The Black Lake

Unostentatious charm... an instant classic -" Independent" A book that truly breathes... It can break, haunt and stir you... Haasse has a fine, exact way with her story... Mesmerisingly lovely and then suddenly shocking; you have to react. After 60 or more years, and in a quite different world, it is still a wake-up call... Perfect - S"cotsman" Distinguished, composed with intense concentration, with a cruel heart-breaking climax and a brave, passionate coda... [It] demands several readings... Immaculately constructed - "Times Literary Supplement" An understated little gem of a book and this fresh and vibrant translation is an event worthy of a wholehearted welcome - " New Internationalist" A translation as fresh as any Booker nominee... beautifully judged and a genuinely intriguing insight into the end of a European empire - "Big Issue"