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The Chateau by the Lake
Mystery and love combine to bring a captivating story in The Chateau by the Lake. Norah and her fiancé Roger have much to discover about each other—and themselves! While he’s serving in India, Norah agrees to leave English society and move to the Swiss countryside to live with his mother. There the dark puzzle unfolds and her spiritual journey begins.
Words from the blue velvet book that Roger gave her echo in her mind as she sorts through her mysterious encounters: The things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
In due time Norah realizes that forgiveness and eternal life come from the cross—you can’t work for forgiveness, you work from it.
Words from the blue velvet book that Roger gave her echo in her mind as she sorts through her mysterious encounters: The things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
In due time Norah realizes that forgiveness and eternal life come from the cross—you can’t work for forgiveness, you work from it.
- GenresFiction
368 pages, Hardcover
Published June 1, 2020
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About the author
Amy Le Feuvre
162 books53 followersAmelia Sophia Le Feuvre (1861-1929) was born in Blackheath, London, England in 1861.
She grew up in a large family which employed a governess for the children's education. Her father worked as a Surveyor at H. M. Customs. Her grandfather, James Mainguy, was a reverend in Guernsey.
She dedicated her life to writing and wrote many books and stories that are filled with Biblical principles and her popularity began in the 1890s and continued for over three decades. She also wrote for magazines like 'Sunday at Home' and 'The Quiver'. Her writing was typical of the new approach of the evangelical writers to the young reader and, like many of the writers of the period she was particularly fond of the "quaint" child, "old fashioned" with delicate health, a type modelled on Paul Dombey. She also wrote of family life, specialising in the outwardly naughty child, the odd one out, whose motives are consistently misunderstood by the adults.
Her publishers included Revell in Chicago, Dodd Mead in New York, the Religious Tract Society in London, and Hodder and Stoughton in London and latterly the Lutterworth Press kept her works in print.
She died at Exeter, Devon, on 29 April 1929 after 68 fruitful years.
Her first book, 'Eric's Good News', was published in 1894 and her last, 'A Strange Courtship' was published posthumously in 1931. She wrote more than 65 books in her career, including at least one, 'Laddie's Choice' (1912), using the pseudonym Mary Thurston Dodge.
Note: Her exact date of birth is not known, she was born in the first quarter of 1861 so the date of 1 March has been used for convenience.
She grew up in a large family which employed a governess for the children's education. Her father worked as a Surveyor at H. M. Customs. Her grandfather, James Mainguy, was a reverend in Guernsey.
She dedicated her life to writing and wrote many books and stories that are filled with Biblical principles and her popularity began in the 1890s and continued for over three decades. She also wrote for magazines like 'Sunday at Home' and 'The Quiver'. Her writing was typical of the new approach of the evangelical writers to the young reader and, like many of the writers of the period she was particularly fond of the "quaint" child, "old fashioned" with delicate health, a type modelled on Paul Dombey. She also wrote of family life, specialising in the outwardly naughty child, the odd one out, whose motives are consistently misunderstood by the adults.
Her publishers included Revell in Chicago, Dodd Mead in New York, the Religious Tract Society in London, and Hodder and Stoughton in London and latterly the Lutterworth Press kept her works in print.
She died at Exeter, Devon, on 29 April 1929 after 68 fruitful years.
Her first book, 'Eric's Good News', was published in 1894 and her last, 'A Strange Courtship' was published posthumously in 1931. She wrote more than 65 books in her career, including at least one, 'Laddie's Choice' (1912), using the pseudonym Mary Thurston Dodge.
Note: Her exact date of birth is not known, she was born in the first quarter of 1861 so the date of 1 March has been used for convenience.
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July 8, 2021
A wonderful book! It took me a while to get into it, but about halfway through I couldn't put it down! My sister borrowed it and read it in a day, so the slow feeling was definitely just me =) The mystery and intrigue was different from this authors other works, and the message a bit more subtle, but just as impactful!
August 16, 2021
I really liked this book. I've noticed that the children's volumes by the author are sweet, the adult volumes like "The Chateau by the Lake" & "Dwell Deep" are really well narrated and holds your attention throughout the story.
May 6, 2022
This book was beautiful! I absolutely loved it. It gave me a great point of view of love and faith. And it leaves you with the ever important message: “The things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
October 15, 2024
Although well-written, this book could not hold my focus unfortunately! The plot was rather slow at times and there were a few strange moments where the author implied something and then a chapter or two later, that implication was disproven which just left me confused. Overall, a nice book but I probably wouldn’t read it a second time. 3/5.
December 14, 2022
This is so good! If one has to compare it with modern christian fiction, most modern books are full of fluff, but this is the real deal. It helps you grow in godliness, it is captivating as a story and is totally enjoyable.
May 8, 2024
What a well-written romance mystery! I was thoroughly drawn into the story and the nuances of the fascinating cast of characters.
November 10, 2025
“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵. 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭.”
Ever since I finished this book, it's been heavy on my heart. It had so many heavy moments, so much to ponder over. The story and characters were so wonderful and enjoyable, the heavy faith elements soo meaningful.
It starts with Norah and Roger being engaged, and Norah goes to stay with her soon to be mother in law, while Roger goes back to the war. It was so inspiring to watch Norah's faith bloom, her find God. Every side character helped guide her and really added to the story.
There was so much mystery, and so much heartbreak - times I was scared to continue the book because of possible things to happen. 😅 This book was just so incredible, and I know I'll re-read it many times!!
Ever since I finished this book, it's been heavy on my heart. It had so many heavy moments, so much to ponder over. The story and characters were so wonderful and enjoyable, the heavy faith elements soo meaningful.
It starts with Norah and Roger being engaged, and Norah goes to stay with her soon to be mother in law, while Roger goes back to the war. It was so inspiring to watch Norah's faith bloom, her find God. Every side character helped guide her and really added to the story.
There was so much mystery, and so much heartbreak - times I was scared to continue the book because of possible things to happen. 😅 This book was just so incredible, and I know I'll re-read it many times!!
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