I received a gifted copy and am providing a review.
Once I got to chapter 3, I really did not want to put this book
down. It pulled me in. This story starts out with The Girl in 1801, moves on to
Daisy in 1870, then goes right to Cleo (and Murphy, her cat) in the present
day. Each of these individuals have a tie to Castle Moreau whether they know it
or not, the castle draws them for whatever reason. Castle Moreau was built by
Tobias Moreau for his wife; they had a daughter Ora Moreau, who became a well-known
authoress, though her subject matter was frowned upon by the more proper ladies
of her time. Daisy was hired to “watch” Madame, as she was known, and report
back to her son, Lincoln; there’s a backstory there as well.
Fast forward to the present day when Cleo is hired by Deacon
Tremblay, a descendant of the Moreaus, to organize his Grand-mere’s mess, his
Grand-mere being Virgie. Cleo has her own story and her own reasons for
running, which will keep you turning pages to find out what secrets she has. I
was highly entertained with Deacon hiring Cleo on the sly, and how Cleo handled
the secrets she started to uncover.
There are quite a few intertwining twists intermixed between the
pages of The Vanishing at Castle Moreau and they all weave together for this
fascinating tale. This tale is a ghost story, with a haunted castle; people go
missing, seemingly having just disappeared into thin air. Again, for whatever
reason, The Girl, Daisy, and Cleo are all drawn to Castle Moreau. The ending …
the real reason … that was quite a shocker! I look forward to more of Ms.
Wright’s tales.
This sums up Castle Moreau: “For there was nothing here but
absurdity, angles and twists that no one could explain, and yet the castle
called with an addictive element. Beckoning. It reached into the deep places in
one’s soul and began to expose them for what they were. Broken pieces.”
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Great review! I am so excited for this one!
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