Chateau of Secrets: A Novel
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A courageous young noblewoman risks her life to hide French resistance fighters; seventy years later, her granddaughter visits the familyâs abandoned chateau and uncovers shocking secrets from the past.
GisÃĻle Duchant guards a secret that could cost her life. Tunnels snake through the hill under her familyâs medieval chateau in Normandy. Now, with Hitlerâs army bearing down, her brother and several friends are hiding in the tunnels, resisting the German occupation of France.
But when German soldiers take over the familyâs chÃĒteau, GisÃĻle is forced to host them as wellâwhile harboring the resistance fighters right below their feet. Taking in a Jewish friendâs baby, she convinces the Nazis that it is her child, ultimately risking everything for the future of the child. When the German officers begin to suspect her deception, an unlikely hero rescues both her and the child.
A present day story weaves through the past one as Chloe Sauver, GisÃĻleâs granddaughter, arrives in Normandy. After calling off her engagement with a political candidate, Chloe pays a visit to the chateau to escape publicity and work with a documentary filmmaker, Riley, who has uncovered a fascinating story about Jews serving in Hitlerâs army. Riley wants to research Chloeâs family history and the lives that were saved in the tunnels under their house in Normandy. Chloe is flooredâher family isnât Jewish, for one thing, and she doesnât know anything about tunnels or the history of the house. But as she begins to explore the dark and winding passageways beneath the chateau, nothing can prepare her for the shock of what she and Riley discoverâĶ
With emotion and intrigue, Melanie Dobson brings World War II France to life in this beautiful novel about war, family, sacrifice, and the secrets of the past.
GisÃĻle Duchant guards a secret that could cost her life. Tunnels snake through the hill under her familyâs medieval chateau in Normandy. Now, with Hitlerâs army bearing down, her brother and several friends are hiding in the tunnels, resisting the German occupation of France.
But when German soldiers take over the familyâs chÃĒteau, GisÃĻle is forced to host them as wellâwhile harboring the resistance fighters right below their feet. Taking in a Jewish friendâs baby, she convinces the Nazis that it is her child, ultimately risking everything for the future of the child. When the German officers begin to suspect her deception, an unlikely hero rescues both her and the child.
A present day story weaves through the past one as Chloe Sauver, GisÃĻleâs granddaughter, arrives in Normandy. After calling off her engagement with a political candidate, Chloe pays a visit to the chateau to escape publicity and work with a documentary filmmaker, Riley, who has uncovered a fascinating story about Jews serving in Hitlerâs army. Riley wants to research Chloeâs family history and the lives that were saved in the tunnels under their house in Normandy. Chloe is flooredâher family isnât Jewish, for one thing, and she doesnât know anything about tunnels or the history of the house. But as she begins to explore the dark and winding passageways beneath the chateau, nothing can prepare her for the shock of what she and Riley discoverâĶ
With emotion and intrigue, Melanie Dobson brings World War II France to life in this beautiful novel about war, family, sacrifice, and the secrets of the past.
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Melanie Dobson is the award-winning author of thirteen historical romance, suspense, and contemporary novels. Two of her novels won Carol Awards in 2011, and Love Finds You in Liberty, Indiana won Best Novel of Indiana in 2010. Melanie lives with her husband Jon and two daughters near Portland, Oregon. Visit her online at MelanieDobson.com.
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