Daughters of the Lake - by Wendy Webb (Paperback)

About the Book

Includes discussion questions and author Q&A.

Book Synopsis

The ghosts of the past come calling in a spellbinding heart-stopper from the "Queen of the Northern Gothic."

After the end of her marriage, Kate Granger has retreated to her parents' home on Lake Superior to pull herself together--only to discover the body of a murdered woman washed into the shallows. Tucked in the folds of the woman's curiously vintage gown is an infant, as cold and at peace as its mother. No one can identify the woman. Except for Kate. She's seen her before. In her dreams...

One hundred years ago, a love story ended in tragedy, its mysteries left unsolved. It's time for the lake to give up its secrets. As each mystery unravels, it pulls Kate deeper into the eddy of a haunting folktale that has been handed down in whispers over generations. Now, it's Kate's turn to listen.

As the drowned woman reaches out from the grave, Kate reaches back. They must come together, if only in dreams, to right the sinister wrongs of the past.

Review Quotes

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"Simultaneously melancholy and sweet at its core." --Kirkus Reviews

"Well-delineated characters and a suspenseful plot make this a winner." --Publishers Weekly

"Daughters of the Lake has everything you could want in a spellbinding read: unexpected family secrets, ghosts, tragic love stories, intertwined fates." --Refinery29

"...Perfect for anyone who loves a good ghost story that bleeds into the present day." --Health

"Daughters of the Lake is gothic to its core, a story of ghostly revenge, of wronged parties setting history right." --Star Tribune

"Daughters of the Lake provides an immersive reading experience to those who love ghostly mysteries, time travel, and lovely descriptions." --New York Journal of Books

"Daughters of the Lake is an alchemical blend of romance, intrigue, ancestry, and the supernatural." --Bookreporter

"Eerie, atmospheric, and mesmerizing." --Novelgossip

"...Haunting and heartbreaking...A masterful work of suspense..." --Midwest Book Review

"In Wendy Webb's entrancing Daughters of the Lake, dreams open a door between the dead and the living, a lake spirit calls to a family of gifted women, and a century-old murder is solved under the cover of fog. This northern gothic gem is everything that is delicious, spooky, and impossible to put down." --Emily Carpenter, author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls, The Weight of Lies, and Every Single Secret

"The tentacles of the past reach out to threaten Kate Granger in this atmospheric tale, set on the shores of Lake Superior. Filled with all the intrigue of old houses and their long-buried secrets, this gothic tale will make you shiver." --Elizabeth Hall, bestselling author of Miramont's Ghost

"Wendy Webb's deftly woven tale hits all the right notes. A lost legacy of lake spirits, restless ghostly figures, and a past shrouded in fog and regret blend in delicious harmony in Daughters of the Lake. The queen of northern gothic does it again with this quintessential ghost story [that's] every bit as compelling and evocative as her fans have come to expect." --Eliza Maxwell, bestselling author of The Unremembered Girl