Hotel Portofino

The summer novel of 2022! A grand historical novel set on the Italian Riviera in the 1920s.

Italy, 1926. The Hotel Portofino welcomes a cavalcade of glamorous British upper-class guests for a summer of luxury, but soon after opening, owner Bella Ainsworth finds herself in trouble. Short-staffed and underfunded, her high-class guests are demanding and hard to please, and she finds herself the target of a corrupt fascist politician.

Her biggest problem, however, is that her aristocratic, scheming husband – desperate to maintain his wealth and status – is making his own plans behind her back, with dire consequences…

Hotel Portofino is a tale of the trials and tribulations of a progressive woman in a time of global turmoil. A grand historical novel set on the Italian Riviera. Perfect for those who enjoyed The Crown and Downton Abbey.