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Chateau of secrets : a novel / Melanie Dobson.

Dobson, Melanie B. (Author).

Summary:

"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. Gisele 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 chateau, Gisele 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, Gisele'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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781476746111 (paperback) :
  • Physical Description: 379 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First Howard Books trade paperback edition.
  • Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee : Howard Books, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes a reader's guide with discussion questions and an interview with the author.
Subject: France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > France > Fiction.
Nobility > France > Fiction.
Jews > France > History > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Genre: Christian fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library F DOB (Text) DCL178236 Adult Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2024-06-01
Kitimat Public Library Dob (Text) 32665001968686 Fiction Volume hold Available -
Big Lake Branch DOB (Text) 33923005619238 Inspirational Volume hold Available -
Likely Branch DOB (Text) 33923005318567 Inspirational Volume hold Available -
Sechelt Public Library F DOBS (Text) 3326000316550 Fiction Volume hold Available -


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