The House By The Lake is a delightful historical fiction piece. It's about a young lady Anna, who indulges what she suspects is her grandfather's dying wish. He is such a beloved family member, she simply cannot deny him this wish, although she is filled with dread about the entire idea. He asks her to retrieve an item he hid under the floorboards in his old home. The request comes along with the startling reveal that Anna comes from an aristocratic family. A family that lost everything during WWII. Anna travels to Germany on a quest to grant her grandfather's wish and recover the lost item. She seeks answers about the family's lifeline along the way. The book covers both story lines, the 1930's, a desperate time for Max, as a young man in love, and devoted to his family and country.
The quest for answers leads her to Wil, an attorney from Germany, who has consented to help her.
Anna uncovers secrets about Max, and the love affair with Isabelle, who happens to be the granddaughter of an infamous courtesan from Paris, Mathe de Florian. A bittersweet love story is always captivating...
The storytelling was emotional, raw; the time lines seamlessly woven together, at the same time very easy to go back and forth in the book without confusing the two, slowly revealing the plot so deep you'll not be able to rest until the final page. It's not a simple fairy tale with the proverbial happy ending. You'll shed tears if you've a heart. And yet you'll smile...
This is a book that's definitely worth the read....
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.
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