The Lake Of Dead Languages
Carol Goodman
  • Published: 3 January 2003
  • ISBN: 9780099435594
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $26.99

The Lake Of Dead Languages

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From the depths of the past, deadly secrets are unfolding...A gripping story of murder and secrets in the bestselling tradition of Donna Tartt's campus novel The Secret History and BAFTA award-winning film Dead Poet's Society.

Jane Hudson never thought she would return to Heart Lake. Her years there as a scholarship girl ended in a fatal and mysterious double tragedy.

Now she is back, struggling to adjust to her new life teaching Latin and as a single mother. But the events that haunted her memories for so many years begin to recur in front of her eyes. It seems she alone can see what is happening, and only she will be able to prevent a second catastrophe...

Surrounded by the lake that gives the school its name, steeped in history and overflowing with the emotions of teenage girls, Heart Lake guards its past - but cannot keep it hidden.
  • Published: 3 January 2003
  • ISBN: 9780099435594
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $26.99
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About the author

Carol Goodman

Carol Goodman graduated from Vassar College, where she majored in Latin. After teaching Latin for several years, she studied for an MFA in fiction. Her writing has been published in a number of literary magazines. She currently teaches writing and lives in Long Island, USA.

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Praise for The Lake Of Dead Languages

Fulfilling... Miss Jean Brodie meets Donna Tartt... A good read, promising much for the future.

Daily Express

A gripping, well-written psychological thriller, rich in atmospheric detail.

Family Circle

A highly charged novel of suspense that will have you riveted to your chair.

Woman & Home

Embrace your inner Goth with this atmospheric shiver fest.

Elle

Rich prose and a twisting plot make for a gripping read.

Sainsbury's Magazine

Goodman's New England gothic sets up a chilling atmosphere and a gruesome scenario very nicely indeed.

The Guardian

a very slinky little spine-chiller whose occasional forays into complete madness don't do too much harm.

Evening Standard

Thrilling stuff

B

Like Donna Tartt’s "The Secret History" or a good film noir . . . Jane’s low-key narration has just the right tone to keep readers hooked

People magazine

The strength of 'The Lake of Dead Languages' is a silken prose that lures the reader into Goodman’s . . . story of murder, suicide . . . revenge, and madness

The Washington Post Book World

Part suspense, part coming-of-age, and all-enthralling . . . A book that needs the roar of a fire to ward off its psychic chill

The Denver Post