- Hardcover: 346 pages
- Publisher: Headline Book Publishing; 1st ed. edition (9 May 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747215383
- ISBN-13: 978-0747215387
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.3 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,555,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A twelve year old girl becomes obsessed in the drowning of a small child in a neglected lake near Hotel Paradise forty years previously, and starts to piece together some of the events surrounding the tragedy which no-one has been able to explain. From the author of THE END OF THE PIER.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Writen from the perspective of a twelve-year old girl trying to uncover the secret about the death of another girl which took place many years previously, and aided in this by some of the more eccentric inhabitants of the village, this novel reveals Grimes' insight into and understanding of human psycology better than any of her others.It is at the same time funny and tragic, and conveys the feelings of the narrator so perfectly that it sees more real than normal, everyday life. It stayed on my mind for a long time after I read it.
In my opinion, this is Grimes' best novel, and I definitely recommend it.
In my opinion, this is Grimes' best novel, and I definitely recommend it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I am not a great lover of Martha Grimes, but this book is so lyrical that I cannot believe it ís written by the same person who writes the Richard Jury series. It is a book that can be re-read several times and becomes like an old friend. The characters are excellent with wonderful humorous asides. It is written through the eyes of a very literate 12 year old girl who views much of adult behaviour with a combination of a child's insight and complete innocence, but the adult reader can see through this innocence and knows exactly what is going on, e.g. the relationship between Maud and the sheriff. The End of the Pier is the follow-up, but I do not enjoy it as much. I can however highly recommend Hotel Paradise - I just wish it had a happier ending!
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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
I adore this book.
4 Oct 1999
Format:Hardcover
I must disagree with the reader who skewers this book so dreadfully (regarding a 12 year-old's vocabulary). Perhaps one of the reasons I responded so viscerally to Grimes' book is that I was a 12 year-old exactly like this narrator--bookish and full of Victorian words better written than pronounced. In "Hotel Paradise," Grimes creates a book that completely pulled me in and when it ended, I was saddened because then I had to give up the narrator's world, one I happily entered for a period of hours. I will collect Martha Grimes' books happily now (this was my first one). I most heartily recommend this book to anyone who likes books for the way they are written, and to those who can use their own imaginations when they read--after all, isn't that part of the fun of reading fiction? Grimes is no dime-store novel simpleton. Her words leap off of the page and the phrases in "Hotel Paradise" are almost edible. Buy this book in hardcover and loan it to a friend when you are finished.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful book that fiction readers may miss in mystery sect
22 Sep 1996
Format:Hardcover
This is the second of Martha Grimes books which depart from her usual fun English mystery format and I think it is much more successful than the first attempt.
This book tells the story of a 12 year old girl living with her Mother in a run-down resort hotel who becomes obsessed with understanding why a girl her age drowned in the lake in front of their property 40 years ago.
It is really a great coming of age story about a young girl who has been emotionally abandoned by her family and who needs find a place for herself and understand that sometimes one person in a family may become the family scapegoat for reasons they can't control.
You will love the main character. She is spunky and intelligent and brave.
This book is usually cataloged in the mystery section but is really just good fiction and shouldn't be overlooked by those people who say "I don't read mysteries".
This book tells the story of a 12 year old girl living with her Mother in a run-down resort hotel who becomes obsessed with understanding why a girl her age drowned in the lake in front of their property 40 years ago.
It is really a great coming of age story about a young girl who has been emotionally abandoned by her family and who needs find a place for herself and understand that sometimes one person in a family may become the family scapegoat for reasons they can't control.
You will love the main character. She is spunky and intelligent and brave.
This book is usually cataloged in the mystery section but is really just good fiction and shouldn't be overlooked by those people who say "I don't read mysteries".
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Perfect vacation book!
28 Mar 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I have to disagree with the negative reviews printed here. Hotel Paradise is exactly the kind of book I love to read. I took it on vacation and lounged in the sun with it for several days. As soon as it ended, I started it again. Martha Grimes obviously has a great respect for young people and their intuitive view of the adult world. I wasn't bothered at all at the lack of plot action or mystery resolution. The resolution is there for readers to decipher on their own. Can't wait to discuss this book with my Mother Daughter book group.
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