{"product_id":"the-white-octopus-hotel-1","title":"The White Octopus Hotel","description":"\u003cb\u003eJourney to a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps in this spellbinding historical romance blending mystery, art, romance and time travel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e_________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A captivating tapestry of love, tragedy, and time.'\u003c\/b\u003e Cassandra Clare, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSwordcatcher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An exquisite, fantastical puzzle box of a novel.'\u003c\/b\u003e Kelly Link, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful and bittersweet time travel fantasy' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers' Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBEHIND EVERY DOOR, A SECOND CHANCE\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Have you travelled a long way?' she asked carefully.\u003cbr\u003eA smile twitched at the corner of his mouth. 'Well, yes,\" he said slowly. 'Yes, you could say that. But it was worth the wait.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen reclusive art appraiser Eve Shaw shakes the hand of a silver-haired gentleman in her London office, the warmth of his palm sends a spark through her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis name is Max Everly - curiously, the same name as Eve's favourite composer, born one hundred sixteen years prior. And she can't shake the feeling that she's held his hand before . . . but where, and when?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe White Octopus Hotel, 1935\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecades earlier, high in the snowy Swiss Alps, Eve and a young Max Everly wander the winding halls of the grand belle epoque White Octopus Hotel, lost in time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach of them has been through the trenches - Eve in a family accident and Max on the battlefields of the Great War - but for an impossible moment, love and healing are just a room away . . . if only they have the courage to step through the door.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS LOVE \u003ci\u003eTHE WHITE OCTOPUS HOTEL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Five gloriously mind-bending, time-traveling stars from me!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gorgeous GORGEOUS book. I'm in love'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I'll be thinking about this one for a long time.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An exciting, touching, and hopeful magical love story'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Alexandra Bell owns a slice of my heart.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 368 pages | Published October 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Del Rey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63926715122013,"sku":"9781529917499","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781529917499.jpg?v=1774005180","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-white-octopus-hotel-1","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}