2014 Release: Chateau of Secrets by Melanie Dobson

Publication Date: May 13, 2014
Howard Books
Paperback; 320p
ISBN-10: 1476746117

A courageous young noblewoman risks her life to hide French resistance fighters; seventy years later, her granddaughter visits the family’s abandoned chateau and uncovers shocking secrets from the past.

Gisèle Duchant guards a secret that could cost her life. Tunnels snake through the hill under her family’s medieval chateau in Normandy. Now, with Hitler’s 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 family’s château, Gisèle is forced to host them as well—while harboring the resistance fighters right below their feet. Taking in a Jewish friend’s 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 Salvare, Gisèle’s 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 Hitler’s army. Riley wants to research Chloe’s family history and the lives that were saved in the tunnels under their house in Normandy. Chloe is floored—her family isn’t Jewish, for one thing, and she doesn’t 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 discover…

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.

5 comments:

  1. This one sounds really good. I'll have to watch out for it next year.

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  2. When I lived in Paris for a number of years, I became very fascinated with the history of WWII and the number of people who worked with the French resistance. I met a lady who worked with the resistance and she had some truly amazing stories to tell.

    I’m very intrigued by this novel and look forward to reading it. I also have added these upcoming novels you show here on the blog to my Wish List. Some great reading ahead!

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  3. Stories told in the past and present are fascinating...and I see that there are a lot more WWII stories coming to light lately. Thanks for sharing Amy!!

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  4. This looks VERY good...thanks for sharing.

    If you want to see what I have read, please follow the link below.

    Elizabeth
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