What the Lake Knows (Paperback)
Idioma: inglés
Editorial: Caboose Canyon Press, 2026
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Paperback. What the Lake KnowsBy Devienne WeekesEmily Warren has always understood the lake.She grew up along its shoreline, learning to read its colors, its moods, and its quiet rhythms. The reservoir has always felt predictable-something steady in a changing world. But when the water is temporarily drained for maintenance, Emily discovers something no one expected: the remains of a long-submerged town rising from the exposed basin.Drawn by curiosity-and something she can't quite explain-Emily ventures into the exposed valley with her closest friends, Blake and Zoey. What begins as exploration soon becomes something deeper when they uncover the remnants of homes, foundations, and finally, a hidden cellar door that seems untouched by time.As Emily is pulled further into the mystery, she begins to experience moments that blur the line between past and present. The town beneath the lake feels less like history and more like memory-familiar, personal, and quietly insistent. The deeper she goes, the more she realizes that the lake holds more than lost buildings. It holds stories. Lives. Choices.And somehow. it holds her.As friendships deepen and relationships shift, Emily must navigate the emotional weight of what she's discovering while deciding how much of the past should remain undisturbed. With graduation approaching and the future pulling her forward, the mystery of the submerged town becomes intertwined with her own coming-of-age-forcing her to confront grief, belonging, and the quiet ways places shape the people who love them.Set against the wide landscapes of Montana and inspired by real towns lost beneath reservoirs across the American West, What the Lake Knows is a reflective, character-driven novel about memory, friendship, and the invisible threads that connect past and present.Atmospheric and emotionally grounded, What the Lake Knows explores how places hold stories long after they're gone-and how sometimes, understanding the past is the only way to move forward. When a reservoir drains, a drowned town resurfaces. Emily Warren explores the exposed foundations and uncovers clues about a decades-old disappearance. As buried truths emerge, she discovers the lake didn't erase the past. It covered it. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
N° de ref. del artículo 9798995219835
- Título
- What the Lake Knows (Paperback)
- Autor
- Devienne Weekes
- Editorial
- Caboose Canyon Press
- Año de publicación
- 2026
- Estado
- new
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 13
- 9798995219835
By Devienne Weekes
Some towns disappear. Others wait beneath the water.
For decades, the quiet waters of Pine Valley Reservoir have hidden the remains of Evansville-a small Montana town sacrificed to progress and left to fade into memory. Beneath the surface lie abandoned homes, forgotten roads, and the echoes of lives interrupted. For the people of Pine Valley, the drowned town has become little more than local legend.
Until the water begins to fall.
As long-submerged foundations emerge from the mud, seventeen-year-old Emily Warren finds herself drawn to the stories that refuse to stay buried. Among them is the sixty-year-old disappearance of Clara Jennings, a beloved high school senior who vanished on graduation night in 1965. The mystery has shaped the community for generations, but time has turned facts into folklore, and no one seems eager to question the version of events everyone has accepted.
What begins as curiosity quickly becomes an obsession. Piece by piece, Emily uncovers forgotten evidence, conflicting memories, and long-kept secrets that force her to look beyond the stories she's always believed. But the closer she comes to the truth, the more she realizes that solving a mystery is far easier than living with its consequences.
In a town where everyone knows everyone, the past is never really gone. It lingers in family names, faded photographs, coffee shared across kitchen tables, and conversations that stop when the wrong person enters the room. Here, loyalty is measured by the secrets people keep, and protecting those you love can come at the expense of justice.
As the investigation reaches closer to home, Emily is forced to confront an impossible question: what happens when doing the right thing means hurting the people who have always done right by you? In searching for the truth about Clara Jennings, she begins to uncover uncomfortable truths about family, forgiveness, and herself. The mystery that first captured her imagination soon becomes the defining journey of her life-a passage from seeing the world in black and white to understanding the complicated shades of gray that lie between.
Set against the rugged beauty of rural Montana, What the Lake Knows blends an atmospheric mystery with a deeply emotional coming-of-age story. Rich with vivid landscapes, authentic small-town life, and characters whose choices echo across generations, it explores the enduring pull of memory, the weight of family history, and the quiet ways communities shape the people who call them home.
More than a mystery, What the Lake Knows is a story about growing up, questioning the narratives we inherit, and discovering that truth and loyalty don't always stand on the same side. It asks whether the past can ever truly remain buried-and whether every secret is meant to be uncovered.
Perfect for readers who enjoy atmospheric mysteries, rural settings, layered family dynamics, morally complex characters, and stories that linger long after the final page, What the Lake Knows is a haunting reminder that while water may conceal the past, it can never wash it away.
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