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“The delicacy of [Young’s] writing elevates the drama and gives her two central characters depth and backbone… For all the beauty of Young’s writing, her novel is a dark one...And the murder mystery that drives it is as shocking as anything you’re likely to read for a good long while.”
   — New York Times Book Review
A stunning novel that examines the price of loyalty, the burden of regret, the meaning of salvation, and the sacrifices we make for those we love, told in the voices of two unforgettable women linked by a decades-old family mystery at a picturesque lake house.
In 1935, six-year-old Emily Evans vanishes from her family’s vacation home on a remote Minnesota lake. Her disappearance destroys the family—her father commits suicide, and her mother and two older sisters spend the rest of their lives at the lake house, keeping a decades-long vigil for the lost child.
Sixty years later, Lucy, the quiet and watchful middle sister, lives in the lake house alone. Before her death, she writes the story of that devastating summer in a notebook that she leaves, along with the house, to the only person who might care: her grandniece, Justine. For Justine, the lake house offers freedom and stability—a way to escape her manipulative boyfriend and give her daughters the home she never had. But the long Minnesota winter is just beginning. The house is cold and dilapidated. The dark, silent lake is isolated and eerie. Her only neighbor is a strange old man who seems to know more about the summer of 1935 than he’s telling.
Soon Justine’s troubled oldest daughter becomes obsessed with Emily’s disappearance, her mother arrives to steal her inheritance, and the man she left launches a dangerous plan to get her back. In a house haunted by the sorrows of the women who came before her, Justine must overcome their tragic legacy if she hopes to save herself and her children.
“Heather Young’s clear, unsentimental writing is bracingly observant, psychologically astute, and suspenseful. Her characters include people who cannot love, people who destroy what they love-and people who slowly, agonizingly, figure out what love actually is. From its opening...to its troubling, thrilling conclusion, I found this novel irresistible.” -- Alice Mattison

“A taut, intricately plotted novel.” -- San Jose Mercury News

“Young does a masterful job contrasting Lucy’s long-ago summer, her last happy one, with Justine’s dawning knowledge of how the effects of a family tragedy echo down through the years.” -- Toronto Star

“The delicacy of [Young’s] writing elevates the drama and gives her two central characters depth and backbone…And the murder mystery that drives [THE LOST GIRLS] is as shocking as anything you’re likely to read for a good long while.” -- New York Times Book Review

“Heather Young has crafted a gorgeous book that moves artfully back and forth through time, weaving a suspenseful tale steeped in generations of family secrets. Places hold memories, The Lost Girls reminds us so beautifully; places shape us, bind us, haunt us, but sometimes, they can redeem us, too.” -- Jennifer McMahon, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Sister

“Vivid and suspenseful.” -- Seattle Times

“A novel of quiet intensity that builds to a terrifying climax. THE LOST GIRLS contains echoes of Kate Atkinson’s Case Histories and is just as haunting.” -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Suspenseful and finely wrought, Young’s tale is not easily forgotten.” -- Booklist

“Suspenseful ... Young juggles each narrative skillfully, noting the terrible ways in which secrets and evasions shape our lives ― and how even when it seems unlikely, redemption is always possible.” -- Miami Herald

