I cried and felt such attachment to all the characters and to loeanneth. The lake house by kate morton is about diving into the past. Morton has sold more than 11 million books in 42 countries, making her one of australias biggest. The lake house by kate morton is a 2015 atria publication. The lake house by kate morton is part historical fiction, part gothic mystery and part family sagawhich means its 100% elysebait the mystery that binds this book together involves the disappearance of an elevenmonthold baby, theo edevane, in 1933.
A missing child june 1933, and the edevane familys country house, loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the muchanticipated midsummer eve party. The lake house book by kate morton official publisher. The devastated family members each have their own theories about who is responsible, but no one is more affected than his teenage sister, alice. This is an independent addition to the lake house, meant to enhance your experience of the original book. This book hits all the bullet points of the classic kate morton novel. The edevanes were a prominent family in england, and they were hosting their annual midsummers night party at their summer home in. Not only has she worked out the perfect twist for her. The structure of this novel lies in recreating different time periods in cornwall and londonin the early 1930s and in 2003. Having read all of kate morton previous books i looked forward to snuggling down with the lake house, on chilly winter evenings. The lake house by kate morton a cupcake and a book.
The lake house by kate morton smart bitches, trashy books. The lake house by kate morton book club discussion. Synopsis the lake house by kate morton is the mysterious and enchanting fifth novel from the number one bestselling author of the house at riverton and the secret keeper a missing child. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the lake house. I loved every moment of this book and legitimately didnt want to finish because i loved it so incredibly much. Living on her familys idyllic lakeside estate in cornwall, england, alice edevane is a bright, inquisitive, and precociously talented sixteenyearold who loves to write stories.
She is a native australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and english literature. I have to say though that i had correctly guessed the outcome about halfway through this story. The shifting fog also published under the alternate title the house at riverton kate morton. This long book did not disappoint, especially the ending. The new novel from kate morton is published on 21 october. The lake house from the new york times bestselling author of the secret keeper comes a moody, suspenseful pageturner people, best book pick filled with mystery and spellbinding secrets. Kate mortons other novels are the secret keeper, the house at riverton, and the two most similar to this one, the distant hours and the forgotten garden the lake of dead languages by carol goodman has a similar setting to that of the lake house, a private college beside heart lake. Living on her familys idyllic lakeside estate in cornwall, engl.
If you have not yet bought the original copy, make sure to purchase it before. The lake house by kate morton the deliberate reader. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the lake house. The lake house has many twists and turns, and the crescendo to the ending is both interesting and surprising.
From the new york times and internationally bestselling author of the secret keeper and the distant hours, an intricately plotted, spellbinding new novel of heartstopping suspense and uncovered secrets. Kate morton born 1976 is an international bestselling australian author. Kate mortons the lake house isnt one of those books. She got so deeply involved in a case, following instinct over evidence, that she secretly did something that would get her suspended if her boss knew. The lake house ebook by kate morton in 2020 books, books. Well the lake house is about a little boy that goes missing from a big english country house party on midsummers eve in 1933 and no trace is found, despite a thorough police investigation and his family, in devastation and despair, pack up. Learn more at preorder your copy at one of these sites. Do you feel that the author was successful in moving the reader between the.
Kate morton is the awardwinning, new york times bestselling author of the house at riverton, the forgotten garden, the distant hours, the secret keeper, the lake house, and the clockmakers daughter. Summary crow lake is that rare find, a first novel so quietly assured. Miles away, sadie sparrow, a young detective in the london police force, stumbles. One midsummers eve, the edevanes discover that their youngest child, 11monthold theo, has vanished without a trace. Decades ago, jane hudson attended as a student, and kept the secret tragedies of her senior year. Book club in a bag discussion questions the lake house by kate morton 1. The lake house by kate morton is the mysterious and enchanting fifth novel from the number one bestselling author of the house at riverton and the secret keeper. The lake house book by kate morton official publisher page. Kate morton has such talent for making such ordinary stories of places and people become fantastical. The lake house is the fifth novel by australian author, kate morton. The story ricochets among 2003, 1911, and 1933 as we learn that eleanor deshiel, who inspired a childrens book reminiscent of.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Ive really enjoyed kate mortons previous books and wanted to love this one as well, but i found too much of this book plodding and skipped pages in spots, which is why i only rated the book with four stars instead of five. The lake house, a 2015 mystery novel by australian author kate morton, centers on the mysterious disappearance of theo edevane, an 11monthold baby who goes missing from his crib during a party in 1933. The house at riverton is a magnificent book and i read it twice. Its so hard to write about this book without giving spoilers, so this will be very superficial. Theos case has never been solved, though alice still harbors a suspicion as to the culprit. A successful and elderly crime author, many of her books draw inspiration. The lake house by kate morton reading group guide this reading group guide for the lake house includes an introduction, discussion questions, and ideas for enhancing your book club. The bestselling storyteller kate morton, author of the house at riverton, is at her. Buy the lake house by morton, kate from amazons fiction books store.
This book, lake house, starts very well, i could not put it down. One of people magazines best books of fallmortons moody, suspenseful latest is the perfect pageturner for a chilly night. I always say that i love historical fiction, however i so rarely read for it. I just finished the secret keeper, which was the last one i had to read before i could pick up the lake house. Decades later, alice edevane is living in london, having enjoyed a successful career as an author. The beguiling fifth novel from the number one bestselling author of the house at riverton and the secret keeper.
Dc sadie sparrow has had to take leave from the job she loves. While kate morton has written several highly praised novels, im embarrassed to admit this is the first of her books i have read. Seventy years later, a detective constable in a lot of trouble happens upon the abandoned estate in kate mortons fifth novel, the lake house. In her book the lake house, author kate morton takes three stories about childrena missing child, an abandoned child, and a child given up for adoptionand braids the stories together the first and primary plait of the braid is about an elevenmonthold child who disappears in 1933 from a party at his parents lake house, loeanneth, in cornwall.
The lake house cleverly unites two missingperson cases. Kate morton, a native australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and english literature. Having studied for the stage, she released her first novel the house at riverton to wild acclaim in 2007, and has since continued to write books. Its not one id normally read the kidnapped or missing child is one of my do not read triggers but i trusted morton plus it was a book club book, and i am so glad i pushed past my initial hesitation. To celebrate the release of the lake house by kate morton, simon. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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