Hotel Lux is an unforgettable book, bringing to life not only its protagonists but an entire world, and offering a new glimpse of a vanished past -- Sally Rooney Beautifully written and researched. Full of the fire of curiosity and the magic of discovery, Hotel Lux is a book that uncovers the radical in the everyday, the everyday in the radical -- Seán Hewitt Historian Maurice J Casey has a novelist's eye and a detective's instinct; talents that transform what might seem like a niche story into a compelling thriller. The sweep of his research and his discoveries are breathtaking * Irish Examiner * An extraordinary trip through 20th century history, grounded in the singular characters occupying a single hotel in 1920s Moscow. Tracing its path from the suffragettes, through the world wars, and on to the bright optimism of communism's surely soon-to-be-radiant future, this is a fascinating tale of exiles and emigres, zealots and dreamers, brought to thrumming life by an extraordinary cache of private letters, and Casey's superb and propulsive portraiture. A historical, and humane, tour de force -- Séamas OReilly Tells the story of early 20th century communism through the eyes of those who lived it and felt and believed in it - while also living their entirely normal, rackety, emotional lives -- Hallie Rubenhold, author of THE FIVE
