The mother, Eleanor had been brought up in the house and after marrying her husband, Anthony, he purchased it for her, an astounding gift for the love of his life. The beloved home of the Edevane family called ‘Loeanneth’ is a magical place of love, laughter and contentment.

Add to that the author is Kate Morton and I knew I was in for a treat. It is Kate Morton at her finest.An abandoned house in enchanting Cornwall coupled with a seventy year old cold case of a missing child. It will transport you to the Cornish countryside, dissolve your trials in the face of others’ and-most of all-make you remember why you love reading so much. The mark of a good book, however, is one that makes you forget yourself and your surroundings, and The Lake House achieves this without question. The resolution is bold and bound to incite differing opinions: some will find it gratifying, others may question its tidiness. Morton’s writing style is typically unhurried, and the story’s many threads take almost 600 pages to come together, but at no point does it feel as if it’s dragging. Writing about characters’ affections is an effective way of winning those of the reader-a few chapters in and you’re captivated, empathetic and emotionally invested. Love in its various forms is always a driving force of the narrative and as the reader, you’re given access to more than one character’s inner-most thoughts. 'Morton’s writing style is typically unhurried, and the story’s many threads take almost 600 pages to come together, but at no point does it feel as if it’s dragging.'Īny fan of Morton’s works ( The Lake House is her fifth) will know that she gives her characters a rich emotional life.

Wrestling with her own demons and on enforced professional leave, she comes across Theo’s case-and makes it her mission to uncover the truth. A successful and elderly crime author, many of her books draw inspiration from her own real-life tragic history: her baby brother Theo went missing from his crib when Alice was just a teenager, and the mystery has remained unsolved for decades.Įnter detective Sadie Sparrow. The Lake House opens with focus on the stern yet sympathetic character, Alice Edevane.

Her latest novel, The Lake House, is similar in both tone and style to her debut-featuring the sort of expansive, absorbing, heart-wrenching story that is swiftly becoming the trademark of this Australian author. Kate Morton burst onto the literary scene in 2007 with The House at Riverton, which rapidly became a bestseller across the globe. The bestselling storyteller Kate Morton, author of The House at Riverton, is at her finest with this mystery set in Cornwall in the 1930s.

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