To celebrate the release of the lake house by kate morton, simon. Living on her familys idyllic lakeside estate in cornwall, engl. 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. The lake house ebook by kate morton in 2020 books, books. The new novel from kate morton is published on 21 october. The mystery involves a disappearance from a stately old home on the cornish coast. 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, 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. This long book did not disappoint, especially the ending. The story ricochets among 2003, 1911, and 1933 as we learn that eleanor deshiel, who inspired a childrens book reminiscent of. Morton has sold more than 11 million books in 42 countries, making her one of australias biggest. The lake house is kate mortons fifth book, but only the second one ive read a couple of years ago, for tell me what to read, i finally read the secret keeper, after several years of meaning to try her out my mom and my sisters are all big fans of kate morton books and i loved the secret keeper. The lake house book by kate morton official publisher page.
The lake house book by kate morton official publisher. I loved every moment of this book and legitimately didnt want to finish because i loved it so incredibly much. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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 lake house by kate morton book club discussion. A missing child june 1933, and the edevane familys country house, loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the muchanticipated midsummer eve party. Miles away, sadie sparrow, a young detective in the london police force, stumbles. 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 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. Morton s elements of mystery are always tightlywound and expertly plotted. 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 mortons official site also by kate morton the house at riverton the forgotten garden the distant hours the secret keeper one cornwall, august 1933.
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. The devastated family members each have their own theories about who is responsible, but no one is more affected than his teenage sister, alice. One of people magazines best books of fallmortons moody, suspenseful latest is the perfect pageturner for a chilly night. Theos case has never been solved, though alice still harbors a suspicion as to the culprit. The lake house has many twists and turns, and the crescendo to the ending is both interesting and surprising. 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.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the lake house. Mar 06, 2020 kate morton has sold over 10 million copies in 26 languages, across 38 countries. She could see it clearly now on the desk beneath the window, where a shaft of light revealed a coating over every object. She is a native australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and english literature. 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. The house at riverton, the forgotten garden, the distant hours and the secret keeper have all been number one bestsellers around the world, and kate s fifth novel, the lake house, will be published in october 2015.
This book hits all the bullet points of the classic kate morton novel. The mystery that binds this book together involves the disappearance of an elevenmonthold baby, theo edevane, in 1933. The lake house by kate morton smart bitches, trashy books. The edevanes live in loeanneth, the lake house, in cornwall. The lake house kate morton page 5 read online free books. June 1933, and the edevane familys country house, loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the muchanticipated midsummer eve party. 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 house at riverton the shifting fog, the forgotten garden, the distant hours, the secret keeper, the lake house, and the clockmakers daughter.
The lake house by kate morton is about diving into the past. Kate morton has such talent for making such ordinary stories of places and people become fantastical. Decades later, alice edevane is living in london, having enjoyed a successful career as an author. 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 their things and go back to london, never to return. The lake house is the perfect read for cold, dark nights. Oct 20, 2015 kate mortons the lake house isnt one of those books. The lake house cleverly unites two missingperson cases. It was phenomenal and i still remember finishing the last pages with thrill at. Do you feel that the author was successful in moving the reader between the.
The beguiling fifth novel from the number one bestselling author of the house at riverton and the secret keeper. My books are about secrets and the way they haunt their keepers. What family secrets were revealed in the lake house. May 19, 2016 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. Kate morton s official site also by kate morton the house at riverton the forgotten garden the distant hours the secret keeper one cornwall, august 1933.
Oct 20, 2015 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 contains all the ingredients i have come to expect in a novel by kate morton. Alice edevane, sixteen years old and a budding writer, is especially excited. Kate morton, a native australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and english literature. The lake house is the fifth novel by australian author, kate morton.
The lake house by kate morton the book divas reads. Kate morton born 1976 is an international bestselling australian author. Do you feel that the author was successful in moving the reader between the historical and more contemporary times. Morton has sold more than 11 million books in 42 countries, making her one of australias biggest publishing exports. Some of my favourite things are dusty attics, lost letters, tattered fabrics, locked gardens, foxed paper, sepia photographs, doors that say dont. I just finished the secret keeper, which was the last one i had to read before i could pick up the lake house.
The lake house by kate morton from the new york times bestselling author of the secret keeper comes a moody, suspenseful pageturner people, best. 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. The core story is of the edevane family who lived in leoanneth, a large house by a. While kate morton has written several highly praised novels, im embarrassed to admit this is the first of her books i have read. Sep 20, 2015 the new novel from kate morton is published on 21 october. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the lake house. The house at riverton, the forgotten garden, the distant hours and the secret keeper have all been number one bestsellers around the world, and kates fifth novel. If you have not yet bought the original copy, make sure to purchase it before buying this unofficial summary from abookaday. The edevanes were a prominent family in england, and they were hosting their annual midsummers night party at their summer home in.
Dc sadie sparrow has had to take leave from the job she loves. This is an independent addition to the lake house, meant to enhance your experience of the original book. I cried and felt such attachment to all the characters and to loeanneth. One midsummers eve, the edevanes discover that their youngest child, 11monthold theo, has vanished without a trace. I always say that i love historical fiction, however i so rarely read for it. Summary crow lake is that rare find, a first novel so quietly assured. 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. The structure of this novel lies in recreating different time periods in cornwall and londonin the early 1930s and in 2003. 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.
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. Learn more at preorder your copy at one of these sites. If you have not yet bought the original copy, make sure to purchase it before. Kate mortons the lake house isnt one of those books. 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. The lake house by kate morton is part historical fiction, part gothic mystery and part family sagawhich means its 100% elysebait. Book club in a bag discussion questions the lake house by kate morton 1. Seventy years later, a detective constable in a lot of trouble happens upon the abandoned estate in kate mortons fifth novel, the lake house. Alice is a burgeoning writer with a crush on a visiting gardener. Kate morton the official site of bestselling author kate.
Kate morton has sold over 10 million copies in 26 languages, across 38 countries. Not only has she worked out the perfect twist for her. 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. 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.