In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'brien

In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'brien

When long-hidden secrets about his past come to light, John Wade--a Vietnam veteran and recent candidate for the U.S. Senate--retreats with his wife, Kathy, to a lakeside cabin in northern Minnesota. Within days of their arrival, Kathy mysteriously vanishes into the watery wilderness. As a search is begun, several explanations, all of them disturbing, rise to the surface in this unforgettable story about the vagaries of memory, love, and deception.

A gut-punch of a novel. O'Brien turns the thriller form inside out. --Seattle Post-IntelligencerA memorable mystery story charged with haunting ambiguity. If any American novelist is creating more beautifully written, emotionally harrowing tales than Tim O'Brien, I don't know who it could be. --Entertainment Weekly

Serious, gracefully written, and at the same time, as gripping as a thriller. --Wall Street Journal

Not only brilliant but riveting. In the Lake of the Woods is not only a book you don't turn away from, it's a book you can't put down. It comes not just as a literary event but almost a literary miracle. --San Jose Mercury News

Frances Temple grew up in Virginia, France, and Vietnam. About her third book she wrote, The Ramsay Scallop is about our need for adventure and motion, for throwing in with strangers, trusting and listening. The story began to take form in northern Spain along pilgrim trails; was fed by histories, stories, letters, by the testimony of a fourteenthcentury shepherd, by the thoughts of today's pilgrims. Concerns echo across years-clean water, good talk, risks welcomed, the search for a peaceful heart. Traveling in Elenor's shoes, I found out how strongly the tradition of pilgrimage continues.Ms. Temple received many honors during her distinguished career. Her other critically acclaimed books for young people include: FranceTaste of Salt A Story of Modern Haiti, winner of the 1993 Jane Addams Children's Book Award; Grab hands and Run, cited by SchoolLibrary journal as one of the Best Books of 1993; and Tonight, by Sea another novel set in Haiti.