Vi’s WWII resistance romance, however, lacks the flair and attention to detail of Aveline’s and Ellie’s stories. Intrigue and wartime espionage create a vivid backdrop to a narrative that carefully details the toll of tyranny and the price of revolution. Aveline’s formal introduction is interrupted by an insurrection on the castle grounds. Cambron entwines Ellie’s quest, Vi’s memories, and the story of Aveline Sainte-Moreau, a daughter of the privileged class engaged to the son of the Duc et Vivay, who owns the castle in the late 18th century. Armed with nothing more than an old photo and a reference to the “Sleeping Beauty” castle, Ellie engages Quinn Foley to guide her through the Loire Valley. Ellie Carver travels to present-day France from Michigan after her grandmother, Vi, gives her cryptic messages about a medieval castle during a dementia-ridden bedside conversation. Drawn by the mystery surrounding The Sleeping Beauty-a castle so named for Charles Perrault’s beloved fairy tale-Ellie embarks on a journey to France’s Loire Valley in hopes that she can unearth its secrets before time silences them forever.īridging the past to the present in three time periods-the French Revolution, World War II, and present day- The Lost Castle is a story of loves won and lost, of battles waged in the hearts of men, and of an enchanted castle that stood witness to it all, inspiring a legacy of faith through the generations.Cambron ( The Ringmaster’s Wife) once again makes smart use of multiple eras in her latest time-jumping romance.
But her grandmother is quickly disappearing into the shadows of Alzheimer’s and Ellie must act fast if she wants to uncover the truth of her family’s history. Įach piece that unlocks the story seems to unlock part of Ellie too-where she came from and who she is becoming. Of a hidden chapel that served as a rendezvous for the French Resistance in World War II. Of a secret past and castle ruins forgotten by time. Instead, the beloved woman begins speaking.
What stories would they tell, if she finally listened?Įllie Carver arrives at her grandmother’s bedside expecting to find her silently slipping away. Broken-down walls and crumbling stones seemed to possess a secret language all their own.
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