Americaâs #1 bestseller! There are some places you visit, and some places you never leave behind. Danielle Steelâs new novel follows a devoted father and the daughter he raises in the fascinating upstairs-downstairs world of a glamorous Manhattan hotel. HOTEL VENDĂME The hotel was old, run-down. But to Swiss-born hotelier Hugues Martin, it is a rough diamond tucked away on a quiet New York City street. So Hugues scrapes together everything he has to purchase the buildingâand transforms it into one of the worldâs finest luxury hotels.
Under Huguesâs exacting supervision, the Hotel VendĂ´me is soon renowned for its unparalleled service and discretionâthe ideal refuge for the rich and famousâand a perfect home for Huguesâs family, until his young wife abandons him, leaving Hugues the single parent to their four-year-old daughter. Still, Heloise grows up happily amid a colorful milieu of celebrities, socialites, politicians, world travelers, and the countless hotel employees who all adore her.
As the years pass and unexpected challenges arise, Hugues and the hotel are the center of Heloiseâs life. She longs to follow in her fatherâs footsteps and one day run the Hotel VendĂ´me. The lessons she learns at his side will carry her through it all, illuminating a story no reader will forget.
Welcome to the Hotel VendĂ´me.
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Danielle Steel's Sins of the Mother.
Americaâs #1 bestseller! There are some places you visit, and some places you never leave behind. Danielle Steelâs new novel follows a devoted father and the daughter he raises in the fascinating upstairs-downstairs world of a glamorous Manhattan hotel. HOTEL VENDĂME The hotel was old, run-down. But to Swiss-born hotelier Hugues Martin, it is a rough diamond tucked away on a quiet New York City street. So Hugues scrapes together everything he has to purchase the buildingâand transforms it into one of the worldâs finest luxury hotels.
Under Huguesâs exacting supervision, the Hotel VendĂ´me is soon renowned for its unparalleled service and discretionâthe ideal refuge for the rich and famousâand a perfect home for Huguesâs family, until his young wife abandons him, leaving Hugues the single parent to their four-year-old daughter. Still, Heloise grows up happily amid a colorful milieu of celebrities, socialites, politicians, world travelers, and the countless hotel employees who all adore her.
As the years pass and unexpected challenges arise, Hugues and the hotel are the center of Heloiseâs life. She longs to follow in her fatherâs footsteps and one day run the Hotel VendĂ´me. The lessons she learns at his side will carry her through it all, illuminating a story no reader will forget.
Welcome to the Hotel VendĂ´me.
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Danielle Steel's Sins of the Mother.