Rich, evocative and immersive, The Chateau
on the Lake is a breath-taking historical novel set in London and Paris
during the time of the French Revolution from award-winning author, Charlotte
Betts.
Title: Chateau On the Lake
Author: Charlotte Betts
Publisher: Piatkus
Release Date: 7th May 2015
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1792. 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 Mirabelle.
Chateau Mirabelle enchants Madeleine with its startling
beauty, but it is a place of dark and haunting secrets. As the Revolution
gathers momentum and the passions of the populace are enflamed, Madeleine must
take control of her own destiny and unravel events of the past in order to
secure a chance at future happiness.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Charlotte Betts began her working life as a
fashion designer in London. A career followed in interior design, property
management and lettings. 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.
AUTHOR LINKS
www.charlottebetts.com
@CharlotteBetts1
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