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| St Martins Press 2014 |
There is always something truly
magical about a Sarah Addison Allen story. There is no doubt that she has
captured a perfect corner of the magical realism genre and has truly made it
her own. From the beginning of her books, I am always captivated by her command
of the story and by her ability to transport me into a magical and very
different world.
In Lost Lake, we are introduced
to newly widowed, Kate and her eight
year old daughter, Devin, who hope to make a new start after the tragic loss of
a husband and father. Returning to Lost Lake, Kate hopes that the surroundings
and time will ease her pain, but somehow the magic she remembers from her
childhoods spent at Lost Lake, seems to have disappeared and when her aunt Eby
who runs Lake Cottages, decides it’s time to sell up, Kate discovers that you
can make time standstill, and sometimes you never realise things are lost,
until they are found.
I enjoy these pretty little stories
purely for the chance to get away from reality. And for just a few hours escape
into a world of small town friendships, of love affairs lost and won, and of gentle
kindnesses amongst friends.
Lovely.
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