A bundle of old letters tucked away. A rumbling family house by the
lakeside. Cathedral glass windows with a distant and possibly family
connection. And a protagonist running away from unpleasant, teary and
mysterious memories.
I love mysteries and this one seemed to just have that. The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards, who also wrote the
bestseller The Memory Keeper’s daughter, is filled with a lot of twisting
mysteries. This is my first Kim book and she is definitely an effortless, free
flow writer. The book takes the reader through the journey of Lucy Jarrett –
who after trotting the world, secreting running away from a guilt filled
incidental death at home, returns to the place that she is running way from –
the house by the lake. There is where all the other attachments in her life
come alive – the relationship with her brother, her ex-flame’s reappearance,
her mother’s love interest, long distance relationship with her boyfriend and missing
link in the family which leads to a Nancy Drew styled search and uncovering.
The book is interesting and pregnant with worthy details to a certain
extent but does get lengthy towards the end. Why is the book still on is a
question that did come to my mind towards the climax of the book. The pace
consistency is missing and lags in certain parts of the book. Interesting twists if you can handle a
bit of lag.
iVerdict: Good. Can be read.
Rating: 2.5/5
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