جزییات کتاب
آدری از کودکی دوست داشت زندگیاش فوقالعاده باشد. اما به عنوان دختر وایکونتی که در اواخر قرن چهاردهم در انگلستان به دنیا آمده بود، تنها چیزی که از او انتظار می رفت این بود که ازدواج کند – تا اینکه یک عمل بدخواهانه توسط خواهرش، ماریس، چهار سال پیش به چهره و آینده او آسیب زد. گرچه ماریس را از خانه طرد کردند، آدری بیست ساله هنوز از زخم های ظلم خواهرش رنج می برد. وقتی پدرش برنامه های خود را در مورد ازدواج دختر آسیب دیده اش و بازگرداندن ماریس به خانه اعلام می کند، آدری تصمیم می گیرد برای جستجوی سرنوشت واقعی خود فرار کند.
زندگی خارج از خانه خطرناک است و آدری به زودی خود را مورد حمله، بیمار و نیازمند به کمک می بیند. او را به قلعه دریکوت میبرند تا از او مراقبت کنند تا سلامتی اش بازگردد. او در آنجا تصمیم می گیرد هویت خود را مخفی نگه دارد و به عنوان خدمتکار در قلعه کار کند. اما نمیداند که قرار است عاشق لرد دریکوت جوان و خوش تیپی شود، که چند ماه قبل دست خود را از دست داده و زخمهای خود را دارد.
Summary by mahdiyehpapi2000
In this Ugly Duckling retelling, New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson brilliantly crafts a high-stakes, encouraging tale about a brave young woman, the true meaning of beauty, and the power of love.Ever since she was a child, Audrey wanted her life to be extraordinary. But as the daughter of a viscount born in late fourteenth-century England, the only thing expected of her was to marry—until an act of malice by her sister, Maris, four years ago damaged her face and her prospects. Though Maris was sent away, twenty-year-old Audrey is still suffering the scars of her sister's cruelty. When her father announces his plans to marry off his damaged daughter and bring Maris home, Audrey decides to flee in search of her true destiny.Life outside her home is dangerous, and Audrey soon finds herself attacked, sick, and in desperate need of help. She is taken in at Dericott Castle to be nursed back to health. While there, she decides to keep her identity a secret and work as a servant in the castle. But she doesn't count on falling in love with the young and handsome Lord Dericott, who lost his arm several months earlier and bears scars of his own.Meanwhile, Edwin—Lord Dericott—is curious about the new, well-educated servant's identity. All he knows is that he's quickly becoming smitten with her. When the man Audrey's father wanted her to marry comes looking for her, she and Edwin must make life-changing decisions about what to believe and whether or not love is truly worth trusting.Praise for Castle of Refuge:"When it comes to happily-ever-afters, Melanie Dickerson is the undisputed queen."—Julie Lessman, award-winning authorFull-length clean fairy-tale reimaginingSecond in a brand-new series set in England: The Dericott TalesIncludes discussion questions for book clubs