{"product_id":"hotel-du-lac-anita-brookner-9780679759324","title":"Hotel Du Lac: A Novel | Anita Brookner","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: inherit; color: #333; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 20px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eBOOKER PRIZE WINNER • When romance writer Edith Hope’s life begins to resemble the plots of her own novels, she flees to Switzerland, where the quiet luxury of the Hotel du Lac promises to restore her to her senses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 20px;\"\u003eBook Overview \u0026amp; Core Themes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cblockquote style=\"margin: 0 0 15px 0; padding-left: 15px; border-left: 3px solid #2c3e50; font-style: italic; color: #555;\"\u003e\n      \"Brookner's most absorbing novel ... wryly realistic ... graceful and attractive.\"—Anne Tyler, The The New York Times Book Review\n    \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eBut instead of peace and rest, Edith finds herself sequestered at the hotel with an assortment of love's casualties and exiles. She also attracts the attention of a worldly man determined to release her unused capacity for mischief and pleasure. Beautifully observed, witheringly funny, \u003cem\u003eHotel du Lac\u003c\/em\u003e is Brookner at her most stylish and potently subversive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eIn the novel that won her the Booker Prize and established her international reputation, Anita Brookner finds a new vocabulary for framing the eternal question \"Why love?\" Key areas examined within this work include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eExploring female independence, social conformity, loneliness, and the compromise inherent in traditional marriage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eInvestigating the immense pressure placed on unmarried women to conform to societal safety nets versus the quiet dignity of authentic isolation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eDelivering an impeccably crafted work of psychological realism driven by sharp, dry wit and elegant prose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eUtilizing a slow-burning, character-driven narrative structure relying on internal monologue and atmospheric descriptions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n  \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnita Brookner\u003c\/strong\u003e was a distinguished art historian, Cambridge professor, and award-winning author. \u003cem\u003eHotel du Lac\u003c\/em\u003e stands as the definitive breakout masterpiece that cemented her international literary reputation, crystallizing her career-long fascination with the quiet displacement of middle-class professional women. Drawing from her elite background and acute observations of European social codes, Brookner possessed unmatched authority in dissecting the nuanced emotional landscapes, manners, and quiet rebellions of English expatriates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n  \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eCore Audience \u0026amp; Intended Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary Fiction Enthusiasts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Readers seeking impeccably crafted psychological realism, elegant prose, and sharp, dry wit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBook Club \u0026amp; Academic Participants:\u003c\/strong\u003e An exceptional text for exploring themes of female independence, social roles, and modern literary history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward-Winning Fiction Collectors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Essential reading for fans of Booker Prize-winning masterpieces and classic late-20th-century British literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n  \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; 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font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions About Hotel du Lac\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \n    \u003cdetails style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #fcfcfc;\"\u003e\n      \u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; color: #2c3e50; outline: none;\"\u003eWhat is Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner actually about?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eThe novel follows Edith Hope, a quiet romance novelist who is socially banished to a discrete, out-of-season hotel on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland after committing the unpardonable social sin of jilting her groom at the altar. Isolated among an eccentric group of fellow expatriates and travelers, Edith reflects on her choices, societal expectations of womanhood, and her clandestine attachment to a married man back home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n    \u003cdetails style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #fcfcfc;\"\u003e\n      \u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; color: #2c3e50; outline: none;\"\u003eHow is the information presented in Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner? Is it a difficult read?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eIt is an impeccably crafted, highly introspective work of psychological realism driven by sharp, dry wit and elegant prose. Brookner utilizes a slow-burning, character-driven narrative structure that relies heavily on internal monologue, atmospheric descriptions, and a series of letters written by Edith to her absent lover, making it a sophisticated yet accessible literary read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n    \u003cdetails style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #fcfcfc;\"\u003e\n      \u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; color: #2c3e50; outline: none;\"\u003eWhat are the main underlying messages or themes in Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eThe text delivers a penetrating investigation into female independence, social conformity, loneliness, and the compromise inherent in traditional marriage. Brookner explores the immense pressure placed on unmarried women to conform to societal safety nets versus the quiet dignity found in embracing authenticity, even if it requires acute isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n    \u003cdetails style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #fcfcfc;\"\u003e\n      \u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; color: #2c3e50; outline: none;\"\u003eDid Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner win any major awards or get adapted into a movie?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eYes. The novel won the prestigious 1984 Booker Prize, an achievement that catapulted Brookner to international literary fame. 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