Maynard, Joyce, 1953-
The bird hotel : a novel / Joyce Maynard. - x, 404 pages ; 24 cm.
After a childhood filled with heartbreak, Irene, a talented artist, finds herself in a small Central American village where she checks into a beautiful but decaying lakefront hotel called La Llorona at the base of a volcano. The Bird Hotel tells the story of this young American who, after suffering tragedy, restores and runs La Llorona. Along the way we meet a rich assortment of characters who live in the village or come to stay at the hotel. With a mystery at its center and filled with warmth, drama, romance, humor, pop culture, and a little magic realism, The Bird Hotel has all the hallmarks of a Joyce Maynard novel that have made her a a leading voice of her generation.
9781956763737 1956763732
Americans--Central America--Fiction.
Hotelkeepers--Central America--Fiction.
Hotels--Central America--Fiction.
Villages--Central America--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Novels.
The bird hotel : a novel / Joyce Maynard. - x, 404 pages ; 24 cm.
After a childhood filled with heartbreak, Irene, a talented artist, finds herself in a small Central American village where she checks into a beautiful but decaying lakefront hotel called La Llorona at the base of a volcano. The Bird Hotel tells the story of this young American who, after suffering tragedy, restores and runs La Llorona. Along the way we meet a rich assortment of characters who live in the village or come to stay at the hotel. With a mystery at its center and filled with warmth, drama, romance, humor, pop culture, and a little magic realism, The Bird Hotel has all the hallmarks of a Joyce Maynard novel that have made her a a leading voice of her generation.
9781956763737 1956763732
Americans--Central America--Fiction.
Hotelkeepers--Central America--Fiction.
Hotels--Central America--Fiction.
Villages--Central America--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Novels.