In kate mortons latest release, the lake house, the seventy year old unsolved kidnapping of eleven month old theo edevane takes center stage when dc sadie sparrow stumbles across the familys abandoned home while out for a jog. Kate mortons new book, the lake house, returns to familiar. 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. Jun 01, 2018 the lake house by kate morton, has different trails that she brings together. Buy a cheap copy of the lake house book by kate morton. Oct 22, 2015 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. Oct 20, 2015 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. The house at riverton the shifting fog, the forgotten garden, the distant hours, the secret keeper, the lake house, and the. Told from multiple points of view and through flashbacks, this perplexing mystery is brimming with history, family secrets and colorful. Dc sadie sparrow has had to take leave from the job she loves. Not only has she worked out the perfect twist for her. The lake house 2015 by kate morton living on her familys idyllic lakeside estate in cornwall, england, alice edevane is a bright, inquisitive, innocent, and precociously talented sixteenyearold who loves to write stories. 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.
I just finished the secret keeper, which was the last one i had to read before i could pick up the lake house. Alice edevane, sixteen years old and a budding writer, is especially excited. The lake house by kate morton overdrive rakuten overdrive. Kate morton born 1976 is an international bestselling australian author. Ive really enjoyed kate morton s 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 house at riverton by kate morton overdrive rakuten. Told from multiple points of view and through flashbacks, this perplexing mystery is brimming with history, family. Oct 21, 2015 in the lake house we meet the young and old alice and i love how mortons aged her in a way that she hasnt lost her feistiness but has developed a sense of cynical pragmatism her young self was missing. Historical fiction, mystery 400 pages goodreads rating. Her family owns a gorgeous mansion in england called loeanneth where alice and her sisters and little brother live quite the enchanted life with their parents. He was a very good sleeper so i knew i could get in 80 minutes, twice. 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.
The lake house cleverly unites two missingperson cases, decades apart the lake house is a bookworms delight a carefully thought out mystery full of. In kate morton s latest release, the lake house, the seventy year old unsolved kidnapping of eleven month old theo edevane takes center stage when dc sadie sparrow stumbles across the familys abandoned home while out for a jog. In the lake house, she jumps effortlessly from 1930s and presentday cornwall and london, gradually pulling the strands of the story together in an almost painterly fashion mortons elements of mystery are always tightlywound and expertly plottedshe. Eventually you uncover the family secrets that plagued the lake house and its owners for over seventy years. Mortons wonderful, creative writing skills, marvelous story lines, and descriptions that get better each time you turn the page and that put you right at the scene or definitely wanting to be there with the. The mystery involves a disappearance from a stately old home on the cornish coast. Kate morton made her debut as a published author in 2007 with the house at riverton. Below is a list of kate mortons books in order of when they were first released. The lake house, or loeanneth, is perhaps her most bewitching setting yet. June 1933, and the edevane familys country house, loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the muchanticipated midsummer eve party.
The interview has just been published, and if youre interested in my thoughts on structuring novels, narrative rightness, and living. Oct 20, 2015 kate mortons the lake house isnt one of those books. The lake house by kate morton the deliberate reader. 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.
I had the opportunity recently to speak with barbara hoffert from library journal about books, in particular the lake house. Kate mortons the lake house isnt one of those books. In 2003, sadie is put on administrative leave from her post with the london police force for getting too involved in a childabandonment case. The queenslander is speaking by phone from north london, where she and her musician husband, davin patterson, are on a sixmonth sabbatical, renting a victorian. 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.
She has gone on to sell more than 10 million copies of her novels in more than 38 countries all over the world, which were translated into more than 26 foreign languages. And of course, we completely understand sadies need to get to the bottom of the 70yr old mystery and her longing for a sense of. The lake house is the fifth novel by australian author, kate morton. The lake house cleverly unites two missingperson cases. Also compared to mortons previous books, the mystery element to this novel is actually much more the driving focus and centre of the story. Mysteries, twists, family secrets, carefully placed red herrings, and unexpected revelations are now compelling traditions in kate mortons novels. Theres a mystery at the heart of all her books, often one that hinges on past and present. 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. Kate morton writes grownup mysteries in which secrets of the past haunt families into the present. Both world war i and ii have tragic and farreaching effects on the characters and narrative of the lake house. While kate morton has written several highly praised novels, im embarrassed to admit this is the first of her books i have read.
She is a native australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and english. In the lake house we meet the young and old alice and i love how mortons aged her in a way that she hasnt lost her feistiness but has developed a sense of cynical pragmatism her young self was missing. Decades ago, jane hudson attended as a student, and kept the secret. Jun 07, 2016 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. Splittime frame tales are a common framework for this decades popular fiction, and morton pulls it off with real aplomb. The lake house has many twists and turns, and the crescendo to the ending is both interesting and surprising. I love libraries, and could talk about writing all day, so it was a real pleasure. She earned a degree in speech and drama from trinity college london, an english literature degree from the university of queensland, and a masters degree focusing on tragedy in victorian literature from the university of queensland. Its so hard to write about this book without giving spoilers, so this will be very superficial. Kate morton also gives us flashbacks of more than twenty years that gives us an idea about the characters and their backgrounds.
The lake house by kate morton is a 2015 atria publication. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the lake house. The bestselling storyteller kate morton, author of the house at riverton, is at her finest with this mystery set in cornwall in the 1930s. Also compared to morton s previous books, the mystery element to this novel is actually much more the driving focus and centre of the story. Nov 06, 2015 the lake house cleverly unites two missingperson cases, decades apart the lake house is a bookworms delight a carefully thought out mystery full of skillfully drawn characters.
Ive been meaning to read a book by this author for a while now. Morton has sold more than 11 million books in 42 countries, making her one of australias biggest publishing exports. Were huge fans of bestselling author kate mortons novelsand in particular how her books weave together different periods of timetaking her readers from prewar manor houses that are filled with secrets back to present dayseamlessly. Kate morton is an international bestselling novelist from australia, who has written many critically acclaimed novels in her career based on the literature and fiction genres. 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 goes back and forth in time and is filled with mystery, hidden passageways, intrigue, family secrets, and all of ms. 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 by kate morton, has different trails that she brings together.
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