It had been ages since the last time Grandma Vi had been able to feel anything enough to cry.

tears forming in her grandmother’s eyes? “It was all he had to give.” “He wanted me to have it.” She paused, long seconds ticking away from the clock on the wall. “The brooch? I thought Grandpa gave it you.” A wave of doubt washed over Ellie. If I wore the brooch, he’d know my answer the moment I stepped through the door.” “He said I could find him in the chapel, the one at The Sleeping Beauty. “A friend, then? Maybe an acquaintance of Great-Uncle Andrew? Or someone you met during the war?” And the hint of a smile too? Classic Lady Vi, but the timing was breaking her heart all over again.

Vi tendered a graceful tip of the lips-a knowing smile? “Why have you never mentioned any of this before?” Were they hidden, like an old photo? Forgotten so long their story had faded with the black-and-white image?

in France somewhere?” A nagging sentiment pricked her insides, that there were stories-secrets no one knew. 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.Īmazon US // Amazon AU // iBooks // Goodreads // Koorong ~ Excerpt ~ 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. 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.

The lost castle by kristy cambron