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#1 New York Times bestselling novelist Maggie Stiefvater dazzles in this mesmerizing portrait of an irresistible heroine, an unlikely romance, and a hotel and a world in peril.
January 1942. The Avallon Hotel and Spa offers elegance and sophistication in an increasingly ugly world. Run with precision by June Hudson, the hotel s West Virginia born-and-bred general manager, the Avallon is where high society goes to see and be seen, and where the mountain sweetwater in the fountains and spas can wash away all your troubles.
June was trained by the Gilfoyles, the hotel s aristocratic owners, and she has guided the Avallon skillfully through the first pangs of war. Now, though, the Gilfoyle family heir has made a secret deal with the State Department to fill the hotel with captured Axis diplomats. June must convince her staff many of whom have sons and husbands heading to the frontlines to offer luxury to Nazis. With a smile.
She also must reckon with Tucker Minnick, the FBI agent whose coal tattoo hints at their shared past in the mountains, and whose search for the diplomats secrets disrupts the peace June is fighting so hard to maintain. Hers is a balancing act with dangerous consequences; the sweetwater beneath the hotel can threaten as well as heal, and only June can manage the springs.
As dark alliances and an elusive spy crack the polished veneer of the Avallon, June must calculate the true cost of luxury.
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Maggie Stiefvater is the New York Times bestselling author of the Shiver trilogy, The Raven Cycle, and The Scorpio Races, among dozens of other YA fantasy novels. Her books have sold over five million copies around the world. She lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her husband and their two children.
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For her debut adult novel, best-selling author Maggie Stiefvater takes readers into the awe-inspiring world of the Avallon Hotel & Spa. . . . The Listeners is an atmospheric tale with magical realism undertones, set in West Virginia during the midst of World War II. Harper s Bazaar
Set in a luxury hotel in West Virginia during World War II, [The Listeners] follows June Hudson, a hotel manager struggling to maintain fragile inner and outer peace while hosting Nazi diplomats under government orders. Throw in some spy drama, romantic intrigue and Appalachian folklore, and you ve got a character-driven read perfect for fans of complex emotional narratives like works by Kate Morton and Amor Towles. Reader s Digest
With a light touch, Stiefvater populates the story with a rich and varied cast of characters, including a mysterious woman who hasn t left the hotel s fourth floor for decades, and she seamlessly threads sparkling magic into her well-researched historical narrative. This accomplished work should earn Stiefvater plenty of new fans. Publishers Weekly
The true story of Axis diplomats detained in the U.S. at the start of World War II is transformed into a dazzling historical novel set at a sumptuous West Virginia hotel.... A novel that will remind readers of why they fell in love with reading in the first place. . . .This luxurious novel is set to take the world by storm. Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Well-drawn characters and excellent worldbuilding bring a little-known element of World War II to life in this must-read for all historical fiction fans. Library Journal, starred review
