Easter at the Lakes [Hardcover]

Sara Hylton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1999

The Lakes is everything a luxury hotel should be. Surrounded by glorious lakes and mountains, it is the kind of hotel that everyone, rich or poor, young or old, aspires to visit.

Mary never dreamed of staying at The Lakes--that is, until she falls in love with Gerald Styles, a local businessman. Attracted by the shy librarian's gentleness, he extends an invitation to join him on holiday at the resort. Mary finds it difficult to resist the allure of that lavish lifestyle, and breaks away from her querulous, invalid mother in search of her fantasy.

The Lakes is just as she'd imagined it. But Gerald, away from home, turns out to be a very different man from the person Mary thought she had known. Nevertheless, The Lakes has many other guests and many other surprises in store. For Mary, her longed-for holiday marks the beginning of a chain of events that will change her life in every way.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st edition (August 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031220535X
• ISBN-13: 978-0312205355
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,459,382 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This book is not vintage Sara Hylton, October 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Easter at the Lakes (Hardcover)

This book is not vintage Sara Hylton. I have read most of her books and have enjoyed each one more than the previous one. I saw this new book advertised before it was released and was hounding my local library to purchase it . I was so looking forward to reading it and was sorely disappointed. If I wanted to read a book of gossip I could have picked up my local newspaper and read the gossip column. The major characters were very well defined but the book was exceedingly slow and extremely boring. I kept waiting for Hylton's usual "mystery" theme and it never presented itself. The underlying theme of the best things happen to those who are patient and wait was very evident in Mary Styles, but it would seem to me Hylton could developed the love story in her usual style. All I could think of reading this book is "I think I must be reading a Maeve Binchy novel". Nonetheless, I will look forward to her next book and hope to find her usual style of writing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good relatioship drama, July 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Easter at the Lakes (Hardcover)

Librarian Mary Styles has no social life outside her job and her family. Dating, for instance, is impossible as the shy Mary takes care of her mother. However, her doldrums end when she meets businessman Gerald Ralston, who invites her to spend a weekend with him at The Lakes, an elite resort. To her own surprise, Mary accepts the invitation because she thinks she may be in love with Gerald.

However, at the fancy hotel, Gerald acts radically different from the person who treated the librarian with respect. However, all is not lost as Mary meets Andrew Alveston, who carries baggage from the death of his first wife under mysterious circumstances over a decade ago. From no beaus, Mary has two suitors, but both have major flaws.

EASTER AT THE LAKES is a fabulous romance that is sure to gain much critical acclaim for stupendous storyteller Sara Hylton. Though the story line centers on Mary and her various relationships, several subplots add depth that makes the characters and the tale seem genuine. Anyone who enjoys a rousing rich relationship drama needs to try Ms. Hylton's novels like this one and her others such as FOOTSTEPS IN THE RAIN, THE SUNFLOWER GIRL, and MELISSA.

Harriet Klausner

3.0 out of 5 stars Good enough story and writing to hold my interest., January 24, 2001

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This review is from: Easter at the Lakes (Hardcover)

I enjoyed the characters, and wanted to see where the author was going to take them. Even given a few slower spots in the story, places where Hylton seemed to drag out things just a bit too long, I mostly felt that the story moved forward well. Not every character moved forward, and at least one or two actually seemed to move backward. But real life can be like that for people.