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The Hotel Quadriga: An epic family saga set in Berlin...
The first book in a compelling historical family saga set in Berlin! Perfect for fans of Liz Trenow, Jennifer Robson, Liliy Graham and Suzanne Kelman.
T h e lives of th ree families are shaped by the fate of a nation…
Berlin, Germany
The son of a sweetmaker, Karl Jochum has ambitions for a life beyond his father’s shop. Through hard work and perseverance he determines to open a café in Berlin where the Emperor will one day dine.
As the city grows and prospers, so too does Karl’s business empire, and he rises to become the proprietor of Europe’s finest and most luxurious hotel. Situated close to Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, the Hotel Quadriga is a glorious monument to Imperialist Germany.
Behind its grand façade, the lives of Karl and his wife Ricarda , along with their two daughters, Viktoria and Luise , are enacted, together with the wealthy Kraus and aristocratic von Biederstein families.
From its first opening in the splendour of the Imperial era, through the tragedy of the First World War, the anarchy of revolution and the wild abandon of the 1920s, to the dramatic rise of Hitler, the Hotel Quadriga is the palatial background to an epic saga, which charts the fate and fortunes of three families whose lives are irrevocably entwined.
Will these changing times bring the famil ies — and their country — closer together ? Or leave them more divided than ever before?
One thing is for sure — all their lives are about to change forever…
THE HOTEL QUADRIGA is the first book in the Hotel Quadriga Saga a powerful multi-generational family saga set between the founding of the new German Empire in 1871 and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
‘the best family saga I’ve read in years … An engrossing novel!’ – Annabel
‘Told with all the exuberance and conviction of a natural … a stunning picture of that most alluring of cities, Berlin. This is a tremendous read’ – Sarah Harrison
THE HOTEL QUADRIGA SAGA TRILOGY :
BOOK 1: The Hotel Quadriga
BOOK 2: Viktoria
BOOK 3: Children of Their Time
T h e lives of th ree families are shaped by the fate of a nation…
Berlin, Germany
The son of a sweetmaker, Karl Jochum has ambitions for a life beyond his father’s shop. Through hard work and perseverance he determines to open a café in Berlin where the Emperor will one day dine.
As the city grows and prospers, so too does Karl’s business empire, and he rises to become the proprietor of Europe’s finest and most luxurious hotel. Situated close to Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, the Hotel Quadriga is a glorious monument to Imperialist Germany.
Behind its grand façade, the lives of Karl and his wife Ricarda , along with their two daughters, Viktoria and Luise , are enacted, together with the wealthy Kraus and aristocratic von Biederstein families.
From its first opening in the splendour of the Imperial era, through the tragedy of the First World War, the anarchy of revolution and the wild abandon of the 1920s, to the dramatic rise of Hitler, the Hotel Quadriga is the palatial background to an epic saga, which charts the fate and fortunes of three families whose lives are irrevocably entwined.
Will these changing times bring the famil ies — and their country — closer together ? Or leave them more divided than ever before?
One thing is for sure — all their lives are about to change forever…
THE HOTEL QUADRIGA is the first book in the Hotel Quadriga Saga a powerful multi-generational family saga set between the founding of the new German Empire in 1871 and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
‘the best family saga I’ve read in years … An engrossing novel!’ – Annabel
‘Told with all the exuberance and conviction of a natural … a stunning picture of that most alluring of cities, Berlin. This is a tremendous read’ – Sarah Harrison
THE HOTEL QUADRIGA SAGA TRILOGY :
BOOK 1: The Hotel Quadriga
BOOK 2: Viktoria
BOOK 3: Children of Their Time
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811 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 27, 2023
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November 19, 2023
We follow families three of them, but along with them people connected to them through very turbulent times culminating in Nazi led Germany.
We read so much about life during WWI and WWII but this book deals with ordinary people prior to the rise of communism and Nazis in Germany. Gifted, clever people who had vision of what they wanted to do and The Hotel Quadriga was one man’s dream. He was successful beyond his wildest dreams but it came at a cost. The subject of anti Semitism and the idea of a pure Aryan race also began here, very well detailed in this book and the emigration common even today when people are oppressed. Whoever thought ahead got out of Germany and they were not just Jews.
The book was detailed because several genres were told together - the family saga was diverse and complicated, set against calm and troubled times as well. The book was a chunkster and I read it in stages as it got quite overwhelming and tense in stages.
