What if there were truly a place for everyone?
At Hotel Mirabelle, nothing is ordinary... not its guests, not its staff, and certainly not the journeys they take.
Charlene has transformed a crumbling seaside hotel into a sanctuary for people with disabilities. When a diverse group of strangers arrive for a week-long holiday-wheelchair users, people with dementia, carers, war veterans, immigrants, the lonely, the heartbroken, the hopeful-their lives begin to intertwine in unexpected and transformative ways.
From Brighton's open water to late-night conversations in Bert's Bar, friendships form, prejudices unravel, old wounds surface, and new beginnings glimmer into life.
Told with warmth, humour, and extraordinary psychological insight, Hotel Mirabelle and the Wonderful Wheelchair Company is a novel about love, loss, dignity, and the courage it takes to keep living fully... no matter your age, your past, or your body.
Only someone with Valerie Sinason's lived and professional experience could have written a story of disability, ageing, and humanity with such truth, tenderness, and hope.
