The Tale of Truthwater Lake: 'Absolutely gorgeous.' Hilary McKay
Emma Carroll
Subjects
- History Time - blasts from the past
- Fantasy Worlds - awesome adventures of magic and mystery
Average rating
Emma Carroll’s books have sold over half a million copies!
The future has a lot to learn from the past in this time-travelling adventure that explores the before and after of global warming.
On one side of the underwater street is the remains of a house . . . It’s beautiful here, and eerie, a lost kingdom, a ghost village . . .
It’s the near-future and Britain is having yet another heatwave. Of course, the government have put in the normal curfews for this kind of weather, and shops are forced to shut again. For Polly, it’s the sort of heat that makes her do wild, out-of-character things just to cool down.
Like face her fear of deepwater. Essential when she and her brother have been sent to their aunt’s eco lake-side house for the summer.
But Truthwater Lake is beginning to dry up. As the water level diminishes, a lost village emerges. Swimming over the rooftops at midnight, Polly dives down and is suddenly able to breathe, to hear church bells and bird song . . . Polly has discovered an underwater gateway . . . to the past!
‘Absolutely gorgeous.’ Hilary McKay
‘Gripping.’ Guardian, Best Books of 2022
‘Spellbinding.’ School Reading List
‘Gorgeously told.’ Nicola Penfold, LoveReading Book of the Month
‘Exhilarating.’ FT
Reviews
A really good book. As well as being a made up story, it gold an important message about the future
Doctor Ariel Remmington 05.09.2023
Wow . Just wow . Emma Carroll is a legend of fiction , and the fact Polly actually met Nellie was just so cool at the end ! I loved this book and would definitely recommend!
Anonymous 13.08.2023
I cannot believe this book has been rated only 5 times. it is really good, a story about 2 girls with very different lives. I wont give away any more. My favourite character is Nellie and I would recommend it to anyone who likes Emma Carroll or indeed any fans of swimming, history or time changing!
Baroness Esmerelda Birdbath 09.08.2023
This is one of Emma Carroll's best books. It all about 2030 and the heatwaves. Polly and her brother get sent to live with their aunt for a while and when they are there Polly finds a dried up lake which she explores. She gets visions of the past about a girl called Nellie. I love this book beacause it shows me what happened in history and also what Emma Carroll thinks will happen in the future. My favourite character is Nellie because she is a strong female character, she faces her fears and she loves swimming. I would recommend this book to lovers of historical fiction, adventures, swimming or friendship. Overall it was a really enjoyable read and it was worth buying.
Countess Mildred Haystack 02.06.2023
I really enjoyed this book!!! I liked how it balanced the past and the future in a way they combined!!! It really made me think about climate change and the future. I would recommend!!
Queen Honeycomb Pinkerton 13.05.2023
