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Ladies of the Lake

By: Haywood Smith
Narrated by: Cynthia Darlow
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Sisters Dahlia, Iris, Violet, and Rose - all with grown children of their own - have a complicated relationship, so when their grandmother's will requires them to spend the whole summer - without friends or family - "camping in" at her run-down lodge on re mote Lake Clare in order to inherit the valuable land, old rivalries and new understanding emerge, with plenty of laughs along the way.

Desperate to save her Buckhead home from foreclosure after being left in the lurch, recent divorcee Dahlia must complete the summer and sell her share immediately. Practical, even-tempered Violet will be no problem, but Iris has been Dahlia's nemesis since she learned to say, "no" to her big sister. And super-sweet, quirky Garage Sale Queen Rose is so "green" she'd test the patience of a saint.

As tempers flare and old secrets are revealed, four grown women discover that the past is never truly buried.

©2009 Haywood Smith (P)2009 Macmillan Audio
Family Life Fiction Funny Heartfelt Witty Feel-Good Camping

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Loved it!

What made the experience of listening to Ladies of the Lake the most enjoyable?

I enjoy this narator so that made it a good listen for me. It took some twists and turns that I did not expect. It was a sweet story.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Each charactor was well developed, I loved them all.

Have you listened to any of Cynthia Darlow’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This performance was better than her others.

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Loved it!!

A delightful southern journey with humor and feeling. Wonderful plot twists and surprises. Loved it!!

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Wonderful

Haywood Smith has the ability to make you smile,laugh out loud and cry. Her southern charactors and lyrical reader keep you listening. The best of her works yet.

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Great easy listening.

Haywood Smith has such a way of infusing religion into her books without you feeling like your being preached to. It's nice listen to a good clean book.

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Excellent listen!

As a woman over fifty, with three sisters, this was a very enjoyable listen. The narrator was spot on and the story very well written. I also appreciated the lack of profanity and Christian focus.
Highly recommend!!

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Wonderful Story

I loved loved loved everything about this book!! It will not disappoint you trust me!

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Haywood Smith Scores a Winner with this Book!

Would you consider the audio edition of Ladies of the Lake to be better than the print version?

Cynthia Darlow does yet another excellent job in capturing your attention with her interpretation of the characters in this book.

What did you like best about this story?

The dead bodies in the dancing Santa bags.

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Enjoyed her voice as Sissy

Who was the most memorable character of Ladies of the Lake and why?

Sissy, she was such a sassy character and as the story line progressed you change your attitude and perception of her.

Any additional comments?

Write a sequel!

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Completely sucked in to the world at Lake Claire

When I started listening, I was not immediately drawn to the story. But once it made a little progress, I absolutely loved entering the world with these four sisters. I was quite sad when it was over, and hope there will be a sequel of some sort! They did a good job differentiating between the voices, but overall, the voice did sound a little older than these ladies were supposed to be. But take a listen to this fun story, I don't think you'll be sorry!

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Dr. Phil and Oprah has a kid.

So if Dr. Phil and Oprah had a kid that read nothing but Grisham and wrote a Disney movie of the week...

Broadly written characters are more caricatures than real, with an endless stream of bumper sticker catch phrases in the overwrought relationships of the sisters.

None the less, it is an easy listen that makes the miles in a car roll by easily. The narrator is one of the best female narrators ever.

Dont get me wrong, its not a bad book. Its just a simple read. If Gillian Flynn is a homemade cheesecake, this is jello. Good, but simple and basic.


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Long read!

The book started off interesting and about midway through the book, it got boring. The last two chapters was okay

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