Favorite Books of 2016 - Jayne Ormerod

Writers read!  And here is one of our By the Bay 2 authors’ favorite books of 2016.

Written by Jayne Ormerod

Book Title:  THE LAKE HOUSE

Author:  Kate Morton

Genre: Part Historical fiction, part gothic mystery, and part family saga.

Setting:  Cornwall, England

Format:  Hardcover

Pages:  512 

Publication date:  Oct, 2015

Publisher:  Atria Books

Opening Line: Cornwall, August, 1933:  The rain was heavy now, and the hem of her dress was splattered with mud.

Review: Kate Morton has a way with words, and she is an expert in picking the perfect word/s to illustrate an emotion or a setting or an action.  I can’t tell you how many times I stopped to reread something, not because it was confusing, but because it was so perfect.  The story itself is a yo-yo between something that happened in 1933 and today’s detective trying to solve the unsolved disappearance of a child.  The way Kate slowly reveals the details until the entire picture is clear is masterfully done.  I have lent the book to 3 other people, and all have fussed at me for giving them something that has them reading through the night.  This book is too good to put down! 

About the author: Jayne Ormerod is the author of “Secrets” and “The Sniper Sisters” in By the Bay: East Beach Stories. Her story “Write by the Bay” will be in Volume II, to be published in 2017.  For a complete list of Jayne’s other writings, please visit her website.