The novel opens with the voice of Sara, who has just died after falling down the hotel’s dumbwaiter shaft. She exists as a ghost in a liminal space, struggling to understand her death and holding onto life through memory, often mispronouncing or confusing words (calling the dumbwaiter a "lift for dishes" or "life/leaf").
Summarize the role of a (Sara, Else, or Clare)? Hotel World - Ali Smith.epub
Let me know which part of the story you'd like to dive into next. Hotel World Characters - eNotes.com The novel opens with the voice of Sara,