Book Reivew: The House By The Lake

 


Title: The House By the Lake


Author: Ella Carey

Stars: 4 out of 5


Review:

A brilliant mix of history and fiction that will make you want to read the entire book in one sitting. It is told in two parts (1930's and 2010) and will leave you sad, happy and elated when you reach the final paragraph. A story of love unfulfilled and love as it begins to blossom.

I give this book a four star rating and would buy it for myself and recommend it to others.

I received an ARC from Netgalley for my unbiased review.

Thank you Frank for your review this week.

Synopsis:

Anna is content with her well-ordered life in San Francisco. But her world is turned upside down when her beloved grandfather, Max, reveals a startling secret: Anna is part of an aristocratic family who lost everything during World War II. What’s more, Max was forced to leave behind a precious item over seventy years ago in their estate in old Prussia. It’s now his ardent wish that Anna retrieve it.

Anna burns with questions as she heads for Germany: What memento could be so important to her grandfather? And why did he keep their history hidden? As she searches for answers, she finds herself drawn to Wil, a man who may hold the key to unlock the mystery. Together they discover that her family’s secrets are linked with an abandoned apartment in Paris, and these secrets go deeper than she ever imagined.

Alternating between 1930s Europe and the present, The House by the Lake illuminates the destiny of a family caught in the tumult of history.  

About The Author:

 

Ella Carey is the author of PARIS TIME CAPSULE- inspired by the true story of Marthe de Florian's abandoned apartment in Paris. The novel has been adapted into a feature film screenplay. Ella's second novel, THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE was released with Lake Union Publishing on 29 March, 2016. Ella has an arts degree majoring in European history and nineteenth century women's literature, and a music degree in classical piano. She has traveled extensively in Europe and has a particular fondness for Paris. When Ella is not writing, she is either busy with her pair of teenagers, walking her pair of Italian greyhounds while cooking up future novels and greeting the many people who think the dogs are whippets, reading, or dreaming of being in Paris.

For more information about Ella's books and her writing, please visit her at https://www.facebook.com/ellacareyaut... or come and visit her at her brand new website at http://www.ellacarey.com/