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The White Octopus Hotel

The White Octopus Hotel

Summary

The White Octopus Hotel follows Anna, an art valuer, who is asked by an old man to value a strange ornamental white octopus as his dying wish.

As she investigates, she follows its trail to the wreck of a glamourous art deco hotel, once known for a collection of magical artefacts.

Anna manages to track down a key, but when she uses it, she is transported through time to the White Octopus Hotel as it was during its heyday in the 1930s and is caught up in a scavenger hunt. Here, Anna will find the key to unlocking her family's mysterious past, and a passionate love story with a young artist.

About the author

Alexandra Bell

Alexandra Bell was born in 1986. She studied Law at university and signed her first book deal at nineteen. Since then, she has written books for both adults and young people, including the Zoella Bookclub pick, Frozen Charlotte, and The Polar Bear Explorer's Club series, under the name Alex Bell. She lives in Hampshire in a house ruled by Siamese cats.
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