Hotel Portofino

PRE-ORDER BOOK 2 OF THE HOTEL PORTEFINO SERIES, COMING OUT JANUARY 2024. ***NOW A MAJOR ITV DRAMA*** A heady historical drama about a British family who open an upper-class hotel on the magical Italian Riviera during the Roaring 20s. Hotel Portofino has been open for only a few weeks, but already the problems are mounting for its owner Bella Ainsworth. Her high-class guests are demanding and hard to please. And shes being targeted by a scheming and corrupt local politician, who threatens to drag her into the red-hot cauldron of Mussolinis Italy. To make matters worse, her marriage is in trouble, and her children are still struggling to recover from the repercussions of the Great War. All eyes are on the arrival of a potential love match for her son Lucian, but events dont go to plan, which will have far reaching consequences for the whole family. Set in the breathtakingly beautiful Italian Riviera, Hotel Portofino is a story of personal awakening at a time of global upheaval and of the liberating influence of Italys enchanting culture, climate and cuisine on British innocents abroad, perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown.