THE LAKE OF DREAMS

Ann Marie Lee’s nuanced narration gives a sense of wonder to this story of a woman who is uncovering the layers of the past. After many years away, Lucy returns home after her mother’s car accident. When she finds a box of old letters and connects them to the image of a woman in the stained glass window of a local chapel, she begins to delve in to the mysteries of her family’s past. As she uncovers shocking secrets about her ancestry, she begins to face her father’s untimely death, her uncle’s betrayal, and the man she left behind. While Lee’s measured tone and deliberate pacing make the novel’s character voices a bit stilted, her narration still propels the listener through the story. A.M.R. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2011]