The Hotel Swiss-Touring is the refuge for a group of cosmopolitan characters who come together in Switzerland after World War II. Their object is to conceal themselves from the money-hungry governments and hostile master races.
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The Little Hotel provides an in-depth examination of the longings and dreams of the hotel owners, workers, and guests at a "fourth rate" Swiss hotel shortly after World War II. Through Selda, one of the owners, a woman "always astonished at how people can muddle their lives," we learn about the guests and the staff as well as how she keeps order and calm amid clashing personalities. There is an English woman of fifty, slowly dying of boredom; the "Mayor of B" from Belgium, constantly issuing unnecessary documents he keeps in the hotel safe; the wife of a doctor who is sure her husband is trying to kill her with prescription drugs. The hotel staff includes fifty-year-old Clara, who has worked there many years and vies for power over the other staff and guests; Luisa and Lina, sisters from Italy; and Rosa, a young German waitress who wants to be an actress. The staff tries to decipher the whims of the guests and deal with their own situations, and while many of the guests see the staff as friends, it is not an equal relationship - and that difference is not lost on the staff. Irony, humor, and sadness emerge as this unlikely mixture of people goes about the art of living. -- For great reviews of books for girls, check out Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14. -- From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Holly Smith
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