Name: Libro 9788842935681
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ISBN: 978-88-429-3568-1

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Stockholm, 1901. The Grand Hôtel, which will host the ceremony for the first Nobel Prize in history, is actually on the verge of bankruptcy. Will a woman be able to turn its fortunes around? On a cold December evening in 1901, while in the sumptuous banquet hall of the Grand Hôtel preparations for the first Nobel Prize ceremony are in full swing, the atmosphere in the offices on the upper floors is decidedly less joyous. The hotel, a boast for the Swedish crown and the entire nation, is actually on the verge of bankruptcy. In order to overturn an already written fate and avoid a scandal, it is decided to turn to the person who, single-handedly and from nothing, has managed to create a very successful hotel chain in recent years: Wilhelmina Skogh. In spite of her undoubted qualities, however, the choice of a woman as head of the Grand Hôtel turns the noses up at many and stirs up a real revolution among the male staff, so much so that most even go so far as to resign. But Wilhelmina is certainly not the type to be intimidated. On the contrary, she promptly replaces the men with a new generation of girls who, by choice or necessity, seek an existence beyond the confines of the domestic hearth. Thanks to the courage and resourcefulness of Wilhelmina and her formidable collaborators, the Grand Hôtel thus becomes a model of female excellence, an elegant setting where the destinies of humble maids and arrogant noblewomen, rich heiresses and ambitious housekeepers intersect. A place where modernity and tradition meet and where everything seems possible, even fulfilling one's dreams. Inspired by a true story, this novel takes us not only into the secret rooms of an iconic hotel that marked an epoch, but above all into the hearts and minds of a group of brilliant and determined women who were not afraid to defy the conventions of their time in order to realize their aspirations, thus becoming an example of emancipation and success.

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