Art Hour at the Duchess Hotel

A warm-hearted novel about friendship, fresh starts and finding yourself from Top Ten bestselling author Sophie Green

A warm-hearted novel about friendship, fresh starts and finding yourself from Top Ten bestselling author Sophie Green

Mornington Peninsula, 1999. All Joan ever wanted was to be a painter, but after thirty-five years of marriage, she finds she is simply a wife, mother and good citizen. On a whim, she escapes to the grand Duchess Hotel to find herself.

At the Duchess, Frances drops by most days to escape her daughter, Alison, who seems intent on putting her in a home, while hotel maid Kirrily is struggling to balance work, family and her dreams.

When Joan decides to pick up a brush and start painting again, she inspires Frances and Kirrily - and, eventually, Alison - to join her. Over canvas, conversation and creativity the women learn to hold onto their dreams and live life on their own terms.

''A great book club pick [for] fans of Elizabeth Strout''s Lucy by the Sea, Meg Bignell''s The Angry Women''s Choir and Joanna Nell''s Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year'' BOOKS+PUBLISHING

''Deftly crafted by an author who knows how to conjure her characters, where to put them and which stories they will tell to evince a swathe of emotions in each of us'' LIVING ARTS CANBERRA

• | Author: Sophie Green
• | Publisher: Hachette Australia
• | Publication Date: Jul 31, 2024
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780733650567
• | ISBN-10: 0733650562