Why read East Grand Lake?

Book cover of East Grand Lake

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Shayne won't get out of the car. It's the summer of 1972 and the whole family has come up to Grandpa Murphy's cottage for their annual trip. Three generations are out on the property, swimming, wandering through the forest, fixing up the clubhouse, getting ready to sing around the fire,…

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Why read it?

1 author picked East Grand Lake as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Ali Bryan

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A novel-in-stories, East Grand Lake documents an extended family’s annual trip to the lake, circa 1972, in all its barefoot, frog-catching, roasted marshmallow glory.

One kid won’t get out of the car, another spends his entire time trying to muster up the courage to jump off the dock, and another just wants recognition that it was his idea. A beautiful, multi-generational coming-of-age story about the sticky bonds of familial love, loss, and life at the lake.

The perfect read if you’ve ever been curious about what the adults were whispering about. Warm, wistful, and richly observed.

From Ali's list on when you've locked your keys in the car.