Lost Lake

This book opens suddenly with a couple on their honeymoon in Paris who come across a girl who in an attempt to kill herself, jumps off a bridge. Eby and George save Lisette and then the novel moves forward several decades. During that time, Eby and George have started a vacation resort in southern Georgia, George has passed away, and Lisette remains faithfully by Eby's side as the resort has become unpopular and in need of renovation and repair. Eby has decided to sell the resort. This will be her last summer - or will it? An interesting cast of characters may change her mind. There's her long lost great-niece, Kate, recently widowed and trying to find her way both figuratively and literally. Selma, with a long string of husbands and a curious set of charms. Also, an alligator who may have once been a boy. Once again, Sarah Addison Allen delivers delightful magical realism.