53rd Street Books

The Hotel on Place Vendome

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Set against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of World War II, this is the captivating history of Paris's world-famous Hotel Ritz. A tale of glamour, opulence and celebrity, dangerous liaisons, espionage and resistance, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow Clicquot. When France fell to the Germans in June 1940, the legendary Hotel Ritz on the Place Vendome was the only luxury hotel of its kind allowed in the occupied city by order of Adolf Hitler. It was simultaneously headquarters to the highest-ranking German officers and home to exclusive patrons including Coco Chanel. Tilar J. Mazzeo takes us into the grand palace's suites, bars, dining rooms and wine cellars, revealing a hotbed of illicit affairs and deadly intrigue, as well as stunning acts of defiance and treachery.