Jane Hudson never thought she would return to Heart Lake. Her years there as a scholarship girl ended in a double tragedy: the drownings of her two roommates. 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 ...
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Jane Hudson never thought she would return to Heart Lake. Her years there as a scholarship girl ended in a double tragedy: the drownings of her two roommates. 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.
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Add this copy of The Lake of Dead Languages to cart. $2.33, very good condition, Sold by Aardvark Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bucknell, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by Arrow Books Ltd.
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None. Near Fine in Fine jacket. The first printing of this dark tale from Carol Goodman. Signed by the author to the title page. Jane Hudson left the Heart Lake School for Girls after the mysterious suicide of her roommates. Now, 20 years later, she is returning as the new Latin teacher, only to experience an eerie repeat of those past incidents. In a black cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, . The odd mark to the boards and some light bumping to the head of the spine. Dustwrapper is very smart, with just a couple of marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Fair. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. The book is perfectly readable and fit for use, although it shows signs of previous ownership. The spine is likely creased and the cover scuffed or slightly torn. Textbooks will typically have an amount of underlining and/or highlighting, as well as notes. If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
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I attended a private girls' highschool where Latin was a 4 year requirement and I was one of a trio of close friends. This made for great fun in the reading. Interestingly enough, my first name is Deirdre,. So I was really hooked early on. Sadly she dies. So did a lot of other characters, and all of them young, but this is, after all, a murder mystery, so what's a murder or four!.
Certainly well-written...I loved the continued metaphors and allusions to the lake, i.e. "drowning in depression", and other allusions such as the heart/.ceour will bring you back.. (We also took French) I thought this was a red-herring that there might be something supernatural lurking in the plot. Not!
Keeping track of everyone's names...English and Latin, was challenging. Lots of subplots, too. I spotted the love affair between Matt and Lucy early on, but not their true relationship until the end. Therein was the tragedy.
Our school was not a boarding school, and there were, of course, none of those strange happenings in our lives. But the sense of familiarity was intriguing and made for marvelous reading. All three of us read it and are about to critique it in a small book club.
I thought Albie was a stretch as the killer, but on second reading, there were just a few more hints...though not many. A great book for anyone looking for an unusual, out-of-the-ordinary mystery/novel/tragedy that challenges you to really think. The adventures of these three(six) unusual girls who seemed to be interchangeable at first, ..as well as their teachers., kept me on my toes. Names! Names! Names! Take notes!
Perhaps a reader who has not had my background might find the book dark and eerie. In fact, I am sure of that.
All three of us loved it. Just a tad scarey!
quasar
Nov 29, 2008
A fun beach read. It is suspensful and I didn't predict the end. (I also don't read this genre very often so I don't have practice figuring them out). Goodman writes in a way that makes the lake one of the characters.
