The Lake House: A Novel
From the New York Times bestselling author of Homecoming comes a “moody, suspenseful page-turner” (People, Best Book Pick) filled with mystery and spellbinding secrets.
Living on her family’s idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, inquisitive, and precociously talented sixteen-year-old who loves to write stories.
One midsummer’s eve, after a beautiful party drawing hundreds of guests to the estate has ended, the Edevanes discover that their youngest child, eleven-month-old Theo, has vanished without a trace. He is never found, and the family is torn apart, the house abandoned.
Decades later, Alice is living in London, having enjoyed a long successful career as a novelist. Miles away, Sadie Sparrow, a young detective in the London police force, is staying at her grandfather’s house in Cornwall. While out walking one day, she stumbles upon the old Edevane estate—now crumbling and covered with vines. Her curiosity is sparked, setting off a series of events that will bring her and Alice together and reveal shocking truths about a past long gone...yet more present than ever.
A lush, atmospheric tale of intertwined destinies from a masterful storyteller, The Lake House is an enthralling, thoroughly satisfying read.
Living on her family’s idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, inquisitive, and precociously talented sixteen-year-old who loves to write stories.
One midsummer’s eve, after a beautiful party drawing hundreds of guests to the estate has ended, the Edevanes discover that their youngest child, eleven-month-old Theo, has vanished without a trace. He is never found, and the family is torn apart, the house abandoned.
Decades later, Alice is living in London, having enjoyed a long successful career as a novelist. Miles away, Sadie Sparrow, a young detective in the London police force, is staying at her grandfather’s house in Cornwall. While out walking one day, she stumbles upon the old Edevane estate—now crumbling and covered with vines. Her curiosity is sparked, setting off a series of events that will bring her and Alice together and reveal shocking truths about a past long gone...yet more present than ever.
A lush, atmospheric tale of intertwined destinies from a masterful storyteller, The Lake House is an enthralling, thoroughly satisfying read.
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Community Reviews
I do enjoy Kate Morton and The Lake House did not disappoint. I often find going back and forth in time difficult for authors to pull off but in this case it enabled her to pull together details that would have been challenging or boring otherwise. Fabulous setting.
3.5 stars rounded up for the beautiful writing. Kate Morton does a fabulous job with dual timelines- she gave us two interesting main characters and two interesting storylines/mysteries in The Lake House. Itâs also very atmospheric and I want to visit Cornwall after reading this. That being said it was not my favorite Kate Morton as it was a bit too detailed and the ending was just too buttoned up in my opinion. The Secret Keeper remains my favorite of hers followed by The Forgotten Garden.
Wow! love this author, this is the second book of hers that I have read and the ending brought tears. incredibly crafted, weaves the past and present seamlessly, leaving you on the edge of your seat seeking answers.
It was interesting and held my attention. I wanted to find out what would happen. I was theorizing early on what the deal would be. I was disappointed at how conveniently everything wrapped itself up, especially after all the hemming and hawing and dragging out of other parts of the book. It was kind of like, oh crud I have been writing forever and this book is getting long, let's hurry up and tie up those loose ends why don't we. Otherwise entertaining
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