This article was provided by the author.What a sweet story of adventures in time travel through a hidden cave and across a secret lake, with no sci-fi mechanical devises used. The Author Showcase is a place for authors and illustrators to gain visibility for their works. After The Secret Lake comes ‘Eeek!’ about a soccer-mad alien who runs away to Earth from space – look out for it soon!

The Secret Lake was one of the first stories she wrote and, until January 2011, it sat in a virtual drawer while Karen got on with her day job as a professional copywriter and web content strategist consulting to government.įast forward 10 years and, currently on a sabbatical from the day job since January, Karen has been busy polishing and editing her favourites from the stories she wrote back then. She started writing children’s stories 12 years ago when her two boys (now rugby-mad teenagers!) were knee-high. Karen Inglis lives in south-west London, UK.

The children’s reviews on Amazon and the book’s website speak for themselves!įind out more at The Secret Lake website ABOUT THE AUTHOR It has also received 5 stars from an Top 10 Reviewer in the USA. The Secret Lake has received 5 Stars from Louise Jordan, ex Head Reader at Puffin and co-founder of The Writers’ Advice Centre for Children’s Books, a respected children’s books UK literary consultancy. You can order it from ($7.99) or in Kindle format ($2.01). It’s exactly the type of adventure we all liked to curl up with as children, but with modern twists. The Secret Lake has a strong mix of contemporary and historical characters and settings, all vividly – and often humorously – portrayed, and enough twists, turns and secrets-to-be-uncovered to keep young readers hooked right until the end. They also uncover some startling connections between the past and present…. As the story unravels the children make both friends and enemies and become embroiled in a daring rescue plan.

Who is the boy rowing towards them who looks so terrified? And whose are those children’s voices carried on the wind from beyond the trees? Stella and Tom soon discover that they have travelled back in time to their home and its shared gardens 100 years in the past where they meet the children living there. The Secret Lake is a ‘time-slip’ mystery adventure, set in one of London’s Notting Hill communal garden squares, in which Stella and Tom, when trying to find their elderly neighbour’s missing dog, discover a tunnel that leads to a secret lake. “…a book that can be appreciated by both boys and girls alike… short, gripping chapters that lead you swiftly on through an absorbing tale of mystery and suspense.” Louise Jordan: London-based children’s books literary consultant and ex Head Reader at Puffin UK By Karen Inglis, for The Children’s Book Review

The secret lake karen inglis