A captivating novel about the legendary Hotel Sacher and a moving love drama between the old and new world. Vienna 1892: Anna Sacher wants to continue running the hotel after the sudden death of her husband. Resolute and against all odds, the young widow, who smokes cigars and always has a Bull Terrier in her arms, takes her place as the head of the establishment. While she and her loyal staff turn the hotel into a legend, two couples meet there: the Prince and Princess of Traunstein and the Berlin publishing couple Martha and Maximilian Aderhold. Soon, a tumultuous love drama unfolds between the suites and private rooms of the hotel.