The Secrets of the Lake

By Liz Trenow,

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The Secrets of the Lake is a gripping wartime novel, by the author of The Silk Weaver, Liz Trenow.

'Masterful storytelling, immersive locations, and characters that inhabit your heart from the first page' - Gill Paul, author of The Secret Wife.

The war may be over, but for Molly life…

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1 author picked The Secrets of the Lake as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I enjoyed the dual timeline of this book and the path to resolving a seventy-year-old mystery. The story is set in the Suffolk countryside, and after reading the book, I was fascinated enough to visit the location and the scene of the myth on which the story is based.

A missing child is at the core of the story, but gossip, accusation, and the unknown all combined to muddy the water of a story that captured my imagination.

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