The House on the Lake
Paperback Published on: 20/02/2020
Price: £16.99
Synopsis
No matter how far you run . . .
He's never far behind
'Gripping, poignant' Rosamund Lupton
'Eerily haunting' Jane Corry
'I literally couldn't put it down' Emma Curtis
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Lisa needs to disappear. And her friend's rambling old home in the wilds of Yorkshire seems like the perfect place. It's miles away from the closest town, and no one there knows her or her little boy, Joe.
But when a woman from the local village comes to visit them, Lisa realizes that she and Joe aren't as safe as she thought.
What secrets have Rowan Isle House - and her friend - kept hidden all these years?
And what will Lisa have to do to survive, when her past finally catches up with her?
**BUY THE NEW SPELLBINDING THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND MY SISTER'S BONES**
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT NUALA ELLWOOD
'Rivals The Girl on the Train (and beats it for style)' Observer
'From start to finish this exciting thriller kept you guessing. What a page turner with all the unexpected twists right until the end...A thoroughly good read' Netgalley Reviewer
'Brilliantly compulsive and with one hell of a twist!' Claire Douglas
'Ellwood instantly creates a creepy, intense atmosphere...it is utter perfection' Netgalley Reader
'Makes you question everything you thought you knew' Emma Kavanagh
'What a great book! It's got everything a good thriller needs, a creepy old house, a remote location, some great complex characters and lots of perfectly timed twists and turns' Netgalley Reader
'You won't see the big twist coming in this haunting thriller' Daily Express
'Compelling characters and an often heart wrenching narrative' Netgalley Reader
'Creepy and deliciously atmospheric, this page-turner has it all - twists and turns and a powerful emotional punch' Teresa Driscoll
'Perfectly paced, Nuala takes the reader down a mysterious and gripping path of intrigue and builds the characters with such beautiful depth' Netgalley Reader
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780241985151
- Number of pages: 320
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
- Weight: 223g
- Languages: English
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Totally absorbing
I'm a big fan of Nuala Ellwood's books. She writes fast-paced and gripping stories and The House on the Lake is no exception to that.
Our protagonist, Lis... READ MORE
Fabulous
I love Nuala Ellwood writing
you get wrapped up in the story
and have no acknowledgement of what is happening around
You know that there will be twists a... READ MORE
Fab book !
I loved Nuala's Ellwoods The Day of the Accident and this book does not disappoint, Lisa needs to disappear and quick with her son and they find themselves... READ MORE
Epitomises the phrase "page-turner
Thank you to Netgalley for the advance copy of The House on the Lake by Nuala Ellwood, coming February 2020.
The book follows the story of Lisa, who is on... READ MORE
Probably a really we written book
I'll be honest up front, I think this is probably a really well written book. However, it wasn't for me. Something wasn't right about it and I couldn't get... READ MORE
Had me gripped.
I knew this would be a good book as her last book was an excellent read. But this was so much better and different, about half way through I thought I had ... READ MORE
Had me gripped.
I knew this would be a good book as her previous book, Day of the accident, was an excellent read. But this was so much better and different, about half wa... READ MORE
Woah! Thrilling, Spooky and ultimately very sad
Woah! This is a gripping and at times I felt spooky read. Told from two perspectives one in the past and the other present day this book simply flowed betw... READ MORE
Gripping
Lisa needs to disappear. And her friend's rambling old home in the wilds of Yorkshire seems like the perfect place. It's miles away from the closest town, ... READ MORE
Gripping
Whilst reading this, my kindle was glued to my hand!!! From the get go my heart was racing and i found myself having to breathe deeply!!! Everything i love... READ MORE
The House On The Lake
This book follows Lisa who is running away from her husband with her young son. Her friend told her about an old house by a lake in a remote time. Lisa thi... READ MORE
Sad story
An enthralling story with two storylines. Lisa has fled from her abusive husband with her 3 year old son Joe to Yorkshire, to a very rundown safe house. Th... READ MORE
A chilling thriller
A story that at times seems quite gothic and dark.
Told in two timelines 2018 Lisa arrives at Rowan Isle House with her three year old son, she is running... READ MORE
Entertaining....
I haven’t read any books by Nuala Ellwood before so I was looking forward to reading her recently published suspense novel “The House on the Lake”.
There ... READ MORE
Good read
Two stories intertwined. This is a good read. It is a bit slow in places but well written with a few shocks thrown in,
Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.
