The book deals with a subject a lot of people don't want to talk about. It still a taboo subject to
many. The author tell of rape, and rape survivors. The truth is most victims know their rape attackers.
Closer to home then you think. Also the victims don't want to talk about it.

We meet Maggie the main character and learn of her traumatic story. She has been a victim of gang rape when serving in the military and the lose of her young son. She has just returned to her job as a National Park Ranger. We see her dealing and learning to trust people around her.

We also will see the side of a serial rapist in how he thinks things out and how he picks his victims.
He shows himself as a good friend to his victim. The all out good guy.

The story will keep you in suspense and thinking you know who did it, but do you really.

Rape is a horde crime that that a human does to another human. Leaving the victim in fear and mental anguish. The author did a good job with information and handled the story well. ( )

I got the book because of the World War II story, but enjoyed the modern story too. It took me a while to get into the French Revolution story, but I don't know why. I will try to read more of this author in the future. ( )

Set in three time periods, The Lost Castle tells the story of three different women as they find love and their place in the world through their connection to each other and a castle in France’s Loire Valley.

When Ellie Carver’s grandmother, in a moment of lucidity in the midst of Alzheimer’s, shows her an old photograph from her past, Ellie goes in search of answers about her last living relative’s secret history. Traveling to the French countryside, she meets an Irish winemaker and his grandfather, and catches a glimpse of the ruins of the castle from Grandma Vi’s photo.

In 1944, Viola is on the run through Nazi-occupied France when she stumbles upon a faction of the resistance and joins their efforts. While she soon finds herself falling for the leader, Julien, she still doesn’t know if she can trust him with her true identity and purpose in France.

During the French Revolution, Aveline is about to meet her fiancé for the first time when their engagement ball is disrupted by rioters and Aveline’s life is nearly forfeit. Under the care of the master winemaker and living among the workers, she finds a peace and fulfillment she could never reach in her old life.

The castle known as The Sleeping Beauty is not the only thing that ties these women together, but their courage, faith, and compassion. I loved the touch of enchantedness that surrounded the castle in each of the stories! A bit of romance, a bit of mystery, overall a really lovely story! ( )

The author took a fictional story that spanned generations and made it come alive. Her main characters had in common their perseverance and the inclination to put self aside to look out for the greater good. "The story we're writing in this life is a gift from God and we can't afford to waste a moment of it." So true. ( )

The author took a fictional story that spanned generations and made it come alive. Her main characters had in common their perseverance and the inclination to put self aside to look out for the greater good. "The story we're writing in this life is a gift from God and we can't afford to waste a moment of it." So true. ( )