Why a Booktrail?
2000s: A retreat in the woods with friends is not always a good idea
Down by the Water
What you need to know before your trail
Seven friends gather at a castle in the Scottish Borders. One last girls’ weekend before Georgina’s wedding. Near the castle, through a path in the woods, is a loch. After a few drinks, they head down to the water to take photos. The loch is wild, lonely, and stunningly beautiful. They set their camera to self-timer and take some group shots. Later, looking back at the pictures, they see something impossible.
Behind them, eyes wide, a small, drenched boy emerges from the water.
But none of them saw him, and nobody knows where he went. They’re miles from the nearest town. How did he get there? Where did he go?
As the weekend unravels and terrible secrets come to light, it soon becomes clear that their perfect weekend is turning into a perfect nightmare. They’re desperate to leave – but someone won’t let them.
Travel Guide
BookTrail it to a castle in the Scottish woods
The woods and castle are fictional and vague foe obvious reasons but the girls are on the train from Edinburgh and it’s not far until their destination.
There are plenty of places in and around Edinburgh where this could be. Tantallon Castle is mentioned in the novel and this is located in the same kind of area where the girls are headed/ Imagine if this is the real and creepy castle and woods they are in! What a place to go there after reading this!
Tantallon Castle is a ruined mid-14th-century fortress, located approximately three miles east of North Berwick, in East Lothian. It looks out on to the Firth of Forth.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Down by the Lake
Destination/location: Edinburgh . East Lothian Author/guide: Elle Connel Departure Time: 2000s
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