Told from shifting perspectives, 'How a Woman Becomes a Lake' is about childhood, familial bonds, new beginnings, and costly mistakes. A literary novel with the pull and pace of a thriller, told in taut illuminating prose, it asks, what do you do when the people who are supposed to love you the most fail? Marjorie Celona was born and raised on Vancouver Island, BC. A Dewey Diva Pick. Goodreads Marketing Campaign. Book Club.