House of Dark Illusions | The Secret of the Chateau

Contains

Canonical title

House of Dark Illusions | The Secret of the Chateau

Original publication date

1977-09

People/Characters

Megan Marshall; Bernadette Ferrari Marshall; Lissi Ferrari; John Carson; Denis Fulton; Claudette Larre (show all 26); Denise; Frances; Maxwell; Antoinette Grasse; Alice Cavendish; Dr. Karl Schiller; Denise Gérard; Maurice Gérard; Gabrielle Bremen; Albert Bernard; Louise Guiet; Marie Labrousse; Jacques Marceau; Jossi Haurat; Jules Haurat; Etienne Métier; Pierre Bourget; Madeleine Bourget; Jean Guiet; Franz Gebauer

Important places

Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Nova Scotia, Canada; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; La Châtaigneraie, Pays de la Loire, France; Château-les-Vautours, La Châtaigneraie, Pays de la Loire, France

Important events

World War II

First words

I was a confused and worried girl when the letter came from my aunt, Lissi Ferrari, inviting me to my dead mother's family home in Nova Scotia following the unexpected death of my father. (House of Dark Illusions)

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I had kicked off my shoes to wiggle my toes better, and sat curled up in a deep chair beside the window of my hotel room while I recovered slowly from a feast of Paris shopping. (The Secret of the Chateau)

Last words

(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)There was comfort in the way he held me. In the way his head bent and his lips found mine. (House of Dark Illusions)

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(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)These were the important things we spoke of, though we talked of inconsequential things also. Like the way we intended to shoot the vultures if by some quirk of fate the French courts gave us the chateau. (The Secret of the Chateau)

Original language

English