I have been recommending Kate Morton’s newest novel, The Lake House, and have been met with excited exclamations from readers who have thoroughly enjoyed her other suspenseful, romantic titles like The House at Riverton.
The Lake House is told from multiple perspectives across time. Much
of the story takes place in 1933 in Cornwall at an estate called Loeanneth. There,
a toddler named Theo disappears and 16 year-old Alice and the rest of the
Edevane family find their life is totally disrupted. Later, in 2003 London, we meet a young police sergeant,
Sadie Sparrow, who is wrestling with a difficult case where a mother has
disappeared and it is the child who has been left abandoned. Threads of the stories are woven together as
Sadie travels to Cornwall to visit her grandfather. She stumbles upon the
overgrown Loeanneth and is pulled into the mystery, eventually contacting the
remaining family members, including the now elderly Alice.
Filled with atmosphere,
plenty of twists and multiple theories, The Lake House will keep
readers guessing. Scenes shift back to
WWI and the consequences of actions during war time reverberate throughout the
story. Morton has done an excellent job of exploring secrets and the many
actions that manifest a mother’s love. Starred reviews from Publishers
Weekly.
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