Leaving Small's Hotel — Eric Kraft

With this, his seventh novel, Eric Kraft once again gives readers and critics everywhere a reason to celebrate: Kirkus declared it "one of the most delightful novels of the decade," while Publishers Weekly asked, "Is there a more beguiling writer today than Eric Kraft?" Small's Hotel is where Peter and Albertine Leroy have spent their lives, hosting visitors while Peter works on his memoirs. But as guests grow harder to come by the future of the hotel--and of every gift Peter ever dreamed of giving his wife--is in jeopardy. What he does to save his marriage is a story involving friendship, childhood, gadgets, and great, abiding love.