Lorraine

Lorraine sweeps from summer elegance to the brutal upheaval of the Franco-Prussian War, where romance, patriotism, and invasion collide. In the peaceful grounds of Château Morteyn, Jack Marche, Lorraine de Nesville, and a glittering circle of Americans and Europeans flirt, tease, and drift through boating parties and terrace conversations until telegrams, political rumors, and a wolf in the woods signal that danger is near. When war erupts, Jack finds himself face to face with German Uhlans and the relentless march of Prussian forces through Lorraine, a spectacle of cavalry, artillery, hymns, and occupation that transforms the countryside into a battleground. Against this backdrop, Robert W. Chambers builds a historical romance of courage, loyalty, and sacrifice. An aging vicomte and his American wife endure the humiliation of hosting Prussian officers with aristocratic grace, while Lorraine herself becomes a figure of wounded France, her private love overwhelmed by grief, prayer, and devotion to her country. Vivid, emotional, and suspenseful, the novel traces how ordinary lives are caught in the storm of history. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.