The Chateau on the Lake
$36.37
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2015
Summary
- As a teacher at her parents’ Academy for Young Ladies in the heart of London, Madeleine Moreau has lived her life sheltered from the outside world. But on the night of a dazzling Masquerade, tragedy strikes and she is left alone in the world. Desperate to find the family she never knew, Madeleine impulsively travels to France in search of them. But with war around the corner, and fearing for Madeleine’s safety, the enigmatic Comte Etienne d’Aubery offers her shelter at his home, Chateau…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349404493 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349404496 |
| Author: | Charlotte Betts |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2015 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 28mm |
| Series: | War at Home |
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Critics Review
Very enjoyable – Daily Mail
Betts’ description is second to none. It caters to the senses. Historically believable, you inhale all the sights, sounds and smells of the setting and engage with every one of the characters. I stayed awake until 3am to finish it. A superb book * The Sun *
Very enjoyable * Daily Mail *
A richly embroidered and memorable read * My Weekly *
Full of passion and drama … I was captivated by this moving, heart-warming and beautifully woven story - gripping, atmospheric, eloquently told and full of rich detail * Kate Furnivall, bestselling author of The Russian Concubine *
Lively narrative voice * The Lady *
About The Author
Charlotte Betts
Charlotte Betts began her working life as a fashion designer in London. A career followed in interior design, property management and lettings. Always a bookworm, Charlotte discovered her passion for writing after her three children and two step-children grew up.
Her debut novel, The Apothecary’s Daughter, won the YouWriteOn Book of the Year Award in 2010 and the Joan Hessayon Award for New Writers, was shortlisted for the Best Historical Read at the Festival of Romance in 2011 and won the coveted Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Historical Romantic Novel RoNA award in 2013. Her second novel, The Painter’s Apprentice, was also shortlisted for the Best Historical Read at the Festival of Romance in 2012 and the RoNA award in 2014. The Spice Merchant’s Wife won the Festival of Romance’s Best Historical Read award in 2013.
Charlotte lives with her husband in a cottage in the woods on the Hampshire/Berkshire border.
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