Canadian author does it again
by Maxine
Canadian author Martha Brooks has come out with another winner. Brooks, the winner of The Governor Generals Literary Award for True Confessions of a Heartless Girl has given us in Mistik Lake another beautifully done character study, this time of three women from different generations who all hold a secret. The main character is Odella who lives in Winnipeg but summers in the small vacation town of Mistik Lake. Her mother, Sally, flees the family to live with her lover in Iceland, trying to escape from the guilt of a tragic accident. It is only through Odella's connection with Jimmy, her first love, and his grandparents that secrets are revealed. Brooks says of her writing: "Each book takes me where I never expected to go. For this reason the process is organic rather than planned. I don't plot. The energy is all in the internal workings of the character and the external workings of place." Although designated "Teen Fiction," the book could have wide appeal.
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