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A courageous young noblewoman risks her life to hide French resistance fighters seventy years later her granddaughter visits the familys abandoned chateau and uncovers shocking secrets from the pastGisle 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 chteau 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 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.
About the Author
Writing fiction is Melanie Dobson's excuse to explore abandoned houses, travel to unique places, and spend hours reading old books and journals. The award-winning author of almost thirty books, Melanie enjoys stitching together both time-slip and historical stories including The Curator's Daughter, Memories of Glass, and the Legacy of Love novels (legacyofloveseries.com) . Five of her novels have received a Carol Award for historical fiction, Catching the Wind's audiobook won the 2018 Audie for Inspirational Novel, and The Black Cloister was ForeWord's Book of the Year for Religious Fiction. Her next time-slip novel, The Winter Rose, comes out in January 2022. Melanie and her husband, Jon, have two daughters. After moving numerous times with Jon's work, the Dobson family has finally settled near Portland, Oregon, and they love to travel and hike in both the mountains and the cliffs above the Pacific. When Melanie isn't writing, she enjoys exploring ghost towns and dusty back roads, dancing, and reading stories with her girls. More information about Melanie and her books is available at her website (melaniedobson.com) or at the following social media platforms: Facebook.com/MelanieDobsonFictionInstagram/MelBDobsonTwitter.com/MelBDobson