“Beautifully written, THE LOST GIRLS will please suspense fans as well as those who love redemptive fiction. This is a big, bold, heart-wrenching book reminiscent of novels by Jodi Picoult, and is an excellent debut.” -- Bookreporter.com
In 1935, six-year-old Emily Evans vanishes from her family’s vacation home on a remote Minnesota lake. Sixty years later, Lucy, Emily’s only surviving sister, lives in the lake house alone. Before her death, she writes the story of that devastating summer in a notebook that she leaves, along with the house, to the only person who might care: her grandniece, Justine.
For Justine, the lake house offers freedom and stability—a way to escape her manipulative boyfriend and give her daughters the home she never had. But the long Minnesota winter is just beginning. In a house steeped in the sorrows of the women who came before her, Justine must overcome their tragic legacy if she hopes to save herself and her children.
Heather Young earned her law degree from the University of Virginia and practiced law in San Francisco before beginning her writing career. She received an MFA from the Bennington College Writing Seminars, and has studied at the Tin House Writers’ Workshop and the Squaw Valley Writers Workshop. She lives in Mill Valley, California, with her husband and two children. The Lost Girls is her first novel.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2016
It's been years since I've read anything this good, and I'm a very picky reader. Seriously. The narrative is compelling, the story line utterly believable, the conclusion completely unexpected. You will not be able to put this book down, and if for some godforsaken... See more
It's been years since I've read anything this good, and I'm a very picky reader. Seriously. The narrative is compelling, the story line utterly believable, the conclusion completely unexpected. You will not be able to put this book down, and if for some godforsaken reason (work, wailing children, armageddon) you have to anyway, you'll be angry about it and spend all of your time THINKING about it. I can't recommend this book highly enough.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2018
It is hard to say that a book is beautiful when it is such a dark, tragic story, but this book is hauntingly beautiful, and one I just sat and thought about after reading the last page. Some people will not like the format of this book, which alternates between the past... See more
It is hard to say that a book is beautiful when it is such a dark, tragic story, but this book is hauntingly beautiful, and one I just sat and thought about after reading the last page. Some people will not like the format of this book, which alternates between the past and the present. Paying attention to the title of each chapter helped me settle into the rhythm of these changes and kept me from being confused. The titles alternate between Lucy (in the past) and Justine (in the present). Each of these chapters are narrated by the character for which the chapter is named. Some people will refer to this book as a murder mystery, and in a way it is, but also it isn’t. The mystery involves the disappearance of a young girl, though I wouldn’t describe this mystery as being one with a lot of exciting action that keeps you turning pages. It is more of an emotional pull that draws you in, and pushes you along at a steady pace, calling to you with the end of each chapter to continue with the next. I would describe this book as literary fiction, beautifully written with well developed characters. These characters all carry their own problems and flaws, none of them are perfect. Some of them will fill you with disgust, some with pity, all of them are intertwined as the story draws to its conclusion. This is a story of family over a number of generations, especially of mothers and daughters. It is a story of secrets, loyalty, love, hate, regrets, and tragedy that changes the lives of all.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2017
I am not sure how this book arrived on my Kindle. I must have read a random review and downloaded it and forgot about it. I was in need of a new read and there it was...waiting to tell this mesmerizing family tale which grabbed my heart the minute I started reading.... See more
I am not sure how this book arrived on my Kindle. I must have read a random review and downloaded it and forgot about it. I was in need of a new read and there it was...waiting to tell this mesmerizing family tale which grabbed my heart the minute I started reading.

It has been a long while since I have read a book with such rich character development. They began to feel like family to me and now I miss them. Read this lovely book and you will feel privileged to be in on all the family secrets. You may start wondering what untold secrets lie within your own. Thank you Heather Young. It was simply fantastic! I look forward to reading more from you.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2016
This is one of those books where you think, "I need to sleep, but I'm going to read just one more chapter," and the next thing you know, the book is done but you're still awake because you can't stop thinking about it. This story alternates between... See more
This is one of those books where you think, "I need to sleep, but I'm going to read just one more chapter," and the next thing you know, the book is done but you're still awake because you can't stop thinking about it.

This story alternates between Justine's story (taking place in 1999) and her great-aunt Lucy's story (taking place in 1935). In 1935, Lucy's younger sister Emily disappears. Lucy's family is practically frozen in time, as Lucy's mother waits for Emily to return. In 1999, Justine has just inherited her great-aunt's lake house, where she goes for a fresh start with her daughters.

The way the stories intertwine and slowly draw out the details is beautiful. The language is melodic and Young has an amazing way of weaving a sentence. As the secrets of the book unwound, I got chills. The story is downright haunting and I was never sure where it was going until the very end. The secondary characters are quite intriguing and well-drawn as you try to figure out who is worthy of Justine's trust. The ending is perfect. I really loved this book.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2016
The lead-in book description, editors' reviews, and readers' reviews all encompass anything I could think to say, thus do not want to repeat. This probably will be the best book I'll have read this year. And to think it's a debut - I can hardly wait for Young's... See more
The lead-in book description, editors' reviews, and readers' reviews all encompass anything I could think to say, thus do not want to repeat.

This probably will be the best book I'll have read this year. And to think it's a debut - I can hardly wait for Young's next novel.

I love novels that take you back and forth - weave the past with the present. Very intriguing to me.

