Lucy Jarrett is at a crossroads in her life, still haunted by her father´s unresolved death a decade earlier. News that her mother has been in an accident brings her back to her hometown, The Lake of Dreams. Late one night, as she paces the hallways of her family´s sprawling lakeside house, she cracks the lock in a window seat to discover a collection of objects. At first, they appear to be idle curiosities, but soon Lucy realizes that she has stumbled across a dark secret. It will lead her deep into her family´s past, unearthing the history of a powerful and progressive woman whose strength and convictions resonate deeply with Lucy. The shocking truths she uncovers will change her and her family forever.Imbued with all the lyricism, compassion, and suspense that she brought to her bestselling novel The Memory Keeper´s Daughter, Kim Edwards´s The Lake of Dreams is a powerful family drama and an unforgettable story of love lost and found.