The Other Side of Forestlands Lake

Written by:
Carolyn Elizabeth
Narrated by:
Amy Deuchler

Unabridged Audiobook

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Book
1
Narrator
1
Release Date
May 2022
Duration
9 hours 18 minutes
Summary
As kids, best friends Willa Dunn and Lee Chandler spend every summer together at the idyllic Upstate New York community of Forestlands Lake, nestled in the foothills of the Taconic Mountains. During the summer before they turn sixteen-just as the two are discovering that there might be something more to their friendship-a tragic accident befalls Willa's family and without warning, Willa and Lee's world is torn apart.

Twenty-five years later Willa is a successful author of the young adult ghost stories she loved to read as a child. She returns to the lake looking for a writer's retreat and an opportunity to connect with her troubled teenage sister, Nicole.

Lee, now a single mother to her wise-beyond-her-years teenage daughter Maggie, is the director of the summer camp on the other side of Forestlands Lake.

Before Willa and Nicole even have the chance to unpack, their plans are upset by a mysterious young girl, a near drowning, and a surprise reunion. Soon Willa and Lee are working to protect the girls, reconcile their past, and unearth the secrets surrounding Forestlands Lake-putting old ghosts to rest once and for all.

Contains mature themes.
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Jude S.

That awesome feeling of anticipation I often mention when writing about audio versions of books I’ve loved? It turns to dread when I know something tragic is about to happen.\r\n\r\nThe Other Side of Forestlands Lake is my favourite book by Carolyn Elizabeth so far (I haven’t read her latest one, The Raven and the Banshee, yet) and I was looking forward to the audio experience. Those first chapters though… I had a lump in my throat for a long time. Then the characters took over, as they had when I first read this book in 2020. I love them all, Elizabeth writes very relatable characters even when what they go through is very far from anything I’ve experienced.\r\n\r\nIt was only my second book narrated by Amy Deuchler and the first one was years ago, when I first started listening to audiobooks. She’s a good fit for the story, and I enjoyed the different voices. With two important characters being seventeen-year-olds and the MCs being adult women, she had to come up with four female voices that would be distinct enough and reflect the characters’ age and life experiences. Add to that quite a few secondary characters and I am once again in awe of what a good narrator brings to a story.

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