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By Sarah Addison Allen 

ISBN-13: 9781250019806
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 1/21/2014
Pages: 304    

My Rating:  (5 Stars)  

This was my second book by Sarah Allen Addison, as Waking Kate was my first (a novella I would highly recommend as background) for this magical and captivating story of Lost Lake!

I loved the multi-generational tie in between the different ages of the women, all with baggage and a past, making them hide behind others and some which are controlling their lives. They all have given up on their dreams for other people. It takes a little girl, some magical past moments, sacrifice, and facing the truth in order to bring new relationships to fruition. This book will make you smile and cry at the same time. 

When Kate and her daughter finds this post card from her great aunt Eby, it comes at just the right time as they journey back to Lost Lake and the magical summers of long ago. Each has a special place in their heart for this Lost Lake Inn quaint property as a developer fights to take it over for new development. 

First let me say, the novella pulled me in, the emotional video about this book found on Sarah Allen Addison’s website and her heartfelt story and journey with cancer, as this is her first book since her illness. What an inspiring story and so commend her for her perseverance and the time and thought it took to write this thought provoking, emotionally charged, and fabulous novel. 

I have a passion for mountain and lake cabins (as when I travel, I always choose quaint cabins), as they offer privacy, solace, and the magical sounds of nature. I especially love cabins in Georgia and NC, as formerly lived in a log cabin in Big Canoe, GA, and for many years have vacationed at Mitchell Cottages in Highlands, NC, as well as the Old Creek Lodge (unfortunately, it is no longer there as the same developer of Old Edwards Inn and Spa has purchased the land to build new construction which makes us all sad as this property was magical as there and held many memories. This piece of heaven is no longer there.

Sarah thank you once for believing in magic after all you’ve been through in your personal life and for sharing this magic with your readers. We all believe in miracles; however, we sometimes get lost in the process and nice to remind us with friends and family we can survive. I highly recommend, and your hard work has not gone unnoticed. I so look forward to reading more from this author and have already added a number of her older books to my must read list. 

PS. I highly recommend the audio version as the narrator, Janet Metzger was ideal for the part as so love her in other books she performs by Sherryl Woods, Patti Callahan Henry, Elin Hilderbrand, Claire Cook, etc.