The Lake of Dreams: A Novel [International Export Edition] - Softcover

Edwards, Kim

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9780143120483: The Lake of Dreams: A Novel [International Export Edition]

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143120484 ISBN 13: 9780143120483

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2011

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Review:

"[Edwards's] latest novel, set in the Finger Lakes region of her native New York, is another tour de force that showcases her talent for engaging readers immediately and, her agile prose would argue, effortlessly."
--"Louisville Courier-Journal"

"Gorgeously written. . . . luminously beautiful."
--"The Dallas Morning News"

"Kim Edwards writes with great wisdom and compassion about family, choices, secrets, and redemption."
--Luanne Rice
"Beautifully written, with vivid imagery and emotion, this book shines with artistry. Edwards has another winner here, and I look forward to reading more of her work."
--Bookreporter.com

"Once again, Edwards has created a memorable cast of easily recognizable characters . . . This is a powerful story about the influence of history, the importance of our beliefs, and the willingness to embrace them all."
--"Booklist"
"Gorgeously written. . . . luminously beautiful."
--"The Dallas Morning News"
"[Edwards's] latest novel, set in the Finger Lakes region of her native New York, is another tour de force that showcases her talent for engaging readers immediately and, her agile prose would argue, effortlessly."
--"Louisville Courier-Journal"
"Beautifully written, with vivid imagery and emotion, this book shines with artistry. Edwards has another winner here, and I look forward to reading more of her work."
--Bookreporter.com
"Kim Edwards writes with great wisdom and compassion about family, choices, secrets, and redemption."
--Luanne Rice

Once again, Edwards has created a memorable cast of easily recognizable characters . . . This is a powerful story about the influence of history, the importance of our beliefs, and the willingness to embrace them all.
Booklist
Gorgeously written. . . . luminously beautiful.
The Dallas Morning News
[Edwards s] latest novel, set in the Finger Lakes region of her native New York, is another tour de force that showcases her talent for engaging readers immediately and, her agile prose would argue, effortlessly.
Louisville Courier-Journal
Beautifully written, with vivid imagery and emotion, this book shines with artistry.Edwards has another winner here, and I look forward to reading more of her work.
Bookreporter.com
Kim Edwards writes with great wisdom and compassion about family, choices, secrets, and redemption.
Luanne Rice"

About the Author:

Kim Edwards is the author of the short-story collection The Secrets of the Fire King, which was an alternate for the 1998 PEN/Hemingway Award, and has won the Whiting Award and the Nelson Algren Award. She is an assistant professor of English at the University of Kentucky. Her latest novel is The Lake of Dreams (Viking 2011).

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