Lost Lake

By: Sarah Addison Allen

Narrated by: Janet Metzger

Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Garden Spells comes a beautiful, haunting story of old loves and new, and the power of the connections that bind us forever…

The first time Eby Pim saw Lost Lake, it was on a picture postcard. Just an old photo and a few words on a small square of heavy stock, but when she saw it, she knew she was seeing her future.

That was half a lifetime ago. Now Lost Lake is about to slip into Eby’s past. Her husband, George, is long passed. Most of her demanding extended family are gone. All that’s left is a once-charming collection of lakeside cabins succumbing to the southern Georgia heat and damp, and an assortment of faithful misfits drawn back to Lost Lake year after year by their own unspoken dreams and desires.

It’s a lot, but it’s not enough to keep Eby from calling this her final summer at the lake, and relinquishing Lost Lake to a developer with cash in hand. Until one last chance at family knocks on her door.

Lost Lake is where Kate Pheris spent her last best summer at the age of twelve, before she learned of loneliness and heartbreak and loss. Now she’s all too familiar with those things, but she knows about hope, too, thanks to her resilient daughter, Devin, and her own willingness to start moving forward. Perhaps at Lost Lake her little girl can cling to her own childhood for just a little longer...and maybe Kate herself can rediscover something that slipped through her fingers so long ago.

One after another, people find their way to Lost Lake, looking for something that they weren’t sure they needed in the first place: love, closure, a second chance, peace, a mystery solved, a heart mended. Can they find what they need before it’s too late?

At once atmospheric and enchanting, Lost Lake shows Sarah Addison Allen at her finest, illuminating the secret longings and the everyday magic that wait to be discovered in the unlikeliest of places.

©2014 Sarah Addison Allen (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"Metzger's Southern accents and variety of boisterous and genteel voices capture the eclectic personalities of townsfolk, while her alluring voice and smooth reading convey the tranquility of the lake community.... Listeners will be charmed." ( AudioFile)

Formulaic but entertaining

I knew ending almost from beginning,, but listened to the end. Narrator was excellent, the listener always knows who is speaking.

I Love this author!!!!!

This is the second book I have listened to from Sarah Addison Allen. Stories about life with loss love goodness and gained wisdom.
A must read❤️❤️❤️❤️

Perfectly Wonderful

I have loved every story Sarah Addison Allen has written. Loved being able to hear one performed.

Great writing and story until the end

The end got weird and drawn out. It's pretty obvious how it will end and VERY obvious within the last two hours. Which was okay until the last 45 minutes when it just drug out.

Charming story

Soft storyline but an good read. The narrator did a wonderful job with the many characters, using just enough variance to make each one unique and enjoyable.

Enjoyable.

I love SAA. This a a good book and I don't regret getting it, but it was not my favorite of her stories. It got a little overly complicated and it felt unresolved at the end. Not bad, just not great.

Chick Lit Meets Supernatural Experiences

Several generations interact with each other. Enter evil villain. Ghosts appear (but not to everyone) and supernatural transformations become evident (but not to everyone). This is about people writing their own endings to their stories. Throw in a small town and people who care about each other, and you have hours of surprises and entertainment. A good narrator disappears, of course. And then, there's that.

Characters failed to interest me

I am a frequent Addison Allen reader. This was a good fix but didn't grab me and suck me into the read like some of her other books have. I was still entertained.

Wonderful!

I enjoyed every single word. Love the subtle magic and the imagery. It is so well developed you can feel it. I was in a great mood every time I listened. I want to live at Lost Lake now!

Excellent

I fell in love with these characters and was not even a little disappointed with my newest read from Sarah Allen! She's such an amazing author. I can literally feel my southern roots reveling in her charming world.