has a secret- she can't stop herself from taking things from the rooms. She... READ MORE
Maggie Macdonald
Hotel 21
Entertaining.....
I found “Hotel 21” a curious read, focusing on female friendship, loneliness, kleptomania and the power of survival. The main protagonist Noelle, started o... READ MORE
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