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A review by bianca89279
Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel by Ruth Hogan
4.0
I was at the library picking some books I had on hold when I spotted this book prominently displayed. I felt compelled to grab it, as I adored The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes.
I love the worlds and characters that Ruth Hogan creates. Her writing is infused with beautiful descriptions, complex characters with rich inner worlds. Throw in a bit of whimsy and a dusting of magical realism and we've got ourselves a charming novel.
Told in two alternate timelines, one of Tilly a seven-year-old girl and Tilda, the adult who'd just buried her mother, Queenie Malon's Paradise Hotel is a slow, nostalgia-filled novel that dwells on how little we know those closest to us and how easy it is even for good people to do bad things that have negative consequences for those they love.
Upon discovering her mother's diaries, Tilda rediscovers herself and her mother, and she can begin to put together the puzzle of her life.
Coincidences and the right people in the right place at the right time move this story along.
I don't think this is as well realised as The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes - with which is tied-in in certain ways- but it was nevertheless still a very enjoyable read.
I'm looking forward to reading Ruth Hogan's fourth novel.
I love the worlds and characters that Ruth Hogan creates. Her writing is infused with beautiful descriptions, complex characters with rich inner worlds. Throw in a bit of whimsy and a dusting of magical realism and we've got ourselves a charming novel.
Told in two alternate timelines, one of Tilly a seven-year-old girl and Tilda, the adult who'd just buried her mother, Queenie Malon's Paradise Hotel is a slow, nostalgia-filled novel that dwells on how little we know those closest to us and how easy it is even for good people to do bad things that have negative consequences for those they love.
Upon discovering her mother's diaries, Tilda rediscovers herself and her mother, and she can begin to put together the puzzle of her life.
Coincidences and the right people in the right place at the right time move this story along.
I don't think this is as well realised as The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes - with which is tied-in in certain ways- but it was nevertheless still a very enjoyable read.
I'm looking forward to reading Ruth Hogan's fourth novel.