On Mystic Lake 9781035094400 Hardback

‘One of the greatest storytellers of our time’ Delia Owens, author ofWhere the Crawdads SingFrom the multimillion-copy bestselling author ofThe WomenandThe Nightingale,On Mystic Lakeis an emotional, moving and poignant story about love, loss and beginning again.Annie Colwaters only child has just left home for school in England. On that same day, her husband of twenty years confesses that hes in love with a younger woman. Left alone in the beautiful California house which was once a home, Annie comes to the painful realization that the years have eroded not just her confidence but also her self-esteem, and shes no longer the woman she once was.Devastated, Annie retreats to Mystic, the remote lakeside town in the Pacific Northwest where she grew up, hoping that she can start to rebuild her life and rediscover herself. There, she is reunited with her first love, Nick Delacroix, recently widowed and trying to cope with his emotionally scarred young daughter. Together, the three of them begin to heal. But just when Annie believes shes been given a second chance at happiness, her world is turned upside down again and she is forced to make a choice that no woman in love should ever have to make.Praise for Kristin Hannah:Utterly absorbing . . . A triumph Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author ofDaisy Jones & The SixStuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author ofLessons in ChemistryMoving and unforgettable Christy Lefteri, bestselling author ofThe Beekeeper of AleppoA classic storyteller Matt Haig, bestselling author ofThe Midnight Library** PRE-ORDER THE FIRE, KRISTIN HANNAH’S NEW NOVEL, COMING MAY 2027 **