The Lake House

De: Kate Morton

Narrado por: Daisy Head

Duración: 18 h y 22 m

Resumen del Editor

A missing child … June 1933, and the Edevane family’s country house, Loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the much-anticipated Midsummer Eve party. Alice Edevane, sixteen years old and a budding writer, is especially excited. Not only has she worked out the perfect twist for her novel, she’s also fallen helplessly in love with someone she shouldn’t. But by the time midnight strikes and fireworks light up the night skies, the Edevane family will have suffered a loss so great that they leave Loeanneth forever.

An abandoned house … Seventy years later, after a particularly troubling case, Sadie Sparrow is sent on an enforced break from her job with the Metropolitan Police. Sadie retreats to her beloved grandfather’s cottage in Cornwall but soon finds herself at a loose end. Until one day, she stumbles upon an abandoned house surrounded by overgrown gardens and dense woods and learns the story of a baby boy who disappeared without a trace.

An unsolved mystery… Meanwhile, in the attic writing room of her elegant Hampstead home, the formidable Alice Edevane, now an old lady, leads a life as neatly plotted as the bestselling detective novels she writes. Until a young police detective starts asking questions about her family’s past, seeking to resurrect the complex tangle of secrets Alice has spent her life trying to escape.

©2015 Kate Morton (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Morton's plotting is impeccable, and her finely wrought characters, brought together in the end by Sparrow's investigation, are as surprised as readers will be by the astonishing conclusion." (Publishers Weekly)

"Once again she delivers the satisfactions of all her best sellers... Mysteries at the core, they draw depth and appeal from her carefully applied layers of family, history and moral conundrum." (Library Journal)

"An absorbing tale of family secrets." (Choice Magazine)

History & plenty of twists

The history events tied into an interesting family with lots of layers. It was a great listen and will definitely check out more titles from this author

Lovely

I loved the history woven in to the story, the twist and turns and the the surprise at the end! Thank you Kate!

Wow

This was such a good audiobook. I loved the characters and the unfolding mystery and surprise at the end. Great narration. So well written. Even won’t how long it is I still finished it in two days. What a phenomenal book. Well worth the listen. I didn’t want it to end.

I was thoroughly intrigued throughout

I love a little mystery and this had plenty to keep me on my toes. the characters were so well explored that I could see them in my mind so clearly. after finishing the book, I am reluctant to say goodbye to them all.

Tedious

As another reviewer has noted, this book is simply too long - it rambles and weaves through too many sub-plots and random characters that spring up unexpectedly, and leave the listener blinking and rewinding to see what we've missed. Too wordy and protracted. What seemed like a promising "read" devolved into eye-rolling boredom.

Loved it!

Delightful story. Interesting characters. Just the right amount of suspense. Now I want to explore Cornwall!

Magical

Cornwall is a magical place where magical things happen in both life and the imagination. The stories of multiple children are intertwined in reality and imagining in this wonderful book. DC Sparrow is the link between them all and their ultimate resolution. Many twists and turns await the reader as she puzzles out the mysteries of human love and behavior.

Too long

A good story; just too confusing to follow and too much detail that was not needed

Enjoyed this story

As a fan of Kate Morton, I definitely enjoyed this book. I love how she describes places. It really had a magical feel. I agree with some of the other reviews that there were quite a few subplots that made it a little too long. The end was also a little too nicely wrapped up in a small world type way. I would still recommend it. I liked the characters, it never bored me, and I thought it was a good read.

Wonderful read!

I enjoyed this book so much that
, I’ve read all the books Kate Morton has published! This is still my favorite.