Books like the lake house by kate morton

She truly is a global star of the literary world and i feel im missing out if. Like you, deb, i have a bit of histficphobia i have been proven wrong a few times this year, though but you cant deny the sales numbers that kate morton has achieved worldwide. Buy a cheap copy of the lake house book by kate morton. Kate morton made her debut as a published author in 2007 with the house at riverton. This book hits all the bullet points of the classic kate morton novel. Kate morton, a native australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and english literature. Readalikes for kate morton if you like kate morton try. 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. This book, lake house, starts very well, i could not put it down. Kate morton grew up in the mountains of southeast queensland and lives now with her husband and young sons in brisbane. 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.

Alice edevane, sixteen years old and a budding writer, is especially excited. Dc sadie sparrow has had to take leave from the job she loves. 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. I havent read the lake house by kate morton yet minivan. 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.

People magazine the best books of the fall the lake house, people. Julian barnes was born in leicester, england on january 19, 1946. Theres a mystery at the heart of all her books, often one that hinges on past and present. It was phenomenal and i still remember finishing the last pages with thrill at. 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. The lake house has many twists and turns, and the crescendo to the ending is both interesting and surprising.

Kate mortons the lake house isnt one of those books. The lake house book by kate morton official publisher. The devastated family members each have their own theories about who is responsible, but no one is more affected than his teenage sister, alice. Her most recent novel, the lake house, was published in 2015 but i havent read it yet. A missing child june 1933, and the edevane familys country house, loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the muchanticipated midsummer eve party. She is a native australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and english. Buy the lake house by morton, kate from amazons fiction books store. From the new york times and internationally bestselling author of the secret keeper and the distant hours, an intricately. Once the novel gets its momentum, it barrels at you like a freight train. She could see it clearly now on the desk beneath the window, where a shaft of light revealed a coating over every object.

Not only has she worked out the perfect twist for her. She has degrees in dramatic art and english literature, specializing in nineteenthcentury tragedy and contemporary gothic novels. The new novel from kate morton is published on 21 october. Below is a list of kate mortons books in order of when they were first released. 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. Kate mortons new book, the lake house, returns to familiar territory.

The clockmakers daughter is one of mortons best, and like the poignant movie the lake house. The lake house one of people magazines best books of fallmortons moody, suspenseful latest is the perfect pageturner for a chilly night. 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. Were huge fans of bestselling author kate mortons novelsand in particular how her books weave together different periods of timetaking her readers from prewar manor houses that are filled with secrets back to present dayseamlessly. 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. 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. 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 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. The lake house is the fifth novel by australian author, kate morton. And heres what i feel like i never hear about kate morton books i think her books take a little bit of time to get in to. Find books like the lake house from the worlds largest community of readers.

Its no surprise that kate mortons favorite books are steeped in the. The lake house by kate morton is a 2015 atria publication. The house at riverton is a magnificent book and i read it twice. 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. The edevanes were a prominent family in england, and they were hosting their annual midsummers night party at their summer home in. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller. October 20, 2015 one of the joys of reading a good mystery is feeling like a dope at the end, knowing that the answer was there in front of you from early on but the writer cleverly hid every single clue. Kate morton reading chapter 1 of the lake house youtube.

Seventy years later, a detective constable in a lot of trouble happens upon the abandoned estate in kate mortons fifth novel, the lake house. The lake house by kate morton smart bitches, trashy books. 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. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the lake house. He was educated at the city of london school from 1957 to 1964 and at magdalen college, oxford, from which he graduated in modern languages with honors in. The lake house by kate morton is part historical fiction, part gothic. If you like the to and fro from present to past you might like kate mosse, i really enjoyed labyrinth and i have the winter ghosts on mt tbr. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Press play and close your eyes, as kate morton introduces you to her new novel, reading the first chapter of the lake house, published on october 21. June 1933, and the edevane familys country house, loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the muchanticipated midsummer eve party. The edevanes were a prominent family in england, and they were hosting their annual midsummers night party at.

I always say that i love historical fiction, however i so rarely read for it. Learn more at preorder your copy at one of these sites. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outof. Everything you feel and experience and do plays a part and folds its way into the story, and the. In 2003, sadie is put on administrative leave from her post with the london police force for getting too involved in a childabandonment case. 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 meet your next favorite book.