Gone-Away Lake

By: Elizabeth Enright

Narrated by: Colleen Delany

Enjoy the adventures of eleven year-old Portia, who together with her younger brother, Foster, spend a summer with their cousin, Julian, engaged in more than the usual summer pastimes of sun, fun, and games. The three intrepid children soon discover a fascinating abandoned summer resort, consisting of deserted crumbling Victorian summer homes surrounding a vanished lake, which is now a swamp. But, best of all, they discover and befriend an elderly eccentric brother and sister who tell them the story of Gone-Away Lake.©1957 Elizabeth Enright, copyright renewed 1985 by Nicholas W. Gillham, Oliver Gillham, and Robert Gillham II (P)2003 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"A brilliance and a humor that make it seem as if it were happening right this minute." (The New York Times Book Review)
"A beautifully written, wonderfully imaginative story." (Publishers Weekly)

fave

A childhood favorite and 55 years later, too. This and Return to Gone Away made pleasant memories

such a fun book

really enjoyed this book. lovely fun story. My kids listened as a part of Sonlight homeschooling program

Sweet Summer Story

My kids and I were entranced. It made us wish for our own Gone Away Lake.

Fabulous readet!

I’m surprised that anyone would complain about this reader; she is fabulous at doing voices of the young and old!

Well written and delightful!

This is a book that loves children! It's a charming story filled with a delightful adventure. My children loved this book. We look forward to the sequel.