Chateau on Sunset by Natasha Lester

Epic Love. Tragic Loss. Beautiful Friendship. The entrancing story of an orphan who grows up surrounded by the beautiful and the broken in the world’s most infamous hotel.

After her parents’ deaths, Aria Jones is sent to live with her reclusive starlet aunt at the Chateau Marmont, the hotel on Hollywood Boulevard with a notorious reputation.

Left alone to wander the hotel, Aria sees everything-all the ways people wheel and deal for fame. But the Marmont isn’t meant for young girls with big hearts, and Aria discovers an insidious secret that will haunt her childhood.

As she matures, she finds solace in the hotel’s library. Her sole goal is to be as inconspicuous as possible. Until one day, the hotel is sold to mysterious rock star Theo Winchester and his troubled daughter, Adele. Will Aria realise there’s more to life than being invisible?

Captivating from its very first page, The Chateau on Sunset blends the beloved Jane Eyre story with the rich and colourful history of the entertainment industry from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Praise for The Chateau on Sunset:

‘A triumph of storytelling. From its mesmerising prologue to the perfect last line, Natasha Lester weaves a smart, intoxicating tale of secrets and ghosts inside the famous walls of Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont, which becomes a character all of its own. Beautifully written and compulsively told, Lester’s latest is a clever reimagining of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, with subtle nods to the classic text which are an absolute joy to discover. It is also a novel with a deeply feminist heartbeat. I loved it’ HAZEL GAYNOR, author of Before Dorothy

Praise for the Natasha Lester bestseller The Mademoiselle Alliance:

‘Entertaining and engrossing . . . Natasha Lester uncovers stories of women from history and drapes them in velvet’ The Australian Women’s Weekly

‘Lester writes with razor-sharp research and admiration for a woman whose name deserves to be blazed across the pages of history’ KATE QUINN

About the Author: In the early 2000s, Natasha Lester made the move from marketing manager for Maybelline cosmetics to writing novels, and she regrets nothing – except that she no longer gets free lipstick. She is now a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of ten books that have been translated into 21 languages and published all around the world. Her eighth novel, The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard, was longlisted for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize. While she loves to travel, she also loves returning to her home in Perth, where her favourite thing to do is to go for a run beside the beautiful Swan River. Her latest novel is The Chateau on Sunset.

31 Mar 2026
 

The Chateau on Sunset by Natasha Lester ISBN 9780733651717