
The Girls of Lake Evelyn
A sweeping historical story of family, secrets and small town mystery for fans of Lucinda Riley
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
3 April 2024
Summary
You cannot force me to marry him. For once, please let me choose …
It’s 1958 and Vivienne George is due to marry Howard Woollcott III in the finest society wedding of the year. But when she realises she can’t marry a man she doesn’t love, she flees, with the help of her Uncle Felix, to a small town in tropical North Queensland.
Hidden away in a secluded lodge, Vivienne spends her days swimming in the beautiful lake nearby and getting to know kind Owen Monash, her only…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760688158 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1760688150 |
| Author: | Averil Kenny |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
| Imprint: | Echo Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 3 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 416g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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‘Filled with drama, romance and intrigue, The Girls of Lake Evelyn is an enthralling read that is sure to win Kenny a slew of new readers. If you’re looking for the perfect book to escape with, this is it’ - Better Reading‘Just brilliant. This book had Everything I like, a beautiful & captivating setting, the author takes you there at every turn of the page, delightful entertaining characters, humour and intrigue’ - Bev, Goodreads 5-star review‘I love love loved this book! It caught me up in the intrigue and I fell in love with the characters!’ - Karen Trenorden, Goodreads, 5-star review‘The plot of The Girls of Lake Evelyn is enthralling, the setting beautifully drawn and the writing lyrical, but it is the characters of this novel who I fell in love with’ - Kate DiGiuseppe, Goodreads, 5-star review‘I bought it as a spontaneous ‘true Ozzy buy’ when visiting Melbourne. The moment the airplane took off from Melbourne Airport I started reading, when I landed in Hamburg I was 2⁄3 finished, because there was no putting down of this book. Two nights after landing I finished it (great way to relax out of jet lag).’ - Linda, Goodreads, 5-star review
About The Author
Averil Kenny
Averil Kenny grew up on a dairy farm and began work in the tourism industry at a young age. She studied Education at James Cook University, before completing a Bachelor of Journalism at the University of Queensland. She currently lives in Far North Queensland with her husband and four children. When not dreaming up stories, she can be found nestled in her favourite yellow wingback chair, reading and sipping tea, in her library overlooking the rainforest. Her first novel, Those Hamilton Sisters, was released in 2020 and has been published in the UK and Sweden. The Girls of Lake Evelyn is her second novel.
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