{"id":161436,"date":"2025-03-28T09:28:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T09:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/a-new-home-at-the-wartime-hotel-by-maisie-thomas-review-dunbar-hotelbook1\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T09:28:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T09:28:32","slug":"a-new-home-at-the-wartime-hotel-by-maisie-thomas-review-dunbar-hotelbook1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=161436","title":{"rendered":"A New Home at the Wartime Hotel by Maisie Thomas #Review #Dunbar HotelBook1"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I am delighted to introduce a new WW2 saga by Maisie Thomas. <\/b>A New Home at the Wartime Hotel<\/i> was published by Boldwood Books<\/b> on 27th March. <\/span>
<\/span><\/b>The first in a nostalgic and
\nheart-warming
\nWWII saga series by bestselling author Maisie Thomas, that
\nreaders of Ellie Dean and Lesley Eames will love.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manchester,
\n1941<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Kitty learned
\nearly on in her marriage that her husband, Bill Dunbar, isn\u2019t
\nreliable with money. So when
\nthey inherit the Dunbar family hotel at the start of the war, she’s hopeful
\nthat their financial worries
\nare over…
\nuntil
\nthe bailiffs turn up! With Bill away
\nfighting, it\u2019s
\nup to Kitty to turn things around
\nfor her family, or risk ruin.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lily worked
\nas a chambermaid at Dunbar\u2019s
\nbefore the war. She met Daniel there, but their relationship
\nwas complicated by class differences and the disapproval of Daniel\u2019s
\nmother.
\nNow Lily is pregnant
\n\u2013and
\nwith Daniel away at sea, she is all alone. When tragedy strikes, will Kitty and
\nDunbar\u2019s
\ncome
\nto her rescue?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Beatriceis
\nin her forties, unmarried, and working in a job that exposes her to the harsh
\nrealities of poverty
\nand sacrifice.
\nShe wonders whether the war might give her the opportunity to change lives for
\nthe better -including
\nher own. But when she’s accused of a crime she didn’t commit, the future looks
\nbleak… until Kitty makes a surprising suggestion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Can
\nthe community
\naround Dunbar\u2019s
\nhotel pull together and provide a beacon of hope and resilience,
\nin the dark days of war,<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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My Thoughts<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/b>Coming from Manchester, I loved the setting for this novel and recognized some of the places mentioned. This series starts back in the 1920’s and you get a feel for the relationship between Kitty and her husband. It is interesting to then fast forward to the early years of the Second World War to see how life has turned out for her and whether anyone has changed. Kitty certainly has a determined streak and a strong sense of right and wrong. Her attitude towards credit is the opposite of her husbands and she soon shows that she will stop at nothing to preserve her life style and that of her daughter. In common with other women of the time, Kitty is wondering whether there are opportunities for her to work and achieve. Another such one is Beatrice whose early childhood has given her an empathy for young people whose life chances have been harmed. The third woman we meet is Lily, a younger, less confident young woman who longs for stability.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 Though the three women’s stories, which interweave around the Dunbar Hotel, you see a lot about women’s lives of the time. There are some very strong female characters in the story, all with their tales to tell. There is plenty of period detail, with rationing, clothing, homes all under the spotlight. Daily life is certainly not easy but there is a can do attitude which makes for a warm and hopeful story.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In short: wartime lives brought to life. <\/span><\/span>
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About the Author<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Susanna Bavin <\/b>and Polly Heron<\/b>. As Polly<\/b>, she writes the
\n1920s saga series, The Surplus Girls<\/i>. As Susanna<\/b> she has written four
\nstand-alone sagas and is also a new WW2 saga series, The Home Front Girls, of
\nwhich the first three books will be published in 2024. Maisie was born and
\nbrought up in Manchester, which provides the
<\/span>location for her Railway Girls novels. She now lives on the
\nbeautiful North Wales coast with her husband and their two rescue cats. They
\nhave enjoyed many holidays chugging up and down the UK\u2019s heritage steam
\nrailways and their favourite is the Severn Valley Railway.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can follow Maisie here:\u00a0Facebook<\/a> |\u00a0 X (Twitter)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Purchase Links<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\nThanks to Maisie Thomas, Boldwood Books and Rachel of\u00a0Rachel’s Random Resources<\/a>\u00a0 for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nLook out for the rest of the tour!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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