
Crow Lake
(2002)A novel by
Mary Lawson
| "A remarkable novel, utterly gripping...I read it at a single sitting, then I read it again, just for the pleasure of it." Joanne Harris |
Canadian writer Mary Lawson's debut novel is a beautifully crafted and shimmering tale of love, death and redemption set in the eponymous Crow Lake, an isolated rural community where time has stood still. Narrated by 26-year-old Kate Morrison, we dive in and out of the troubled woman's childhood memories over the passage of a year--when she was seven and her parents were killed in a motoring accident, leaving Kate, her younger sister Bo and two older brothers Matt and Luke orphaned. The proverbial can of worms is opened for our heroine when she receives an invitation to Matt's son's 18th birthday. The successful zoologist and professor, so accustomed to dissecting everything through a microscope, must suddenly analyse her own relationship and come to terms with her past before she forsakes a future with the man she loves. She is still in turmoil over the events of that fateful summer and winter 20 years ago when the tragedy of another local family, the Pyes, spilled over into their own lives with earth-shattering consequences. One dark night, a shivering Laurie, Pye's only son, stands mute in their porchlight, straining to share something with them but, startled, turns and runs away. The many strange, longing looks which pass between Matt and Marie, Pye's eldest daughter. And the awful night when Marie stands in their doorway whispering unspeakable horrors. In Kate's eyes, the Pye family drown out the hopes and dreams of her own in that one moment. But does the tragedy really lie in the past or is it in the present? Lawson's narrative flows effortlessly in ever-increasing circles, swirling impressions in the reader's mind until form takes shape and the reader is left to reflect on the whole. Crow Lake is a wonderful achievement that will ripple in and out the reader's consciousness long after the last page is turned.
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Hardback Editions
June 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: Crow Lake Author(s): Mary Lawson ISBN: 1-4352-9772-5 / 978-1-4352-9772-2 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2003 : Hardback
| Title: Crow Lake Author(s): Mary Lawson ISBN: 1-58547-332-4 / 9781585473328 (USA edition) Publisher: Center Point Large Print Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2003 : Hardback
| Title: Crow Lake (Charnwood Library) Author(s): Mary Lawson ISBN: 0-7089-9450-4 / 978-0-7089-9450-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Charnwood (Large Print) Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2003 : Library Binding
| Title: Crow Lake Crow Lake Author(s): M. Lawson, Mary Lawson ISBN: 0-613-62894-2 / 978-0-613-62894-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2002 : Hardback
| Title: Crow Lake Author(s): Mary Lawson ISBN: 0-676-97479-1 / 978-0-676-97479-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Canada Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2002 : Hardback
| Title: Crow Lake Author(s): Mary Lawson ISBN: 0-7011-7321-1 / 978-0-7011-7321-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Chatto & Windus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 2002 : Hardback
| Title: Crow Lake (Alex Awards (Awards)) Author(s): Mary Lawson ISBN: 0-385-33611-X / 978-0-385-33611-6 (USA edition) Publisher: The Dial Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
July 2006 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Crow Lake: A Novel Author(s): Mary Lawson ISBN: 0-7704-3010-4 / 978-0-7704-3010-8 (Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Seal Books Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
2005 : Paperback
| Title: Crow Lake Author(s): Mary Lawson Publisher: Dial Press Availability: Amazon More details... |
April 2003 : Paperback
| Title: Crow Lake Author(s): Lawson ISBN: 0-676-97480-5 / 978-0-676-97480-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Books Canada Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2003 : Paperback
| Title: Crow Lake Author(s): Mary Lawson ISBN: 0-09-942932-2 / 978-0-09-942932-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2003 : Paperback
| Title: Crow Lake Author(s): Mary Lawson ISBN: 0-385-33613-6 / 978-0-385-33613-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Delta Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2003 : Paperback
| Title: Crow Lake (Today Show Book Club #7) Author(s): Mary Lawson ISBN: 0-385-33763-9 / 978-0-385-33763-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2002 : Paperback
| Title: CROW LAKE Author(s): MARY LAWSON ISBN: 0-7011-7365-3 / 978-0-7011-7365-4 (UK edition) Publisher: CHATTO & WINDUS Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
November 2008 : Kindle edition
| Title: Crow Lake Author(s): Mary Lawson Publisher: Delta Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2004 : Turtleback
| Title: Crow Lake Author(s): Mary Lawson ISBN: 0-606-31082-7 / 978-0-606-31082-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Demco Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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