The latest from Governor General's Literary Award winner Perrine Leblanc
is a mesmerizing story about the disappearance of three young women and
a deeply disturbing portrait of a small town gone bad.
In between the mountains and the sea, on the north shore of the Baie des
Chaleurs, there's a village called Malabourg. The village is surrounded
by all the usual features of the region: a river with wild salmon, a
stretch of the national highway, and a coniferous forest. But Malabourg
has one unusual feature: in the heart of the forest there's a lake the
kids call "the tomb." It's the place where three young women have
disappeared, one by one. As rumours and allegations spread through the
village, Alexis and Mina struggle to make sense of the tragedies before
deciding the only way to forget is to leave. Alexis relocates to France
to learn how to compose perfume and Mina moves hundreds of kilometres
away from the sea. But, in spite of the distance, Alexis and Mina can't
forget Malabourg, or each other.
Unfolding along the beautiful, rugged landscape of the Gulf of St.
Lawrence, The Lake is the gripping story of the disappearance of three
young women, the unsettling aftermath, and the search for life beyond
the limits of a small town.
