Chateau of Secrets, Melanie Dobson
Chateau of Secrets, Melanie Dobson
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Chateau of Secrets

Author: Melanie Dobson

Narrator: Nancy Peterson

Unabridged: 10 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/06/2020


Synopsis

Gisle Duchant guards a secret that could cost her life. Tunnels snake through the hill under her familys medieval chateau in Normandy. Now, with Hitlers 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 familys chateau, Gisle is forced to host them as wellwhile harboring the resistance fighters right below their feet. Taking in a Jewish friends 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, Gisles 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 Hitlers army. Riley wants to research Chloes family history and the lives that were saved in the tunnels under their house in Normandy. Chloe is flooredher family isnt Jewish, for one thing, and she doesnt 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

About Melanie Dobson

Melanie Dobson is the award-winning author of sixteen historical romance, suspense, and time-slip novels including Chateau of Secrets and Shadows of Ladenbrooke Manor. Three of her novels have won Carol Awards, and Love Finds You in Liberty, Indiana won Best Novel of Indiana in 2010. She loves exploring old cemeteries and ghost towns, hiking in the mountains, and playing board games with her family. She lives with her husband and two daughters near Portland, Oregon.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sara on June 16, 2015

I loved this book!!! The story moves back and forth between Normandy, France during WWII and Normandy in the present day as the secrets of one family's involvement in the war are revealed and developed. I don't often cry at the end of a book but this one brought me to tears. I highly recommend this......more

Goodreads review by Amy on September 07, 2023

I really absolutely loved this read - longstanding on my TBR. If I am telling the truth, the plot, the construction, the set up - nothing new or novel here. Exactly the same as all the WWII books. Dual timeline with aging dying grandparents with secrets, rescued children likely adopted, germans over......more

Goodreads review by Tanya on July 18, 2023

Wow. 5 huge, glowing, sparkling stars!!! Where do I begin?? Let's start with the cover... gorgeous, historical, gorgeous, and you want to go there immediately, and did I mention gorgeous? This author and her writing.... she has a gift. I'm so glad she's using it and sharing it with us. You instantly......more

Goodreads review by Cathy on October 05, 2020

I loved this book—the mystery, the history and intrigue, the tunnels full of secrets snaking beneath a beautiful old chateau. I loved the scent and flavor of France, the characters’ resistance to Nazi domination and their determination to save those most vulnerable. Chateau of Secrets contrasts the......more