{"product_id":"9781529092141-lake-house","title":"The Lake House","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA novelist finds her own tragic secrets under investigation in \u003ci\u003eThe Lake House\u003c\/i\u003e, the fifth novel from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe House at Riverton \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, presented in a beautiful new edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘If you haven't read Kate Morton before, do yourself a favour’ – Graham Norton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lake House\u003c\/i\u003e is a mysterious and enchanting novel from the number one bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe House at Riverton\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHomecoming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJune 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventy years later, after a particularly troubling case, DC Sadie Sparrow is sent on an enforced break from her job with the Metropolitan Police. She retreats to her beloved grandfather’s cottage in Cornwall, but soon finds herself at a loose end. Until one day, Sadie 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, 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. That is, 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 .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eThe Lake House\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘If I could rate a book higher than a five it would be this one!’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I cannot get enough of Kate's books’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I couldn’t stop reading’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Everything came together perfectly; storyline, characters and setting’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40778498080865,"sku":"9781529092141","price":9.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27754761.jpg?v=1742229207","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529092141-lake-house","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}