The Sleeping Beauty is a 13th century castle with many stories to tell. The Lost Castle is not your average dual time period book, because this book has three time periods. 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.

The lost castle kristy cambron