Crystal Lake

The quiet Irish town is stirred by the news: a body has been found in the lake. It is impossible to identify, but it is likely the missing wife of the pharmacist, who loved to stroll along the shore in the evenings. She was strange, this Ellen, always sad, although she seemed to have everything: a beauty, a devoted husband, two children...
Twelve-year-old Kit discovers her mother’s suicide note and burns it without reading it: what if it is a confession of intent to take her life? After all, suicides are not buried in consecrated ground. Only years later will Kit have a chance to find out what really happened to Ellen...
Irish writer and journalist Maeve Binchy (1940–2012) became world-renowned after the release of her first novel "Firelight." Binchy's books have been translated into dozens of languages, with a total circulation exceeding 40 million copies. In 1998, the novel "Crystal Lake" became the best-selling book in Ireland. Like Binchy's famous bestseller "Tara Road," it is dedicated to strong women in search of happiness. A gripping, true, and bitter story about love, betrayal, and redemption.