Ms Sue Miller 
The Lake Shore Limited 
A Dazzlingly Original Novel, from the Bestselling Author of Monogamy

 »Deeply affecting … exquisite » Washington Post


 »Subtle and truthful » Sadie Jones


 »Acutely observant … heartbreaking » Daily Telegraph



Ever since her boyfriend Gus was killed in 9/11, Billy has been pretending.



She finds it easier to stay silent and go through the motions of grief than tell the truth: that she was planning to leave Gus, and that his death left her feeling a mixture of ambivalence and anguish that she is still struggling to resolve.



Drawing from her experience, Billy writes a play:  »The Lake Shore Limited ». The opening night brings together three people whose lives intersect and interweave with Billy »s: Leslie, Gus »s older sister, haunted by his death and constantly aware of what could have been; Rafe, the actor who brings the joy and sadness of his own marriage into his role; and Sam, a recently divorced man who is irresistibly drawn to Billy »s distinctive, enigmatic beauty. Together these four voices create a mesmerizing novel of entanglements, connections and inconsolable losses.






What readers are saying about The Lake Shore Limited:




 »Sue Miller at her best … Beautiful, moving, enriching »




 »A multi-layered story that exposes the dark and light side of the human condition »




 »So real, intimate and honest »




 »Dazzling »




 »Miraculous »




 »Sue Miller »s writing is outstanding and beautiful. Definitely five stars »




 »One of the best books I »ve read in a long time »




 »I loved it »




 »Original and transformative »




 »I adore this book, and can »t recommend it strongly enough »