While kate morton has written several highly praised novels, im embarrassed to admit this is the first of her books i have read. The lake house by kate morton overview 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 house at riverton is a magnificent book and i read it twice. The best stories leave an echo in your mind so that later they feel like a personal memory. This book follows on another kate morton book that i listened to last year the clockmakers daughter. Books go search hello select your address todays deals best sellers gift ideas new releases gift cards customer service. The lake house is the fifth novel by australian author, kate morton. The lake house book by kate morton official publisher page. The lake house cleverly unites two missingperson cases. The lake house cleverly unites two missingperson cases, decades apart.
I will be reaching for kate mortons other books just as soon as my local library reopens. Kate resides in brisbane, australia with her husband and children. Instareads summary of the lake house by kate morton gives a thorough analysis of this complex novel, attempting to sort out the main themes, character motivations and relationships, and the authors style of writing. The lake house by kate morton goodreads share book. A missing child june 1933, and the edevane familys country house, loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the muchanticipated midsummer eve party. Like other instaread books, this is an excellent way to get the gist of a book before making a buy or notbuy decision. The lake house, or loeanneth, is perhaps her most bewitching setting yet. It was like listening to someone trying to tell me a story that cannot stay on track. The lake house from the new york times bestselling author of the secret keeper comes a. The title of this book is the lake house and it was written by kate morton. The lake house contains all the ingredients i have come to expect in a novel by kate morton. As a point of comparison the late colleen mccullough sold 30 million copies of the thorn birds in paperback.
The lake house one of people magazines best books of fall morton s moody, suspenseful latest is the perfect pageturner for a chilly night. Alice edevane, sixteen years old and a budding writer, is especially excited. 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. Theres a mystery at the heart of all her books, often one that hinges on past and present. Mar 29, 2020 the lake house is an engrossing, fastpaced mystery. I loved every moment of this book and legitimately didnt want to finish because i loved it so incredibly much. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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.
I just finished an audible recording of the lake house by australian author kate morton and it was a great storyall 21 hours of it. Kate morton made her debut as a published author in 2007 with the house at riverton. Jun 07, 2016 buy the paperback book the lake house. I do take this all with a grain of salt, since this is an advanced copy. 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.
Author kate morton cracks sales of 10 million books worldwide. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the lake house. Published october 20th 2015 by atria books first published october 2015. The lake house by kate morton smart bitches, trashy books. Ive now read all kate mortons booksshe weaves a wonderful st. Goodreads members who liked the lake house also liked. In 2003, sadie is put on administrative leave from her post with the london police force for getting too involved in a childabandonment case. 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 book by kate morton official publisher. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the lake house. If you like historical mysteries, you may enjoy silent water, a jagiellon mystery book 1, set at the 16th century royal court in. The beguiling fifth novel from the number one bestselling author of the house at riverton and the secret keeper. 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 has such talent for making such ordinary stories of places and people become fantastical.
Once the novel gets its momentum, it barrels at you like a freight train. Bestselling storyteller morton the secret keeper excels in this mystery set. One of people magazines best books of fallmortons moody, suspenseful latest is the perfect. 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. He was a very good sleeper so i knew i could get in 80 minutes, twice. Firstly the setting for the lake house is amazing and kate morton has a wonderful sense of time and place in her novels. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. 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. Dc sadie sparrow has had to take leave from the job she loves. 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. The lake house by kate morton is part historical fiction, part gothic mystery. While all kate morton novels have a mystery or two or five, the lake house is her most overt mystery story, featuring a detective trying to unravel a cold missing persons case, as well as a mystery crime writer. Nov 06, 2015 the lake house cleverly unites two missingperson cases, decades apart.
He was educated at the city of london school from 1957 to 1964 and at magdalen college, oxford, from which he graduated in modern languages with honors in. The lake house by kate morton 2015, hardcover for sale. Kate mortons the lake house isnt one of those books. Find books like the lake house from the worlds largest community of readers. This book, lake house, starts very well, i could not put it down. The lake house by kate morton is a 2015 atria publication. Julian barnes was born in leicester, england on january 19, 1946. This is an independent addition to the lake house, meant to enhance your experience of the original book. My mother was an anglophile and i loved reading books about england it sounded like a magic. People magazine the best books of the fall the lake house, people. Also compared to mortons previous books, the mystery element to this novel is actually much more the driving focus and centre of the story. June 1933, and the edevane familys country house, loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the muchanticipated midsummer eve party.
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