Midnight at the Tuscany Hotel

This a very engaging and interesting read.
I loved the well written characters and the plot kept me hooked till the end.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC

For years, guests of the Tuscany Hotel could leave their pasts behind and live among fellow artists. Now guests of a different sort fill the rooms, searching for their memories—no matter the cost.

This book is filled with Greek mythology and life lessons and how a son pieces together the life of his mother and father. Lives inspired by the Gods themselves.

A story of father and son, memories lost and found, artists and their muses, Midnight at the Tuscany Hotel explores the mysteries of the mind, the truth behind lore, and the miracle of inspiration.

I don't normally read mythology but found this book interesting and wanted to read it cover to cover. Some surprises in the book so I hate to mention in this review.

The Tuscany Hotel: home of wandering souls, seeking refuge from the cruel hands of time; home of art reborn in its richest forms; home of folklore and memory, of living life at its purest. Vitto returns from war a changed man to a home where he is no longer recognized: his son thinks him a stranger, his wife is distanced, and his father no longer recognizes him. His journey, however, does not end here. One night, circumstances bring him back to the Tuscany Hotel, where he was raised in flourishes of art and music and color among artists and musicians and actors seeking inspiration--and what he comes to discover unravels secrets of his family he never knew existed.

The perfect premise. This is exactly the kind of novel I enjoy: books about a refuge, be it a town or house or hotel, for people of all walks of life and all stories, fantastical or not. <i>Midnight at the Tuscany Hotel</i>, from its appraisal of the fine arts and its intricate weaving of elements of Greek myth into the hotel and its residents' backgrounds, was an incredibly colorful read. Everything worked, at least for me. Markert's writing is evocative and stirring, <i>poetic,</i> and is overflowing with gorgeous imagery and lyrical writing. In a word, this book is rich. Even the characters themselves--like the fiery-haired Magdalena and the hammer-wielding Robert--all seemed to have stepped straight out of a Renaissance painting.

Needless to say, this would make for a stunning film. <i>Midnight at the Tuscany Hotel</i> was exceptionally visual, a celebration of the senses--and I enjoyed every moment of it.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Midnight at the Tuscany hotel is the first book I've read by this author. I received the book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I didn't know this author or what to expect but it turned out to be a very pleasant and interesting surprise.

Midnight at the Tuscany Hotel is about the Gandi Family that in the past ran the "Tuscany Hotel", a haven for artists, authors, scientists etc who came there to be creative and forget about the rest of the world for a time.

After the second World War the hotel stands abandoned when Vittorio (Vitto) Gandy returns highly traumatized from his war experiences in Europa. He finds his wife and son fearing his erratic and sometimes violent behaviour and his father afflicted by Alzheimer. After he goes in therapy his father has some lucid moments and he reopens the Tuscany Hotel, where the water in the fountain on the Piazza brings temporary relief to those inflicted with memory loss.

Midnight at the Tuscany hotel is a beautifully written book that deals with difficult questions like quantity versus quality of life, would you be willing to shorten the life of your dear ones if that means that they will have a happy and meaningful life in the shorter period, is it better to repress traumatizing experiences or to relive them, etc.

I found the book an interesting mix of the Renaissance, Greek Mythology and life questions.

I don't usually give extremely high scores but full marks for this one. Even if you only read one book in the new year, make sure that it is this one!

This is one of those books that you read that you know when you are reading will stick with you. You can feel the characters making their mark on your heart and memory. Even from the introduction of the Tuscany Hotel, James Markert begins to weave his spell on your imagination. When the characters finally enter the hotel, the reader is given exacting detail into what I think of as the main character of this story. The setting is so thoughtfully written that you can’t help but imagine what can be. The hotel seems tinged in grey, but the possibility of a return to glory twinkles in the edge of your imagination.

You meet the hotel and realize, this is possibility. This is hope. Like life, you have to look through your past, see through your fear, see through what is in order to imagine what could be. For Vitto, and Magdelana, and most of us, it’s that first step that the hardest and the trickiest. The crux of this book lies in trying to find out how to accomplish facing your past without losing your present.

This book has almost everything I could possibly want. Mythic creatures, beautiful landscapes, foreign locales, intriguing characters, beautiful art, and wine. Uplifting and tragic at the same time. There are a lot of things I could say about how wonderful this book is, but honestly you should read it for yourself. I am really going to miss my time at the Tuscany Hotel.

* Special thanks to James Markert, Thomas Nelson, and TLC Book Tours for providing a copy of Midnight at the Tuscany Hotel in exchange for an honest review.

I love each and every one of James' books - and I am happy to say this one is my favorite today!! I say that because every time comes out with a book, it is then my favorite!! His books are just such a pleasure to read. I love reading his writing and I also love how every one of his books have a spiritual side to them. This one is memory -- what would you do to gain back your memory? Is remembering everything a good thing?