Black Lake by Johanna Lane

Black Lake by Johanna Lane

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Zusammenfassung

Ireland. A home. A childhood. 'A poignant, haunting tale that really resonates' PA

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Black Lake by Johanna Lane

For generations, the Campbells have lived happily at Dulough, an idyllic, rambling estate on the windswept coast of Ireland. But upkeep has drained the family coffers. Faced with the heartbreaking possibility of having to sell, John Campbell makes a very difficult decision; to keep Dulough he will turn the estate into a tourist attraction. He and his wife, daughter and son will move from the luxury of the big house to a small, damp caretaker's cottage. The upheaval strains the already tenuous threads that bind the family, and when a tragic accident befalls them, long-simmering resentments and unanswered yearnings are forced to the surface.
'Beautifully written debut' * Fabulous Magazine, Sun on Sunday *
'Johanna Lane writes in an easy melodic style and she shows a real talent for understanding the separate sorrows and secret dreams that simmer beneath the surface of even the closest families' * Daily Mail *
'An elegantly written story' * Irish Mail on Sunday *
'Lane's prose is graceful, textured and her elegant style reflects the Campbells' glazed retrograde world' * Irish Independent *
'What won me over was the touching depiction of the two children' * Woman & Home *
'A beautifully atmospheric and poignant debut' * Bella magazine *
'I found I could not put this book down' * Woman’s Way *
This ultimately becomes a story of the importance of home, whatever its history, told in highly lyrical prose' * Image magazine *
'A poignant and haunting tale that really resonates' * Evening Echo *
'A haunting debut' * Publishers Weekly *
Lane's prose is graceful, textured and her elegant stye reflects the Campbell's glazed retrograde world * Irish Independent *
Quiet novels like Black Lake don't get much air-time, but it's worth cutting through the noise and losing yourself in this gently devastating read * Harper's Bazaar *
This is a charming story with gems for the thinker while being populated by interesting people for the lover of an easiy absorbed tale' * Book Bag *
Johanna Lane was born in Ireland and studied English Literature at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where she was awarded the Hemingway Prize for her short fiction, and then attended Columbia`s Creative Writing MFA programme. Her first novel, BLACK LAKE, was short-listed for the University of East Anglia's Charles Pick Fellowship. She teaches composition and creative writing in New York.
SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9780755396320
ISBN 10 0755396324
Titel Black Lake
Autor Johanna Lane
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Headline Publishing Group
Erscheinungsjahr 2015-02-12
Seitenanzahl 240
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