Why is Lisa really hiding
Lisa is on the run, she needs somewhere to hide and stay safe with her son Joe. When a friend offers her the loan of a house in a remote part of Yorkshire ... READ MORE
Haunting
An enthralling story with two storylines. Lisa has fled from her abusive husband with her 3 year old son Joe to Yorkshire, to a very rundown safe house. Th... READ MORE
A real 'wow' of a thriller
Rowan Isle House, situated on the isolated Yorkshire Moors, is the central backdrop to this brooding thriller of control and abuse directed at two unconnec... READ MORE
Atmospheric, absorbing, intriguing
As with the previous books by Nuala Ellwood this is extremely well written - atmospheric, absorbing and intriguing, set in two time frames. Lisa is running... READ MORE
Excellent read
Wow. From first word to last this fast paced, gripping story had me in its thrall. This has all the essential ingredients for an outstanding suspense novel... READ MORE
A gripping read
This is a real page turner. A gripping book which tells the stories of soldier and lisa simultaneously.
Soldier is a young girl who is brought up by her ... READ MORE
Page Turner
Nuala Ellwood is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. The House on the Lake is her best book yet. I couldn't put this book down, I found it quite ch... READ MORE
Great read
This is the second book I have read by this author and this one is as good as the first. It is an intriguing storyline, initially split into two between S... READ MORE
A dark, compelling psychological drama
This story follows two main characters Grace and Lisa, who, at different times, live in Rowan Isle House but years apart. Both have their own secrets and a... READ MORE
A sombre story of abuse
A rather dark tale of two different women abused at different times, rather than a thriller. Hard to relate to any of the characters either. Sadly not real... READ MORE
Dark twisted gothic like thriller
This turned out to be dark ,twisted ,emotional rollercoaster of a book ,that really questions your belief in the inherent goodness of the human race at tim... READ MORE
A Tremendous Read!
What a magnificent read! I haven't read Nuala Ellwood’s début novel, My Sister’s Bones or her second one, The Day of The Accident, but this one is a winner... READ MORE
Great book
This is the second book I have read by Nuala Ellwood and like the first one, (‘The Day of the Accident’) this one did not disappoint either.
This story is... READ MORE
Loved it
I love Nuala Ellwood writing
you get wrapped up in the story
and have no acknowledgement of what is happening around
You know that there will be twists a... READ MORE
Outstanding Read
No matter how far you run . . .
He's never far behind
Lisa needs to disappear. And her friend's rambling old home in the wilds of Yorkshire seems like the ... READ MORE
The House on the Lake by Nuala Ellwood
With thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the arc, which I have enjoyed reading.
The House on the Lake by Nuala Ellwood, was an amazing, totally eng... READ MORE
Slow burn abduction mystery
I enjoyed Day of the Accident but found this title far harder to get into. There are many descriptions of the fraught relationship with the little boy Joe ... READ MORE
Fantastic Read
I really enjoyed this book. It has two main characters; one in the present day, a woman who is seeking shelter in the house and the other is a young girl w... READ MORE
Packed with suspense
This is a cracking good read. Full of suspense and twists and turns. Lisa has taken her young son Joe, and fled an abusive relationship. She's been given t... READ MORE
Absolutely brilliant
I loved My Sister's Bones so was excited to read this one. It was a really gripping, tense page turner of a psychological thriller. Set mostly in Yorkshire... READ MORE
A Suspenseful Read
Lisa and her three year old son, Joearrive at a house beside a lake. The house is dark and creepy. Theres no electric or running water. But Lisa is on the ... READ MORE
Not for me
Having read & enjoyed previous books by Nuala Ellwod I was looking forward to this one. Sadly this was a disappointment. This book deals with Lisa, a woman... READ MORE
Important themes in this novel are not portrayed very convincingly.
Whilst it’s clear that ‘The House on the Lake’ by Nuala Ellwood has plenty of fans, I’m afraid that I could barely finish it. The novel deals with importa... READ MORE
Great Read
Lisa needs to disappear. And her friend's rambling old home in the wilds of Yorkshire seems like the perfect place. It's miles away from the closest town, ... READ MORE
Not My Usual Read, But Really Enjoyable.
I received a free copy of this book in return for my honest review and this is my review:
I don’t read many books in the mystery & thriller genre, and I’m... READ MORE
Disappointing
I'm so sorry, and disappointed, that I couldn't get into this book at all and I felt no interest in the characters. I'm sure it was just me though and that... READ MORE
Atmospheric Thriller
My thanks to NetGalley and publisher Penguin Books (UK) for the ARC.
I thoroughly enjoyed this author's previous book 'The Day of the Accident' and was so ... READ MORE
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