An absorbing, perceptive and moving tale that fans of The Memory Keeper's Daughter will lap up (Daily Mail )
Beautifully written, with vivid imagery and emotion, this book shines with artistry. (Bookreporter.com)
Beautifully plotted and breathtakingly accomplished (Daily Express )
An emotional novel with lyrical touches (Sunday Times )
A powerful saga (Good Housekeeping )
An epic of discovery and deception (She )
A page-turner (Red )
Kim Edwards has, in fact, done it again, riveting us to her story. (California Literary Review)
Her latest novel, set in the Finger Lakes region of her native New York, is another tour de force tale that showcases her talent for engaging readers immediately and, her agile prose would argue, effortlessly. (Louisville Courier-Journal)
The Lake of Dreams is a vivid and beautifully written saga about the powerful way that a family's past can shape its present. (Winnipeg Free Press)
A satisfying mix of compassion and intrigue. (People)
Beautifully plotted and breathtakingly accomplished, the work of a very fine writer. (The Daily and Sunday Express)
Once again, Edwards (The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, 2005) has created a memorable cast of easily recognizable characters . . . This is a powerful story about the influence of history, the importance of our beliefs, and the willingness to embrace them all. (Booklist)Gorgeously written.... luminously beautiful. (The Dallas Morning News)
I fell in love with Lucy. . .her struggle to face up to herself and her own happiness kept me gripped until the end. (The Irish Independent)
Edwards' prose is precise and vivid throughout and at times her descriptions positively soar. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)