Today I\u2019m pleased to share details of a book which is on my review list.\u00a0<\/h4>\nLake of Widows is the latest book by Liza Perrat. Book 2 in the French historical trilogy, The Women of the Lake, which can also be read as a standalone.<\/h4>\n
1970. When Adrienne Chevalier\u2019s perfect life in a chic\u00a0quartier<\/span>\u00a0of Lyon unravels, she flees to rural Sainte-Marie-du-Lac to escape her controlling husband, Emile.<\/em> Purchase link<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/betweenthelinesbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/elegant-1769669_640.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nThree women. One shared struggle. Can they survive?<\/strong><\/p>\n
Taking refuge at the idyllic L\u2019Auberge de L\u00e9a, Adrienne befriends Blanche Larue, who is herself trapped by her husband\u2019s infidelity. Adrienne begins to understand the subtle strictures that keep women chained across generations.<\/em>
But to what diabolical lengths will Emile go to reclaim his wife?<\/em>
And can Blanche find the courage to choose truth over appearances?<\/em>
1914. Suzanne Rossignol bids farewell to her beloved husband as he marches off to war. Through Suzanne\u2019s journal entries, Adrienne discovers that the damaged soldier who returns from the trenches is a stranger, leaving Suzanne to navigate a home-front battlefield.<\/em>
Join Adrienne, Blanche and Suzanne on their emotional journeys amidst the tranquil French countryside as they fight to escape the shackles of tradition and abuse. Their stories, bridging half a century, are bound by a timeless struggle.<\/em>
A heart-wrenching blend of historical and women\u2019s fiction,\u00a0Lake of Widows<\/span>\u00a0explores the complexities of marriage, family secrets and self-discovery in 20th-century France.<\/em>
Perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah and Kelly Rimmer.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\nLiza grew up in Wollongong, Australia, where she worked as a general nurse and midwife.<\/h4>\n
After meeting her French husband on a bus in Bangkok in 1988 and, three children and many pets later, she has now been living in a rural village in France for thirty years.<\/h4>\n
She works part-time as a medical translator, and as a novelist.
<\/a><\/h4>\nFor newsletter signups, Liza offers her award-winning short story collection for free: Friends and Other Strangers : https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/mleND9<\/a><\/h4>\n
Website: http:\/\/www.lizaperrat.com<\/a><\/h4>\n
Facebook Author page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Liza-Perrat-232382930192297<\/a><\/h4>\n
Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lizaperrat\/<\/a><\/h4>\n
Thanks so much for reading…<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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