Anyone who has ever spent a summer in an old house on the water will FEEL the memories - Young describes every aspect of such a location perfectly.

This story has it all for me - the brilliance of the story itself, the fascinating characters, mystery, suspense, and perhaps most of all the way the author writes. I am a huge highlighter of passages and can offer but a smattering to give examples, to hopefully depict the mastery of this author's writing:

"When I was young we took car travel less lightly, and the men had businesses to run, so they came to the lake only on the weekends, leaving the weekdays to the women and children. Because of this, our lake retreat was really two places: one when the men were there, and another when they are not."

"Lilith would say that an old woman's secrets should be allowed to sink beyond the reach of recollection."

"As she talked, I closed my eyes and let her voice replace my blood with air until it seemed all I had to do was take her hand and we would float away, as light as the fireflies that blinked all around."

"All around were the sibilant sounds that libraries make: the turning of pages, the shelving of books, and the whispering of librarians colluding to make a shush like the ocean on a still day. Sometimes Justine imagined this was how the world sounded to babies listening from the womb."

"...but the cold here was unlike anything she'd ever experienced. It was a raw, windy, toothsome thing that shipped through your coat when you were outside and forced its way through windows and floorboards to trace its icy fingers against your cheek when you were inside."

"Of all the places she and her mother had lived, she'd liked the small towns best, because the people there made for better watching. Unlike city people, who moved quickly and cultivated a lot of artifice, small town people were slow and transparent, even when they thought they were being secretive."

"After that summer we never played together again. I suppose it was to be expected. We'd become friends at one of life's sweetest but ,most fleeting times-the last days before childhood gives way to adulthood and all its complications."

"She thought, then, that she had been saved. SAVED. What a word that is! So full of power, yet so passive. It speaks of a force greater than we, of an agency that is strong enough to redirect the flow of our lives when we cannot. God, the love of a man or a woman, the birth of a child, the simple act of growing up-these are all things we think can save us."

As I sit in this dark house, listening to its exhalations that have worn the walls as smooth as vellum, it occurs to me that the whole tragic history of our family comes down to this: none of us knew how to save ourselves."

"The night waited, infinitely patient. The wind had died away, and the water glinted like obsidian between the dark shoulders of the forest. The sky was a cathedral of stars, their reflections glowing like candles in the depths, held aloft by a silent, watching congregation."

"Mother put her hand to her mouth and moaned, a wrenching shuddering sound that came from a territory beyond weeping."

"They were her family. The family she'd brushed against as a girl and forgotten, the family whose legacy she'd planned to take with her now, in photographs and books and brass-faced clocks. As if legacies lay in things that could be bought and sold. As if families could be left behind or taken with you as you chose."

"Lucy's story had directed her life even though she'd known nothing about it. It was a legacy of loyalty and betrayal. Weakness and regret. Love, and tender, harrowing violence."

"The things we do for love are the hardest things to regret."

"Please, remember her. Remember all of us. We are the ghosts of lives stolen, and lives never lived. Once we were heavy, but now we are light. I promise we will not burden you."

Do you understand now why you absolutely MUST read this exquisite novel?
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Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2016
I described the book as "dark" but "nostalgic" also applies to anyone who ever spent summers at the lake. The author describes the lake, the people, the activities and the lodge exactly as I remember them from childhood. But the five stars were for the... See more
I described the book as "dark" but "nostalgic" also applies to anyone who ever spent summers at the lake. The author describes the lake, the people, the activities and the lodge exactly as I remember them from childhood. But the five stars were for the characters. I truly cared about each and every one of them and felt as though I knew them . . . really knew them. I have already recommended this book to many friends and family. One of the best I've read in a long time. Can't wait for Heather Young to write again.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2019
Great story...took too long to get to the good parts. It could have been told with simple clarity. A family of many generations with deep festering secrets. Even the secrets were told in one sentence and not delved in to. A very big mistake. The reader wanted to delve... See more
Great story...took too long to get to the good parts. It could have been told with simple clarity. A family of many generations with deep festering secrets. Even the secrets were told in one sentence and not delved in to. A very big mistake. The reader wanted to delve into the secrets and how the lives of so may could have been changed I was left wanting. Janet B.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2016
I would actually give this 3.5 stars. It's a multi-generational story with the original family living in a city in MN and having summer lake house on a lake commuting distance
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