Out of Mirror Lake: A Novel of Decisions and Consequences

by Betty Parsons Cunningham

In September 1967 two young women, Maggie Blake and Abby Harper, living in different towns close to the Quebec/Vermont border, give birth to baby girls on the same day. One child is the result of rape; the other baby fails to survive the birth. Eighteen years go by, during which time both women move to Montreal and pursue successful careers. Still unknown to one another, they might have remained so, had not a 79-year-old retired colonel, Maggie’s employer, purchased an abandoned cabin in the woods near Mirror Lake in Quebec’s Eastern Townships in August 1984. While clearing out the cabin, he finds a sealed letter postmarked 1976, addressed to “Abby, c/o Honeymoon Cabin, Mirror Lake.” His curiosity piqued by the cryptic address, he amuses himself by tracking down this Abby’s address and forwarding the letter. Its shocking contents reveal a near decades-old conspiracy involving both women, bringing joy to one and despair to the other.

365 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 12, 2017

Reviews

[anita skomac · Rating 5 out of 5]

So suspenseful

This is a great story. I became so attached to Maggie, I found myself crying when things were tough, and grinning like a fool at her good fortune. Twists and turns abound. Wonderfully written. More please!

[C_lo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed how everything fell together. Well written.

[Lori Thomas-Clemens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read. kinda dragged at the end, but still very good. :)