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Chronicles the lives of Krisztina Florian and her daughter Ella, tracing their lives in war-torn Europe and the Hudson River Valley of New York and their struggles to build grand hotels
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Ranging from World War I-era Europe to contemporary New York, Norman's ( In Love and Friendship ) intense, highly dramatic novel focuses on two indomitable women who stoically face misfortunes. Raised in Hungary by Catholic adoptive parents who hide her Jewish origins, Krisztina Florian falls in love with German Jew David Kaufmann. Her anti-Semitic father forbids them to meet, and a determined suitor, Baron Laurent de Trouvere, schemes to have David sent to a concentration camp. Disconsolately marrying the baron, Krisztina settles in at his exquisite chateau in Alsace, where she discovers his pro-Nazi sentiments and fierce temper. Soon widowed, she raises her son, Olivier, remodels the chateau into a deluxe hotel, and remarries. But her son becomes a monster of selfishness, greed, and anti-Semitism. Only his loyal half-sister, Ella, wins Olivier's love, yet his affiliation with a dangerous neo-Nazi organization almost costs her life. Norman manages her characters well, skillfully conveying the pains of loss and betrayal. The novel concludes with a memorably chilling, suspense-filled confrontation.
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Adopted as an infant by Catholic Hungarian parents, Krisztina Florian grows up unaware of her true Jewish heritage. After getting entangled in the pre-World War II tensions in Europe, Krisztina enters into a loveless marriage with a French aristocrat in order to save her beloved David from death. A widow after the war, Krisztina resourcefully transforms her husband's ancestral home in Alsace into a successful Grand Hotel. Her legacy is carried on by her children, Olivier and Ella, as the complex and sometimes bizarre story unfolds in France and New York. Spanning nearly 70 years, this is a well-told, absorbing tale of one family's struggle for survival, love, acceptance, and peace. Recommended for most public libraries. Maria A. Perez-Stable, Western Michigan Univ. Libs., Kalamazoo
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- PublisherHodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0340416173
- ISBN 13 9780340416174
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages512
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Chateau Ella
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ISBN 10: 0340416173
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Krisztina is forced into marriage during the Nazi regime. Widowed by the war, she remarries and transforms her chateau into a hotel. Her daughter Ella leaves for New York to set up a replica - Chateau Ella. But Nazi sentiments still threaten the success of her marriage and and her hotel. The author's parents were Jewish refugees who escaped Nazi Germany in 1939. She formerly produced plays for radio and is the author of In Love and Friendship. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005317621
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Chateau Ella
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Krisztina is forced into marriage during the Nazi regime. Widowed by the war, she remarries and transforms her chateau into a hotel. Her daughter Ella leaves for New York to set up a replica - Chateau Ella. But Nazi sentiments still threaten the success of her marriage and and her hotel. The author's parents were Jewish refugees who escaped Nazi Germany in 1939. She formerly produced plays for radio and is the author of In Love and Friendship. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR005436065
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Library sticker on the FEP, creases around the edges of the d/j. Krisztina is forced into marriage during the Nazi regime. Widowed by the war, she remarries and transforms her chateau into a hotel. Her daughter Ella leaves for New York to set up a replica - Chateau Ella. But Nazi sentiments still threaten the success of her marriage and and her hotel. The author's parents were Jewish refugees who escaped Nazi Germany in 1939. She formerly produced plays for radio and is the author of "In Love and Friendship". Used. Seller Inventory # 032554
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good/Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This book is the story of two generations of women and their men, of two great houses and the legendary grand hotels they became. Set in Budapest, Alsace and New York State, it is a story of inheritance, of passion and love, of strength and madness, of tears and laughter. Born in Hungary in the midst of savage violence, abandoned by her doomed Jewish mother, Krisztina found glamour and love in the heady world of ballroom dancing. Brutally betrayed by her father and by history itself, she fled to France to the enchanting Chateau de Trouvere. Brought to the edge of despair by war and tragedy, Krisztina transformed the chateau into a magnificent, world-famous hotel. Daughter of Krisztina's second marraige, and as exquisite a beauty as her mother, Ella grows up amidst luxury and privilege. But threads of sinister secrets from the past weave themselves into the fabric of her life. They lead to the tragic death of her younger brother; they turn her older brother's sympathies towards the neo-Nazi movement and the ideologies that destroyed his own father. They compel Ella to abandon Chateau de Trouvere, to come to America to establish a new life - and Chateau Bogarde, the grand hotel that will become known as Chateau Ella. It is there, on the grand Hudson River Valley estate, in the fabulous hotel that is Ella's triumph, that the events of seven decades of twisted passions and turbulent history will be brought to a shocking climax which forces Ella to choose between love and justice. 511 pages. Very slight shelf wear to top and bottom of spine. Seller Inventory # 017739
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