On Mystic Lake: A Novel
Written by Kristin Hannah
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A poignant and tender story of love, loss, passion, and the fragile threads that bind families together from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale
"A beautifully simple, deeply compassionate story."—Diana Gabaldon
Annie Colwater's only child has just left home for school abroad. On that same day, her husband of twenty years confesses that he's in love with a younger woman. Alone in the house that is no longer a home, Annie comes to the painful realization that for years she has been slowly disappearing. Lonely and afraid, she retreats to Mystic, the small Washington town where she grew up, hoping that there she can reclaim the woman she once was—the woman she is now desperate to become again.
In Mystic, she is reunited with her first love, Nick Delacroix, a recent widower unable to cope with his grieving, too-silent six-year-old daughter, Izzie. Together, the three of them begin to heal, and, at last, Annie learns that she can love without losing herself. But just when she has found a second chance at happiness, her life is turned upside down again, and Annie must make a choice no woman should have to make. . . .
Praise for On Mystic Lake
"Marvelous . . . a touching love story . . . You know a book is a winner when you devour it in one evening and hope there's a sequel. . . . This page-turner has enough twists and turns to keep the reader up until the wee hours of the morning."—USA Today
"Superb . . . I'll heartily recommend On Mystic Lake to any woman . . . who demands that a story leave her in a satisfied glow."—The Washington Post Book World
"A luminescent story . . . Kristin Hannah touches the deepest, most tender corners of our hearts."—Tami Hoag
"Excellent . . . On Mystic Lake is an emotional experience you won't soon forget."—Rocky Mountain News
"Propels readers forward to the final chapter."—The Seattle Times
Kristin Hannah
Kristin Hannah is an award-winning international number one bestselling author with over 25 million copies of her books sold worldwide. Her most recent titles, The Four Winds, The Nightingale and The Great Alone won numerous best fiction awards and her earlier novel, Firefly Lane, is currently a bestselling series on Netflix. Kristin is a lawyer-turned-writer and is the mother of one son. She and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest near Seattle.
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Reviews for On Mystic Lake
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5very sweet story. great. for listening while laying on the rooftop needing an escape.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Meh. It's fine. It's interesting to see the author's growth curve in writing. This was written in 1999. If it had been a different author I would have expected less, but after books like The Nightingale and Winter Garden and The Great Alone, you just want more. This is perfectly respectable chick-lit. I enjoyed it enough and am glad she wrote books like this so we could get those other stories from her.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I liked it a lot. A bit too slow, but the bones of the story are good.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I enjoyed the book from the beginning to the end. All of Kristen Hannah 's books are amazing.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this story. It was set back in time before cell phones and personal computers, you almost don’t miss the acknowledgement of all that! I didn’t! The author didn’t spend too much time on dwelling over the lost marriage, instead she focused on what was to come. There were a lot of surprises along the way. The narrator was perfect, though I could have done without the “phone” voices.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Every book I have read audiobooks that Kristin Hannah has written I have loved everyone Favorite author!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Though sad in some instances, there were lessons on self love and perseveration
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finding yourself and the true you…after burying yourself in someone else’s life…is amazing and life changing. This is what this story is about!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Loved the characters and the chance to find love again.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Recent books are terrific. This was predictable & too happy.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not sure why I didn’t give it a 5 except that it wasn’t as gripping as some of the authors other books. Still great!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pretty good, but kind of predictable, and the ending felt like the author was just ready to wrap it up, where she could have really expounded upon the characters and the situation a bit more to really create a full story and ending.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Awesomely moving! I loved it! Hannah never fails to impress. Great read.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Hallmark movie vibes. I like her newer books better, but I’ll keep reading.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Enjoyable book & well done audio! Rooted for main characters!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved that the story was relatable. It was much like my own experience.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great story! Very sweet & hopefull! I loved it very much!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Easy read, sweet memoir about being a mother and all that entails.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5somewhat predictable, however it kept my interest (perhaps because I was waiting for something?)
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved the book. Wish I could know more about the ending. :)
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Hallmark movie-like. So. Many. Adjectives. But a predictable and enjoyable easy listen.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Good read for me ..I liked the interaction between Izzy & Annie
..Thank you - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Easy read to help pass the time. A few twists and turns here and there but for the most part it ended just how you’d expect it. Entertaining nonetheless.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It was an ok love story. Some of her other books are much better.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really enjoyed this book. The story flowed well, it kept my interest, and with the audiobook the narrator did a terrific job.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A story of love and loss, and marriage and parenting. A Beautifully written, heartbreaking novel with a hopeful ending.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Quite slow.....and no real surprises. But I enjoyed it all the same
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The story line was believable. I loved the narration. I didn’t love the cursing.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this book. They seem to love everything that this author writes.
Grabbed me from the very beginning
Passionate and very relational as most of her books - Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5If you like predictable, boring and mindless books, this is for you.