Praise for Sky Lake Lost
Readers say...
“A wonderfully engaging debut novel. The characters drew me in from the beginning. It was fantasy and suspense and a love story all wrapped into one.”“The writing is beautiful, the story is original, and the characters really stayed with me.”“…pulled me in from the very first page. I couldn’t put it down!”“…an extraordinary novel whose characters and their journey will stay with you long after you've finished reading.”“Her understanding of the powerful spell that music can cast is palpable and powerful. Themes of forgiveness, love and hope for the future shone throughout.”“The writing is gorgeous—full of emotion and detail—but it never slows down.”“…beautifully written and hard to put down.”
A novel about music, fate, and identity, Sky Lake Lost will appeal to readers who love the emotional resonance of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and the eerie wonder of The Night Circus.Grace never asked why her grandmother sent pebbles from the lake instead of giving directions, or why power surged through her when she sang there. But Sky Lake wasn’t ordinary, and neither was Grace. Her brother David knew it—he brought her back every summer like an offering to a god he didn’t quite believe in.When David becomes gravely ill, Grace falls under the control of a man who answers to no one and wants her power. He can’t take it—but he doesn’t have to let her go. Trapped and singing for her life, Grace makes a deal with the monster.For over a decade, her voice transforms listeners. But the longer she sings, the more damage she does—and the stronger the bars of her cage become. To escape, she must unravel her past, embrace the power she fears, and find her way home—to the magical Sky Lake, to love, and to the truth of who she is.Told through intertwining voices and grounded in subtle magical realism, Sky Lake Lost pieces Grace’s story together one note at a time—asking whether every wrong turn might still lead the way home.
Leigh Chandler lives in Los Angeles with her husband and a talking bird who thinks he is a dragon.
Sky Lake Lost is her first novel.