{"product_id":"9781529917499","title":"The White Octopus Hotel","description":"Author:\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529917499\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJourney to a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps in this spellbinding historical romance blending mystery, art, romance and time travel, where two lost souls living in different centuries meet and discover that behind its many doors, they may just find a second chance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\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\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_________________________________\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS LOVE \u003ci\u003eTHE WHITE OCTOPUS HOTEL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\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.'","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722415788190,"sku":"UBD-9781529917499","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529917499.jpg?v=1776319214","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529917499","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}