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Crow Lake

Written by: Mary Lawson
Narrated by: Amelia Sargisson
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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The stellar debut novel from Mary Lawson (A Town Called Solace)—a shimmering tale of love, death and redemption set in a rural northern community where time stands still

A gorgeous, slow-burning story of family love and misunderstandings, of resentments harbored and driven underground. Set in the rough-hewn heart of the Canadian Shield, Crow Lake brings us into the fold of the Morrison family—four suddenly orphaned children bound close by loss. Young Kate Morrison worships her elder brother, Matt, whose passionate interest in the natural world consoles and inspires her. But as an adult, she feels estranged from her siblings—Matt, Luke, and the irrepressible Bo—who once composed her entire world, and she can’t reconcile the heroic brother of her youth with the all-too-human individual he has become.

Mary Lawson pays out their gripping, emotionally and morally subtle story with heartbreaking humor and consummate control, overturning one’s expectations to the end.

“I've been trying to tell everyone I know about Mary Lawson. . . . Each one of her novels is just a marvel.” —Anne Tyler, bestselling author of Three Days in June Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Witty Funny Heartfelt
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This was a hard, sad story, lots of family loss and struggle but there was also hope and it was good to see the narrator grow and recognize her own flawed perspective.
I did not love the way Amelia Sargisson read - too overly enunciated - other than for some of the older townspeople; those voices she did really well.

Sad, difficult but a really solid well-told story

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I chose to read this book gor an english class and I have never read a better book in school (that was mandatory at least). It’s just a great book and definitely recommended to anyone who likes a more real, down to earth story.

A really good story

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i listened to this for a class. it’s not normally a book i would choose but i throughly enjoyed it.

i liked it

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I loved everything about this story. It was well written, insightful, and engrossing. Although it is fictional it could easily be an autobiographical account, with characters that are true to life, especially Kate, whose point of view the tale is told from. I felt sad when it ended, but the last chapters were very satisfying, and I am thrilled that it's part one of a trilogy. Can't wait to start the next book! This one was a treat.

Highly recommended

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Excellent narration of an addictive story. While somewhat predictable, the journey through the chapters’ unfolding tale that captures your emotions

A warm and fuzzy tragedy

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