Christmas at the Womens Hotel, Daniel M. Lavery
Christmas at the Womens Hotel, Daniel M. Lavery
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Christmas at the Women's Hotel
A Biedermeier Story

Author: Daniel M. Lavery

Series: Women’s Hotel #1

Narrator: Mara Wilson

Unabridged: 2 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperVia

Published: 10/14/2025


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Daniel M. Lavery returns to the world of Women’s Hotel in this delightful and heartwarming novella about one especially lively Christmastime at the Biedermeier.Christmas at the Biedermeier Hotel means work. For much of the year, employment comes infrequently to Biedermeier residents. But during the Advent season, they're in high demand all over the city: as holiday window dressers, sales-girls at the card stores on Forty-Second Street, Broadway usherettes, assisting the Lincoln Center laundress at the Nutcracker, or working for Pinkerton as off-season security guards at the World’s Fair.Katherine explores the possibility of reconnecting with a younger sister moving to New York. Lucianne goes into business for herself, running a telephone-order, strictly Social Register male escort agency out of her room, while Mrs. Mossler attempts to solve the mystery of the Biedermeier’s skyrocketing phone bill and frets over Christmas tips for the hotel’s few remaining employees.And while the three gem thieves who broke into the American Museum of Natural History have recently been apprehended, not all of the stolen jewels have been recovered—and Patricia and Carol have been behaving very strangely recently. Christmas is a season of wonder and mystery, after all.A touching holiday read Perfect for fans of uplifting winter romancesA delightful Christmas gift

About Daniel M. Lavery

Daniel M. Lavery is a former Dear Prudence advice columnist at Slate, the cofounder of The Toast, and the New York Times bestselling author of Texts from Jane Eyre, The Merry Spinster, Something That May Shock and Discredit You, and Women’s Hotel. He also writes the popular newsletter The Chatner. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sheila on August 09, 2025

I received a free copy of, Christmas at the Women's Hotel, by Daniel M. Lavery, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. There is a lot going on at The Biedermeier's Hotel in New York at Christmas time. This is a sweet short story.......more

Goodreads review by SJARR ✨ on August 27, 2025

I am a bit conflicted about how to review this. When i requested to read this ARC, I knew that it was a novella in a series- but based on the synopsis I assumed it could read as a standalone. However, I quickly realized it would probably be much better to have read book one “Women’s Hotel” prior. Si......more

Goodreads review by L.S. on November 29, 2025

Just OK. The cover is much better than the story.......more

Goodreads review by Lyon.Brit.andthebookshelf on September 27, 2025

Book Report: Christmas at the Women’s Hotel The holidays at the Biedermeier Hotel are anything but quiet 🎁🎄The women who call it home find themselves swept into seasonal work across the city. This follow-up to Women’s Hotel is every bit as charming 💫 brimming with the small dramas…mischief and compa......more

Goodreads review by Danika at The Lesbrary on December 26, 2025

I liked this better than The Women's Hotel, because it is lighter. Some of the reviews don't seem to realize this is the second book in a series, though it does say it at the beginning of the book description. These are just little vignettes of different characters, not one overarching plot, but it......more