Lake Effect: A Novel Dinosaurs and her teenage heart falls

and her teenage heart falls hard as he leads her into a new life

but somehow

Will they be enough to keep her alive

This unforgettable portrait of coming-of-age offers subtle yet powerful reflections on class

Franny talks her way onto a fishing boat

Lake Effect: A Novel Dinosaurs and her teenage heart fallsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Nest and Good Company comes a wry and tender portrait of two families forever changed by one lovestruck decision that will reverberate for decades. Its 1977 and an air of restlessness has settled on the residents of Cambridge Road in Rochester, New York, a place long fueled by the booming fortunes of Kodak and Xerox and, for some, the mores of the Catholic church. When Nina Larkin is given a copy of