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Miramont's Ghost

2/15/2015

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About the Book: 
  • Paperback: 334 pages
  • Publisher: Lake Union Publishing (February 1, 2015)
Miramont Castle, built in 1897 and mysteriously abandoned three years later, is home to many secrets. Only one person knows the truth: Adrienne Beauvier, granddaughter of the Comte de Challembelles and cousin to the man who built the castle.

Clairvoyant from the time she could talk, Adrienne’s visions show her the secrets of those around her. When her visions begin to reveal dark mysteries of her own aristocratic French family, Adrienne is confronted by her formidable Aunt Marie, who is determined to keep the young woman silent at any cost. Marie wrenches Adrienne from her home in France and takes her to America, to Miramont Castle, where she keeps the girl isolated and imprisoned. Surrounded by eerie premonitions, Adrienne is locked in a life-or-death struggle to learn the truth and escape her torment.

Reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, this hauntingly atmospheric tale is inspired by historical research into the real-life Miramont Castle in Manitou Springs, Colorado.

“You might want to keep the lights on when you read Elizabeth Hall’s chilling debut, Miramont’s Ghost, in which a young girl who’s clairvoyant winds up exiled and imprisoned in the Miramont Castle in Colorado. Set in nineteenth-century France, this is sure to be a mesmerizing and haunting read!” --RT Book Reviews, “Forewords”



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Review:
Adrienne Beauvier, granddaughter to the Count of Challembelles has always had visions, a gift of clairvoyance, just like her grandmother.  To a young Adrienne, her visions are nothing but fun stories and insights into the lives of others. However, to most everyone else, Adrienne's visions cause distress and they believe her to be troubled, much like her late grandmother was.  Adrienne's Aunt Marie, a domineering and manipulative force in the family is especially unsettled by Adrienne's stories of her visions and does not want any more rumors about her family flying around their small French town.  As Adrienne grows, the two people in her life who provided security with her gift are taken away from her.  Aunt Marie believes she has the perfect solution to the her family's issues with Adrienne; she will bring Adrienne to her home in Colorado, the newly built Miramont Castle, to live with her cousin, the Father Julien Morier.  Once Adrienne arrives at Miramont, however, she realizes that there are no limits to her Aunt's meddling ways.

This book was not at all what I expected, but I was still on the edge of my seat the entire way through.  First of all, this is not a story of a haunted house, but rather about how the life of a person might cause them to haunt a house.  Adrienne's story is tragic and there is no happy ending here, even though at points the story seems similar to a fairy tale with an evil aunt, a  locked away gifted girl and the hopes of prince charming coming to the rescue.  This is a story the grows with suspense and has many little mysteries, from Adrienne's first visions there is a growing feeling that something just isn't right. The writing does a beautiful job adding to the foreboding atmosphere, there is a lyrical prose and abundant detail to set the scene and create the unease of the characters surrounding Adrienne.  Most interesting to me was that the story included many true details from the actual building of Miramont Castle and the actual mysteries surrounding the building intrigued me even more.  Overall, Miramont's Ghost is an emotional, tense and unsuspected read for someone not looking for a happy ending.

This book was provided for free in return for an honest review. 



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Miramont Castle, 1898 courtesy of Manitou Springs Historical Society
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About the Author: 
Elizabeth Hall spent most of her life in the mountains of Colorado, working as a teacher, writer, and radio show host. She now lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she writes and plays with fiber.

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2 Comments
Anne
2/16/2015 03:44:22 am

This novel sounds intriguing and enthralling. Your captivating review caught my interest and was excellent and gave me insight into the story. Thanks for this great feature and wonderful giveaway.

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Heather J @ TLC Book Tours link
2/21/2015 03:53:40 am

I've never really thought about what would cause I house to be haunted, but it makes a lot of sense that what happened to a house's resident would cause them to haunt that house. Creepy, but fascinating.

Thanks for being a part of the tour!

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