The Hotel on Place Vendôme
Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris
Written by: Tilar J. Mazzeo
Category: Non-Fiction
Genre: History, World War II, Biography
Book Details:
ISBN 10: 0061791048
ISBN 13: 9780061791048
Format: paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2015, United States of America
Language: English
Condition: Good
Appearance: The book is in good condition with minimal wear and tear. The cover shows slight signs of wear around the edges. The spine is intact with no creasing. Pages are clean with no markings or stains. The book measures approximately 20 cm in length and 13 cm in width. The print size is standard.
Synopsis:
Established in 1898 in the heart of Paris on the Place Vendôme, the Hotel Ritz became an icon of the city frequented by film stars and celebrity writers, American heiresses and risqué flappers, politicians, playboys, and princes. In June 1940, when France fell to the Germans, actors from Berlin checked into the Hotel Ritz would be the only luxury hotel of its kind allowed in occupied Paris. Tilar J. Mazzeo traces the history of this cultural landmark from its opening in the belle époque through the modern era, chronicling life at the Ritz during wartime, when the hotel simultaneously served as headquarters to the highest-ranking German officers, such as Hermann Göring, and as home to wealthy patrons who stayed on in Paris. Mazzeo takes us into the grand palace suites, bars, dining rooms, and wine cellars, revealing a hotbed of illicit affairs and deadly intrigue, as well as a sanctuary for a defeated nation in which refugees were hidden in secret rooms by the hotel staff. The result is the story of the extraordinary people and events that shaped these years at the Hotel Ritz, a tale of glamour, opulence, and celebrity; dangerous liaisons, espionage, and resistance; and the crucible of life and death in the world’s most famous hotel.
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