“A Small Hotel twines together personal stories with well-researched historical vignettes to create a world you can’t help but get caught up in. Her characters step out of the pages to challenge the reader’s preconceptions of key themes without relying on cliched romance novel tropes — a story with depth and breadth as well as emotion and scope.”
A Small Hotel by Suanne Laqueur
Award-Winning WWII Historical Fiction & Family Saga
Set during World War II, A Small Hotel is a sweeping historical fiction novel and family saga by Suanne Laqueur. Following an earlier generation of the Fiskare family, this standalone novel explores first love, front-line combat, and enduring resilience across three decades.
In the summer of 1941, Europe is at war, but New York’s Thousand Islands are alive with tourist season. Kennet Fiskare, son of a local hotel proprietor, falls deeply in love with Swedish-Brazilian guest Astrid Virtanen. When family obligations and America’s entry into World War II pull the lovers apart, Kennet is plunged into the crucible of European combat—from the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp.
Forging unbreakable bonds of brotherhood with his fellow soldiers, Kennet witnesses the harrowing realities of war and the resilience required to survive. Perfect for fans of WWII historical fiction, military family sagas, and epic love stories, A Small Hotel introduces the original generation of the Fiskare family. It can be enjoyed as a standalone adventure before or after reading the Fish Tales trilogy.
“Suanne Laqueur depicts a fine interplay between family, love, and the revised family circumstances of being part of a military world. As A Small Hotel evolves, readers receive a vivid, emotional survey of families challenged by war’s arrival and the kinds of decisions that change everyone. Its powerful force brings the times and individual struggles and perceptions to life, making A Small Hotel highly recommended for any fiction reader interested in World War Two’s impact on disparate lives around the world.”
“A glorious read. Laqueur is a master storyteller. More than a historical romance, [A Small Hotel] is a tale of love, of longing, of heartbreak… a tale of familial loyalty and bonds that transcend blood.”
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