Lost Lake

Eby Pim first saw Lost Lake on a picture postcard, and she knew then that it was her future. Decades on, her husband George has died and most of her demanding relatives are gone. What remains is a row of lakeside cabins in southern Georgia, worn down by heat and damp, and a handful of loyal misfits who return every year.

Eby has decided to sell the place to a developer who is offering cash, and to call this her last summer there. Then a chance at family arrives at her door.

Kate Pheris spent her best summer at Lost Lake when she was twelve, before she knew loneliness, heartbreak or loss. She knows them well now. She also knows hope, thanks to her resilient daughter Devin and her own readiness to move forward. Kate brings Devin to the lake, hoping the girl can hold on to her childhood a little longer, and that she herself might recover something lost long ago.

Other people find their way to the cabins too, each looking for something they did not know they needed: love, closure, a second chance, peace, an answer to a mystery. The book is a Southern small-place story with a touch of everyday magic, an atmospheric and gentle mood, and a ticking clock set by the pending sale.