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. I'd recommend this one to your reading list.This review is part of TLC Book Tours blog tour for The Lost Castle.īroken-down walls and crumbling stones seemed to possess a secret language all their own. An engaging plot with wonderful characters, you won't be disappointed. I thought her details of the historical aspects of those periods with her narrative places you at those moments as well as give you a great visual of what is happening. The fairy tale inspiration of what happened to the castle brought something interesting to mix. The love she had for her grandmother, especially since she was her only living relative, really hits home for those who wish they had more time. That journey she took to unlock her mystery really was touching to read. I really loved her getting a chance to get to know her grandmother more by retracing her past. What was fascinating is how the story ties together but the individual experiences especially of Ellie grandmother's past and present.
There is something special about that region and history that has always interested me. Overall, I thought the book was really intriguing.
Finding her way back to Loire Valley, Ellie unlocks the mystery to her grandmother's past as well discover secret about her own. So as he began to talk about a forgotten past including a castle named, The Sleeping Beauty, Ellie's curiosity is piqued when she uncovers new information about her life and a request to unlock secrets of her past. With her grandmother slipping away due to Alzheimer's, she wished there had been more moments where she could've learned more. Inspired by a forgotten heirloom and a moment of lucidity, Ellie Carver was stunned when her grandmother began to share a glimpse of her past that connected her to an important part of history. The Lost Castle, the first in her new series, takes the reader through three different time periods of history: The French Revolution, World World II and the present.
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