summary of the lake house by kate morton

Her curiosity is sparked, setting off a series of events that will bring her and Alice together and reveal shocking truths about a past long gone.yet more present than ever.Ī lush, atmospheric tale of intertwined destinies, this latest novel from a masterful storyteller is an enthralling, thoroughly satisfying read.Ī Can't-Put-It-Down Novel That Is Totally Captivating While out walking one day, she stumbles upon the old estate - now crumbling and covered with vines, clearly abandoned long ago. Miles away, Sadie Sparrow, a young detective in the London police force, is staying at her grandfather's house in Cornwall. Theo's case has never been solved, though Alice still harbors a suspicion as to the culprit. What follows is a tragedy that tears the family apart in ways they never imagined.ĭecades later, Alice is living in London, having enjoyed a long successful career as an author. One midsummer's eve, after a beautiful party drawing hundreds of guests to the estate has ended, the Edevanes discover that their youngest child, eleven-month-old Theo, has vanished without a trace. But the mysteries she pens are no match for the one her family is about to endure

Living on her family's idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, inquisitive, innocent, and precociously talented sixteen-year-old who loves to write stories. 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.

Summary of the lake house by kate morton