The Two Hotel Francforts

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Taut, intimate pre-war expatriate entanglements.

If you enjoy historical fiction with a side of suspense and emotional complexity, "The Two Hotel Francforts" could be a fascinating pick for you. David Leavitt's portrayal of two couples ensnared in a tense pre-war backdrop captures the era's air of uncertainty and the personal drama of strangers abroad. It's a story where every interaction is charged with double meanings and the stakes are as high as the coming war itself.

  • Stonewall Book Award Nominee for Literature (2015)
  • Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Bisexual Fiction (2014)
  • The Publishing Triangle Award Nominee for The Ferro-Grumley Awards (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Two Hotel Francforts

Regular price RM43.95 MYR
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per
Compare to estimated retail price: RM129.79 MYR  
ISBN: 9781596910423
Authors: David Leavitt
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date of Publication: 2013-10-15
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: World War II, LGBTQ+, War
Goodreads rating: 3.41
(rated by 2097 readers)

Description

It is the summer of 1940, and Lisbon, Portugal, is the only neutral port left in Europe—a city filled with spies, crowned heads, and refugees of every nationality, tipping back absinthe to while away the time until their escape. Awaiting safe passage to New York on the SS Manhattan, two couples meet: Pete and Julia Winters, expatriate Americans fleeing their sedate life in Paris; and Edward and Iris Freleng, sophisticated, independently wealthy, bohemian, and beset by the social and sexual anxieties of their class. As Portugal's neutrality, and the world's future, hang in the balance, the hidden threads in the lives of these four characters—Julia's status as a Jew, Pete and Edward's improbable affair, Iris's increasingly desperate efforts to save her tenuous marriage—begin to come loose. This journey will change their lives irrevocably, as Europe sinks into war. Gorgeously written, sexually and politically charged, David Leavitt's long-awaited new novel is an extraordinary work.
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Taut, intimate pre-war expatriate entanglements.

If you enjoy historical fiction with a side of suspense and emotional complexity, "The Two Hotel Francforts" could be a fascinating pick for you. David Leavitt's portrayal of two couples ensnared in a tense pre-war backdrop captures the era's air of uncertainty and the personal drama of strangers abroad. It's a story where every interaction is charged with double meanings and the stakes are as high as the coming war itself.

  • Stonewall Book Award Nominee for Literature (2015)
  • Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Bisexual Fiction (2014)
  • The Publishing Triangle Award Nominee for The Ferro-Grumley Awards (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.