The Lake by Daniel Villasenor is a haunting and sublime novel, in which the price of love is tragedy.
'A heartfelt, lyrical, often deeply beautiful exploration of a troubled young man's search for identity and redemption'. The Scotsman
'A heartfelt, lyrical, often deeply beautiful exploration of a troubled young man's search for identity and redemption'. The Scotsman
A philosophy student's life is turned upside down in this poetic first novel. Zach Brannigan is a graduate student who has spent his life wrapped up in intellectual abstraction. After a nervous breakdown, he encounters a friendly psychiatrist who encourages him to rebuild his life through contact with the physical worldDand to discover his Native American heritage. While traveling to Arizona to try and locate his parents, he is assaulted and robbed in New Orleans. He ultimately finds his way to the Lake, the isolated home of the earthy Anna Beauchamp, a young woman who cares for orphaned and developmentally disabled children. There, Zach begins to heal psychologically by working around the property. He also encounters Samuel, a mysterious, epileptic boy who will figure prominently in his future. Strongly lyrical, though occasionally overwritten, this is a haunting, highly memorable debut.DLawrence Rungren, Merrimack Valley Lib. Consortium, Andover, MA Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
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