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Maura Stone (Author)

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Publication Date: December 11, 2009

Winner of the 2011 National Indie Excellence Award for comedy, Five-Star FLEECING delivers with sass, fun and vengeance true tales-from-the-crypt about a corrupt luxury hotel in NYC. Seen through the eyes of Linda Lane, an unconventional heroine, Five-Star FLEECING strips the veil on the otherwise secret world of high-end hospitality. Escape with laughter into this madcap adventure filled with crazed colleagues, paparazzi and celebrities. A definite must-read for anyone willing to ROFLMAO.

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About the Author

Maura Stone's first novel, "Five-Star FLEECING" astounded friends and critics alike, considering her background as a commercial banker. Her recent mini ebooks written for those on the go include "Arc of Passion" on kindle. Arc of Passion's a light, breezy, funny, romantic pettifog. In other words, a literary treat. And, soon to come to kindle, "Men, eDating and Mast*****ion," the first of a five part series of ebooks parodying online romance as 'edating Advice from the Bubbameistah.' For more information, please visit: MauraStone.com or you can read from her blog at: http://kiss-keepitsimpleschmuck.blogspot.com/

Product Details

Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace (December 11, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1449932290
ISBN-13: 978-1449932299
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,582,367 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A former banker, Maura Stone astounded friends and critics alike with the publication of her first novel. Despite this occupational handicap, Five-Star FLEECING received rave reviews and won a national book award in 2011. Although fictional in scope, the stories in the book are based upon true tales from the crypt of incidents formerly known to those involved in the high-end hospitality industry.   

Five-Star FLEECING is the first novel in over two decades that focuses on the hotel industry. And the only comedy in existence about corporate corruption in hospitality. Defying the basic ingredient of chick lit, a heroine who's a victim of love or violence, Five-Star FLEECING features a protagonist who easily could've been a man. Add to the mix the raucous nature of this comedy, one of the funniest books to have been published in over a decade, and it's no wonder critics and fans alike agree that Five-Star FLEECING is a contemporary American masterpiece. Once again, Maura demonstrates she's ahead of the curve with this award-winning, critically acclaimed novel.

Keeping with her tradition of innovative comedy and topics, Maura's new ebooks reflect a new literary direction. Arc of Romance is a quick ebook read for those on the go, featured in Kindle. eDating Advice from the Bubbameistah series is the first of its kind, a humorous advice ebook for the edating connoisseur and ingénue alike. Men, eDating and Mast*****ion is the initial ebook, soon to come on Kindle. Please feel free to check her website for up-coming details.

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A humorous delve into the underworld of class, highly recommended April 3, 2010

By Midwest Book Review

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Even the classiest isn't immune from the lowest common denominator. "Five-Star Fleecing" looks into the life of Linda Lane, as she embraces her new career as manager of the Supreme Superior, a five star New York City hotel. But her classy career is not what it's cracked up to be as she soon finds herself again associating with criminals. Presented as a dark comedy, "Five-Star Fleecing" is a humorous delve into the underworld of class, highly recommended.

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superb scathing satire of business February 8, 2010

By Harriet Klausner #1 HALL OF FAME

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In 1995 after losing her legal position at a firm doing questionable practices, Linda Lane obtains a job as assistant resident manager at the Manhattan luxurious Supreme Superior Hotel. Her boss Herr Ganiff explains the rules of working at a five-star hotel and assigns her to work up a plan on how to keep their high rollers happy while also bringing in some middle income.

However, Linda observes all sorts of questionable practices at the hotel owned in absentia by a Japanese trio. In fact, she sees theft, poor handling of guests and a management team that takes care of itself exclusively. As she tries to ignore what she observes, Linda thinks of her father who told her to never back down from an ethics scenario as she did as a lawyer.

This is a superb scathing satire of the hospitality business at a time when Wall St. is in the news with Too Big To Fail bonuses to many of those who failed. The cast is eccentric and over the top of the Empire State Building with me-me attitudes that stun idealistic newcomer Linda Lane who cannot understand the philosophy that the guest must not get in the way of bonuses. Maura Stone provides a well written tale of avarice, American style of capitalism.

Harriet Klausner

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Wonderful Book May 4, 2011

By Lori L Fleener

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Maura has made a character that will capture your heart. Linda Lane is funny, naive, and wise. Linda jumps from the frying pan into the fire. You will laugh, you will cry but most of all you will love Five Star Fleecing.

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Light read...wouldn't recommend it to friends to read...too many other good books out there to read...did not like all the dashes instead of hyphens... Read more

Published 22 days ago by Barb Bednarski

Punctuation!

I would enjoy this book so much more if only dashes weren't used in place of hyphens. The dashes are distracting and confusing. Read more

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Five Star Fleecing

If you want to get an idea as to what goes on behind the scenes in an upscale hotel then this is the book to read. Read more

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A lot of fun.

Maura Stone's Five Star Fleecing is a lot of fun from page one.
Linda Lane takes us on a tour through every corner of a grand hotel,and the hospitality business. Read more

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It takes alot for me to get into a book and I was surprise when I couldn't put the book down. It was well writted in a down to earth prespective. Read more

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