Aveline wanted to tear down the barrier between the classes, both in Paris and once she reached the Vivay estate. The visual of crumbling walls is an important image for the legacy of the castle, and the Vivay family through the generations. Have you ever developed a bond with a friend or coworker who held a differing world view? How did that relationship affect the way you see the world around you?Ĥ. Julien’s band of French Resistance fighters at the castle ruins becomes a makeshift family, brought together by their common bond to fight for survival in a time of war.

What decisions does Aveline make that positively affect others yet put her own life and livelihood at risk? When is it important to stand up for our beliefs, even when our own comforts may be negatively impacted?ģ. Aveline’s interest in politics and her compassion for the peasant class renders her a liability to her family’s wealth and rank, and carries her outside the acceptable roles for women in eighteenth-century France. How might Ellie’s memory of her grandmother have been different if Vi hadn’t been able to share pieces of her past before the effects of Alzheimer’s prevented it? What changed once Ellie learned the full story of the castle?Ģ. It is not until the discovery of a lost love-and the unearthing of Vi’s participation in the French Resistance-that Ellie sees her grandmother in a new light. The Lost Castle kept me spellbound ' -Tamera Alexander, USA TODAY bestselling author of To Whisper Her Name and Christmas at CarntonBroken-down walls and crumbling stones seemed to possess a secret language all their own.What stories would they tell, if she finally listenedEllie Carver arrives at her grandmother. Ellie’s view of her grandmother had been one of shared memories from old photo albums and the limited stories she’d heard of Lady Vi’s life during the Second World War. 'It's been a long time since I've been so thoroughly engrossed in a novel.

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