KRISTY CAMBRON is a vintage-inspired storyteller writing from the space where art, history, and faith intersect.

Set in three different 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, and an enchanted castle that inspired the epic fairy tales time left behind. Sparked by the discovery of a long forgotten family heirloom, Ellie embarks on a journey to French wine country to uncover the mystery surrounding The Sleeping Beauty-the castle so named for Charles Perrault's beloved fairy tale-and unearth its secrets before they're finally silenced by time. But her grandmother is quickly slipping into the locked-down world of Alzheimer's, and Ellie must act fast if she wants to uncover the truth of her family's history.

of lost love and a hidden chapel that played host to a secret fight in the World War II French resistance. It survived a sacking in the French Revolution, was brought back to life and fashioned into a storybook chateau in the Gilded Age, and was eventually felled and deserted after a disastrous fire in the 1930s.Īs Ellie Carver sits by her grandmother's bedside, she hears stories of a castle. Launching a brand-new series, Kristy Cambron explores the collision of past and present as she discovers the ruins of a French castle, long lost to history.Ī thirteenth century castle, Chateau de Doux Reves, has been forgotten for generations, left to ruin in a storybook forest nestled deep in France's picturesque Loire Valley.

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