Beneath the surface lie forgotten secretsâŠ
A village destroyed
Itâs the summer of 1935 and eleven-year-old Stella Walker is preparing to leave her home forever. Forced to evacuate to make way for a new reservoir, the village of Brackendale Green will soon be lost. But before the water has even reached them, a dreadful event threatens to tear Stellaâs family apart.
An uncovered secret
Present day, and a fierce summer has dried up the lake and revealed the remnants of the deserted village. Now an old woman, Stella begs her granddaughter Laura to make the journey she canât. Sheâs sure the village still holds answers for her but, with only days until the floodwaters start to rise again, Laura is in a race against time to solve the mysteries of Stellaâs almost forgotten past.
Haunting and evocative, reaches across the decades in an unforgettable tale of love, loss and family.The Drowned Village
Readers love Kathleen McGurl
âAnother fabulous dual timeline storyâ
âHauntingâ
âHad me gripped from the startâ
âI literally could not turn the pages fast enoughâ
âCaptivatingâ
âDrew me straight in and kept me hooked.â Linda Finlay âReally touching, a gently gripping mystery.â Kerry Barrett
