Summary of Hotel du LacÂ
Edith Hope, an English writer of romance novels, stays in a hotel on Lake Geneva during the off-season to escape a scandal she caused back home in London. At the Swiss hotel, she quietly observes the other guests – particularly the women – but also the charming Mr Neville…
Reasons to read Hotel du Lac
“Hotel du Lac” is an elegant and entertaining novel about love and human relationships, set in an old-fashioned lakeside hotel in Switzerland. In 1984, “Hotel du Lac” surprisingly won the Booker Prize. While some critics dismissed it as lightweight and predictable, the controversy did not prevent this unpretentious novel from becoming a bestseller throughout the 1980s. Anita Brookner, a British novelist and art historian, made her literary debut at the age of 53.
Setting: Vevey, Lake Geneva (Switzerland)
Novel set in Switzerland: Lake Geneva – likely inspired by Vevey, where a real Grand HĂ´tel du Lac exists.
Original title: Hotel du Lac
Year of publication: 1984
Nr of pages: 192
