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The Chateau

(1961)
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It is 1948 and a young American couple arrive in France for a holiday, full of anticipation and enthusiasm. But the countryside and people are war-battered, and their reception at the Chateau Beaumesnil is not all the open-hearted Americans could wish for.


Genre: Literary Fiction

Praise for this book

"I can think of few novels... that have such romantic authority as The Chateau, fewer still so adult in vitality, so alight with humor." - Elizabeth Bowen


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