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The lake / Perrine Leblanc ; translated by Lazer Lederhendler.

ISBN: 9781487000202 (paperback) :
Physical Description: 207 pages ; 21 cm
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Arachnide, 2015.
Copyright: &copy;2015.

Leblanc, Perrine, 1980- (author.). Lederhendler, Lazer, 1950- (translator.).

Summary:

In between the mountains and the sea, on the north shore of the Baie des Chaleurs, there's a village called Malabourg. The village is surrounded by all the usual features of the region: a river with wild salmon, a stretch of the national highway, and a coniferous forest. But Malabourg has one unusual feature: in the heart of the forest there's a lake the kids call "the tomb". It's the place where three young women have disappeared, one by one. As rumours and allegations spread through the village, Alexis and Mina struggle to make sense of the tragedies before deciding the only way to forget is to leave. Alexis relocates to France to learn how to compose perfume and Mina moves hundreds of kilometers away from the sea. But in spite of the distance, Alexis and Mina can't forget Malabourg, or each other.