The USA Today Bestseller!Recommended by Oprah Magazine Cosmopolitan PopSugar SheReads Parade
and more!An epic saga from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray based on the true
story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and the remarkable women bound by its
legacy. Most castles are protected by men. This one by women. A founding mother... 1774.
Gently-bred noblewoman Adrienne Lafayette becomes her husband the Marquis de Lafayette s
political partner in the fight for American independence. But when their idealism sparks
revolution in France and the guillotine threatens everything she holds dear Adrienne must
renounce the complicated man she loves or risk her life for a legacy that will inspire
generations to come. A daring visionary... 1914. Glittering New York socialite Beatrice Chanler
is a force of nature daunted by nothing not her humble beginnings her crumbling marriage or
the outbreak of war. But after witnessing the devastation in France firsthand Beatrice takes
on the challenge of a lifetime: convincing America to fight for what's right. A reluctant
resistor... 1940. French school-teacher and aspiring artist Marthe Simone has an orphan's
self-reliance and wants nothing to do with war. But as the realities of Nazi occupation
transform her life in the isolated castle where she came of age she makes a discovery that
calls into question who she is and more importantly who she is willing to become. Intricately
woven and powerfully told The Women of Chateau Lafayette is a sweeping novel about duty and
hope love and courage and the strength we take from those who came before us.
