The formidable women of the Grand Hotel
by R. Kvarnstrom-Jones
and. North
€19.00
At a time when entrepreneurial biographies are all the rage, a story arrives that not only tells us about an entrepreneur, but above all about how much a vision of teamwork can revolutionize a professional project.
We are on a cold December evening in 1901, and while in the sumptuous banquet hall of the Grand Hôtel preparations are underway for the first
Nobel Prize award ceremony, in the offices on the upper floors the atmosphere is decidedly less joyful. The hotel, a source of pride for the Swedish crown and for the entire nation, is actually on the verge of bankruptcy. To subvert an already written destiny and avoid scandal, it is decided to turn to the person who, alone and from nothing, in recent years has managed to create a highly successful hotel chain: Wilhelmina Skogh.Despite her undoubted qualities, however, the choice of a woman at the head of the Grand Hôtel makes many turn up their noses and sparks 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, in fact, she promptly replaces men with a new generation of girls who, by choice or necessity, are looking for a chance. Thanks to the courage and resourcefulness of Wilhelmina and her formidable collaborators, the Grand Hôtel thus becomes a model of feminine excellence, an elegant scenario in which 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.
Inspired by a true story, this novel takes us not only into the secret rooms of an iconic hotel that marked an era, but above all into the hearts and minds of a group of brilliant and determined women, who were not afraid to challenge the conventions of their time in order to realize their aspirations, thus becoming an example of emancipation and success. To read!
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