Ladies of the Lake

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Archibald, Elizabeth; Johnson, David F. (2008). Arthurian Literature XXV. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 978-1843841715. Hoyle, Brian (5 August 2012). The Cinema of John Boorman. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810883956– via Google Books. Gohlke has penned a story that inspires the reader to scratch the surface of our own lives, and perhaps, inspect how we view friendship and forgiveness. As she writes in her author notes: “Friendships require honesty, trust, nurturing, investments of time and means, and sometimes sacrifice. Often deep friendships are formed during our growing years, as were those of my characters.” Filmer-Davies, Kath (13 December 1996). Fantasy Fiction and Welsh Myth: Tales of Belonging. Springer. ISBN 9781349249916– via Google Books. Goodrich, Peter H. (14 June 2004). Merlin: A Casebook. Routledge. ISBN 9781135583408– via Google Books.

Seventeen years later, Rosaline Murray is an author, she lives in Halifax and she receives a call from Dorothy, she's the headmistress of Lakeside Ladies Academy and she invites her to attend her daughter Bernadette’s graduation. For over eighty years the prestigious school has educated daughters of diplomats, senators, and the countries elite. This causes Rosaline to reflect on the past, one that she’s been determined to forget and hide from. How can she not attend Bernadette's valedictorian graduation ceremony, but she's kept secrets from her and she doesn’t want to face anyone and the ghosts of her childhood?

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To start with, the MC is absolutely miserable throughout nearly the entire story. It isn't an enjoyable read when the character is so blue for the whole book, and then to realize that we don't have a happy ending to look forward to. On December 6, 1917, a few days after Addie’s sister-in-law gave birth to a baby girl, there was a terrible explosion. Two boats had collided into one another in the harbor. It became known as the Halifax Explosion. It was the biggest man made explosion. So many people were killed in that explosion including Addie’s half brother, her sister-in-law and her young nephew. Addie had been outside interviewing a wet nurse. She had taken her baby niece outside with her. Both Addie and her niece suffered from severe burns, blindness and hearing loss but they survived. Others suffered similar injuries, skin defects from the burns and some were crippled. Addie had a pressing desire to disappear after the Halifax Explosion tragedy. When the love of her life failed to materialize in Halifax to ask her half brother for her hand in marriage, Addie was forced to accept the fact that he did not love her or want her as his wife. Addie reinvented herself and became Rosaline Murphy. She led a secluded life and became a well appointed author. Addie honored her sister-in-law’s wishes and raised her niece as her own daughter after Addie legally adopted her. Now, seventeen years later, Addie needed to summon up the courage to attend her daughter’s graduation ceremony at Lakeside Ladies Academy. Could Addie overcome her fears of returning to the school she attended all those years ago? Could Addie put away her fears for her daughter? Could Addie loose the ghosts from her past? a b Paton, Lucy Allen (1903). Studies in the Fairy Mythology of Arthurian Romance. Boston, Ginn & Co. – via Internet Archive.

Loomis, Roger Sherman (30 August 2005). Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9781613732106– via Google Books. Cantari del falso scudo Qui s'incominciano i cantari del Falso Scudo". Cantari arthuriens: Romances italiennes du xive siècle. Moyen Âge européen. UGA Éditions. 20 May 2021. pp.117–157. ISBN 9782377472970. Dot, on the other hand, I had a hard time liking. At first, when she’s standing up for her friend, she is fine but as jealousy takes root and she becomes bitter toward Addie, I started to disapprove of her—and that lasted through the second half of this story. She became more of a mean girl than a lifelong friend.It was sad to see how the prejudices at the cusp of WW1 regarding German Americans played heavily into the story. And I had never even heard of a Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917. What a HORRIBLE tragic event. I'm going to be exploring that futher on my own.