{"product_id":"the-fifth-star-is-fake-solon-vale-9798286315871","title":"The Fifth Star Is Fake: A Brutal, Hilarious, and Unfiltered Look at Life Behind the Lobby","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Star Is Fake\u003c\/i\u003e - A Brutal, Hilarious, and Unfiltered Look at Life Behind the Lobby\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to The Bellgrave-where the chandeliers gleam, the guests are kings, and the fifth star is a damn lie.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind the polished floors and velvet service, hospitality workers wage silent wars-dodging disasters, finessing chaos, and enduring the grind with a silver smile. \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Star Is Fake\u003c\/i\u003e is a brutally honest, darkly funny, and deeply human memoir that exposes what really happens in five-star hotels when the guests aren't looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough razor-sharp storytelling, A.B. peels back the illusion, giving voice to the ones who work their arses off for perfection while management vanishes, customers test patience, and service cutlery mysteriously disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom onboarding speeches no one listens to, to legendary hotel ghosts and locker rooms that could legally qualify as war crimes-this book isn't just a collection of stories. It's a tribute to endurance, grit, and finding grace in the grind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCall it fiction if it helps you sleep. But if you've ever worked hospitality-you already know.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Solon Vale,Ailton Goncalves Barreto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798286315871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.13d","brand":"Solon Vale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852505952511,"sku":"9798286315871","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fifth-star-is-fake-solon-vale-9798286315871","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}