After the end of her marriage, Kate Granger has retreated to her parents' home on Lake Superior to pull herself together-only to discover the body of a murdered woman washed into the shallows. Tucked in the folds of the woman's curiously vintage gown is an infant, as cold and at peace as its mother. No one can identify the woman. Except for Kate. She's seen her before. In her dreams...
One hundred years ago, a love story ended in tragedy, its mysteries left unsolved. It's time for the lake to give up its secrets. As each mystery unravels, it pulls Kate deeper into the eddy of a haunting folktale that has been handed down in whispers over generations. Now, it's Kate's turn to listen.
As the drowned woman reaches out from the grave, Kate reaches back. They must come together, if only in dreams, to right the sinister wrongs of the past.
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It was finally time for the lake to give her up. CHAPTER 1
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(Lake Union Publishing, 1 November 2018, 317 pages, ebook, borrowed from @AmazonKindle, #PrimeReading)
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I've wanted to read more of this author since her novel, The Haunting of Brynn Wilder so impressed me last month. This book is set in the same small town, Wharton so I was really looking forward to reading the book. I felt I knew the town after reading The Haunting of Brynn Wilder and felt like I was going to visit some old friends. This deals with some similar themes such as being haunted by events and memories of the past. The book covers two plots. In the present, Kate is dreaming about a woman and is stunned when her body and that of a dead infant is pulled from the lake. Why did she dream about her? Who is she? Why did she die? There are further questions when it's discovered the woman has been dead for over 100 years. The second plot is set in 1910 and focuses on the woman found dead in the lake and the events that led to the tragic demise of her and the baby. I loved the way the author gradually reveals how both plots are linked. I enjoyed the supernatural elements that take place towards the end. These are very subtle and powerful and could easily have failed miserably. This is a great book.
