Download or read book The Chateau written by William Maxwell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1948 and a young American couple arrive in France for a holiday, full of anticipation and enthusiasm. But the countryside and people are war-battered, and their reception at the Chateau Beaumesnil is not all the open-hearted Americans could wish for.