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"The #1 bestselling author of Cooking for Picasso and The Godmothers returns with The Girl from the Grand Hotel, a dazzling historical novel that brings readers into the glamorous world of the first (and doomed) Cannes Film Festival and the deadly atmosphere of Europe on the brink of war. Summer 1939. The glittering C�te d'Azur is having a particularly brilliant season, as the world's wealthiest vacationers collide with Hollywood's illustrious movie stars for the first-ever film festival on the French Riviera. Into this hothouse playground comes an American named Annabel Faucon. Having left a dead-end job and a broken heart back in New York, she's escaped to a summer stint at the fabulous Grand Hotel, where her uncle is the manager. But when a major movie studio brings its flock of stars to stay at the hotel, Annabel is handpicked to ""keep an eye on"" two of the mysterious arrivals: a screenwriter who's been ""in his cups"" and a renegade actor who keeps luring the studio's female star into his independent productions. The arrival of Nazi guests only intensifies the situation. Suddenly everyone is watching everybody else during this feverish last summer before the outbreak of World War II. Faced with international spies who will stop at nothing to get what they want, Annabel finds herself embroiled in murder, intrigue, and a race against the clock to disrupt a secret Nazi communications system. Inspired by true events and the histories of three great hotels on the C�te d'Azur--with appearances by such real-life luminaries as Marlene Dietrich, F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Cagney, and Mae West--The Girl from the Grand Hotel is a brilliant page-turner that is not to be missed. Book discussion questions are available here: https: //s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/www.blackstoneaudio.com/docs/BookClubKit_TheGirlFromTheGrandHotel.pdf"

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"""Congrats to Camille Aubray for a terrific read! The Girl from the Grand Hotel is a delicious romp through the south of France, filled with a cast of Hollywood legends and wrapped in a tense spy thriller. I loved her dead-on depictions of bold-faced names of the day, like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Charles Laughton, and was swept away by the fast-paced story and canny twists. An exhilarating ride."" -- ""Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author"" ""Hollywood movie stars mingle with Nazi spies in a feverish atmosphere combined with a touching love story. An intense page-turner you won't want to put down!"" -- ""Jacques Pepin, celebrity chef and New York Times bestselling author of Cooking My Way"" ""A delicious, atmospheric novel. You'll be glad you're along for the ride."" -- ""People magazine's ""People Picks the Best Books"" on Cooking for Picasso"" ""With lively characters and a twisting plot, Aubray's novel is a smart and satisfying tale of family, creativity, romance, and intrigue."" -- ""Booklist on Cooking for Picasso"" ""A tasty blend of romance, mystery, and French cooking...Read on!"" -- ""Margaret Atwood on Cooking for Picasso"" ""Reminiscent of Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola...A fast-paced, drama-filled portrait of a family dynasty."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews on The Godmothers"""

"""The Godmothers is my type of book; captivating, well written and full of love and drama."" -- ""Jacques Pépin, chef, TV personality, and author "" ""A delicious, atmospheric novel. You'll be glad you're along for the ride."" -- ""People Magazine (""People Picks the Best Books"") on Cooking for Picasso"" ""A tasty blend of romance, mystery, and French cooking...Read on!"" -- ""Margaret Atwood on Cooking for Picasso"" ""Reminiscent of Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola...A fast-paced, drama-filled portrait of a family dynasty."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews on The Godmothers"" ""This is historical fiction at its best."" -- ""Booklist on The Godmothers"" ""With lively characters and a twisting plot, Aubray's novel is a smart and satisfying tale of family, creativity, romance and intrigue."" -- ""Booklist on Cooking for Picasso"""

"""The Godmothers is my type of book: captivating, well written, and full of love and drama."" -- ""Jacques Pépin, chef, TV personality, and author "" ""A delicious, atmospheric novel. You'll be glad you're along for the ride."" -- ""People magazine (""People Picks the Best Books"") on Cooking for Picasso"" ""With lively characters and a twisting plot, Aubray's novel is a smart and satisfying tale of family, creativity, romance, and intrigue."" -- ""Booklist on Cooking for Picasso"" ""A tasty blend of romance, mystery, and French cooking...Read on!"" -- ""Margaret Atwood on Cooking for Picasso"" ""Reminiscent of Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola...A fast-paced, drama-filled portrait of a family dynasty."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews on The Godmothers"" ""This is historical fiction at its best."" -- ""Booklist on The Godmothers"""

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"Camille Aubray is the author of the novel, COOKING FOR PICASSO, which was chosen for People Magazine's ""People Picks the Best New Books"", and the Indie Next Reading Groups List. Aubray was an Edward Albee Foundation Fellowship winner and a writer-in-residence at the Karolyi Foundation in the South of France. She studied writing with her mentor Margaret Atwood at Humber College in Toronto, and was a finalist for the Pushcart Press Editors' Book Award and the Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference. To learn more about Camille Aubray and to see events, photos, recipes and the locales that inspired her novels, visit her at her website: www.camilleaubray.com ."

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