Unabridged. 4 cassettes, 6 hours playing time. Read by Colleen Delany

 

"Summer has a magic of its own."

 

"When Portia sets out for a visit with her cousin Julian, she expect fun and adventure of the usual kind. But this summer is different. On their first day exploring, Portia and Julian discover an enormous boulder with a mysterious message, a swamp choked with weeds and quicksand, and on the far side of the swamp ... a ghost town. Once, the swamp was a splendid lake, and the fallen houses were a resort community. Althougth the lake is long gone and the resort faded away, the houses still hold a secret: two people who have never left Gone-Away lake... and who can tell the story of what happend there."

 

 

 

 

"Enright can create a scene, describe a person, and record a conversation with a brillance and humor that make it seem as if it were happening right this minute." The New York Times Book Review

 

"The charactets all live in the book, and ... old and young are equally fascinating. There is a lovely feeling for nature throughout and a finse sense of humor - The Horn Book