A wonderful read on families, the ties that keep a family together and then the differences that tears it apart. Also that we have to live in or on a stage of non related events which swirl around us and willingly or not have to acknowledge that we are a part of it. No one can live in a bubble in the normal world. The families here went with the flow of world events, some happily some deeply saddened. It was the way to survive.
We read so much about life during WWI and WWII but this book deals with ordinary people prior to the rise of communism and Nazis in Germany. Gifted, clever people who had vision of what they wanted to do and The Hotel Quadriga was one man’s dream. He was successful beyond his wildest dreams but it came at a cost. The subject of anti Semitism and the idea of a pure Aryan race also began here, very well detailed in this book and the emigration common even today when people are oppressed. Whoever thought ahead got out of Germany and they were not just Jews.
The book was detailed because several genres were told together - the family saga was diverse and complicated, set against calm and troubled times as well. The book was a chunkster and I read it in stages as it got quite overwhelming and tense in stages.
A wonderful read on families, the ties that keep a family together and then the differences that tears it apart. Also that we have to live in or on a stage of non related events which swirl around us and willingly or not have to acknowledge that we are a part of it. No one can live in a bubble in the normal world. The families here went with the flow of world events, some happily some deeply saddened. It was the way to survive.
May 27, 2024
4⭐️
Wow. Just wow. Brilliantly written and paced, believable characters. Captured the splendour of Imperial Germany through to the rise of the Nazis in the early 1930s. I loved the historical and political reference points that were dotted about with such ease and provided contextual anchors for the reader (I was pleasantly surprised at how much I remembered from my GCSE and A-Level studies). War, politics and peacetime were told through the day-to-day lives of a group of Berliners and all strands expertly wound together. This would have been a certain 5* however there were times when the plot dragged and I felt the book could have been shorter, and there was a huge cast of characters for the reader to keep track of, which became particularly tricky when the original characters became grandparents.
Wow. Just wow. Brilliantly written and paced, believable characters. Captured the splendour of Imperial Germany through to the rise of the Nazis in the early 1930s. I loved the historical and political reference points that were dotted about with such ease and provided contextual anchors for the reader (I was pleasantly surprised at how much I remembered from my GCSE and A-Level studies). War, politics and peacetime were told through the day-to-day lives of a group of Berliners and all strands expertly wound together. This would have been a certain 5* however there were times when the plot dragged and I felt the book could have been shorter, and there was a huge cast of characters for the reader to keep track of, which became particularly tricky when the original characters became grandparents.
June 28, 2024
This series needs to be compared to Ken Follett's Century Series, which covers the same time periods, wars and political climate. I think Follett's series is better with richer characters that demonstrate both sides of the political divide. I enjoyed this book quite a bit and seeing the same history we've all been taught from the German's point of view was refreshing; even if I felt like I had read this story before.
October 10, 2023
The first of a three book series that follows three families from the first world war to the second.
Lives and families change with the times and it will keep you engrossed until the end!
Lives and families change with the times and it will keep you engrossed until the end!
December 31, 2023
Very long but also ver educational concerning the rise of Hitler
June 26, 2024
This detailed, complex, family-centric novel of Berlin between 1870 and 1945 is a fantastic work of historical fiction. Following the Jochum family from their small candy shop to their celebrated Cafe Jochum and Hotel Quadriga and their privileged place in German society, readers will explore the changing nature of Berlin in this complex 75-year period through the eyes of this family, from the patriarch Karl to his wife Ricarda, daughters Viktoria and Luise, Viktoria’s children, and their employees and extended family. As the world changes around them, readers see how the Jochums’ various properties change (or remain the same) as Berlin evolves from the height of the German empire to a hotbed of Community activity and, eventually, the seat of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Glanfield’s characters are fantastically detailed, lively, vibrant, and complex, while Berlin and the various Jochum properties take on lives and personalities of their own given their significance to the narrative and the characters. Glandfield’s novel is a fantastic piece of historical fiction, acting as a character study of Berlin through the lens of the Jochum family and their interactions with several aspects of German culture -- political, artistic, economic, and otherwise. Readers are sure to enjoy this incredible, complex novel.
Thanks to NetGalley and Sapere Books for the advance copy.
Thanks to NetGalley and Sapere Books for the advance copy.
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