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Book review: Why Hotel 21 merits a holiday check-in
The debut novel from screenwriter Senta Rich has plenty of perks to recommend it, with lively dialogue that jumps off the page
Novels where misfits are called upon to emerge from the shadows and take centre stage aren’t a new thing.
However, in the years since Eleanor Oliphant found herself to be completely fine, a sub-genre of fiction has placed compassion at its centre, where the outcast is rejuvenated by the kindness of strangers.
Senta Rich’s debut novel Hotel 21 is firmly placed in the Up Lit category of fiction. The first-person narrative focuses on Noelle, a ...
