- Mass Market Paperback: 544 pages
- Publisher: Pocket; 1st mmpb edition (May 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 067103619X
- ISBN-13: 978-0671036195
- Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 10.7 x 3.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 45 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,114,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Both Lily Blake and John Kipling grew up in Lake Henry, New Hampshire, and both left after high school to pursue their dreams--singing for Lily and writing for John. Now the two have returned separately to seek shelter in the small lakeside town due to the disastrous results of paparazzi fever--Lily as a victim, John as a member of the press responsible for a tragedy.
Falsely accused and hounded by the press, her privacy violated and destroyed, Lily finds refuge in a cottage on the lake, while her sister and the other residents of Lake Henry close ranks, refusing to discuss her with the media hordes that soon come knocking. But Lily can't avoid John, who also lives on the lake and at first sees Lily's story as prime fodder for the novel that can break him into publishing. But soon the vulnerable, besieged woman elicits far different emotions from him, and John becomes fiercely committed to helping Lily find justice.
Layered with complicated family relationships and richly textured with the sights, sounds, and colorful characters of a small town, Barbara Delinsky's Lake News will satisfy longtime fans as well as those anxious to read a timely and thought-provoking tale from one of the genre's top authors. --Lois Faye Dyer --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Publishers Weekly
The deserved popularity of Delinsky's novels resides in her ability to create appealing, believable characters who don't need to drop names and fashion labels to earn the reader's attention. Cabaret singer, pianist and music appreciation teacher Lily Blake, 34, finds pleasure in singing, since it's the only time she's free of the stutter that's plagued her all her life. She also finds comfort in her friendship with Archbishop, now Cardinal, Francis Rossetti. Whether they're performing together at archdiocese events or the exclusive Essex Club in Boston, Lily knows she can depend on the priest for understanding and comfort. But when a malicious reporter fabricates a story that Lily and the Cardinal have an illicit sexual relationship, Lily sees her name dragged through the mud. Suspended by the school where she teaches and told by the Essex Club not to return to work, a besieged Lily retreats to her small New Hampshire hometown of Lake Henry. There she holes up in the cabin her grandmother left to her, and confronts her estranged relationship with her widowed mother, Maida. Lily finds an unexpected ally in 40ish John Kipling, once a ruthless big-city journalist himself but now editor of small-time Lake Henry's newspaper. He is equally outraged at the lies that invade Lily's privacy, and together they fight for justice. Delinsky (Coast Road) plots this satisfying, gentle romance with the sure hand of an expert, scattering shady pasts and dark secrets among some of her characters, while giving others destructive family patterns and difficult family dynamics to contend with. Nature, and how it colors small town living, is described in clean, unembellished prose that only occasionally lapses into an awkward attempt at rural New Hampshire dialect. Agent, Amy Berkower. Doubleday Book Club main selection; Literary Guild Super Release; Reader's Digest Condensed Books; Simon & Schuster Audio. (July)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A new Favorite Author!!,
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This review is from: Lake News (Mass Market Paperback)
I took a chance on this book in an airport gift shop & it was like finding the hidden treasure! I knew nothing about this author, had heard nothing about the book. In fact, I had two other books in my hand - both by authors I routinely read - but elected to try the "new" one!It was a chance well worth taking! I just simply loved this book - the characters, the storyline(s), the interaction between the characters, & the little town. In recommending this book to my best friend, I told her, "It's about REAL people - complete with REAL problems, joys, fears, goals, faults, etc." Cindy said, "And, you mean this is a good thing?" But, she took my advice, read the book & immediately went to her used book store & bought every other Delinsky title she could find! She & I have subsequently read several more Delinsky books & have loved them one & all. Delinsky writes with a poignant realism that makes you fall in love with her characters. The reader actually becomes a part of the book! I could easily see myself on the main street of the town, visiting with the people as they came out of the post office. Highest recommendations!!
2.0 out of 5 stars
only finished reading it so I could say I've read it,
By donalyn (Maryland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lake News (Mass Market Paperback)
from a huge fan--have read most of her books over the past ten years. This one lacks the passion and compelling characters of her other books. Try other Barbara Delinsky books instead.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyed it,
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This review is from: Lake News (Mass Market Paperback)
I'm new reading this author and I am going to read Barbara Delinsky again. I read this book quickly and enjoyed it throughly. Good story about media sensationalism and character assasination. A little bit of romance but no sticky fake romance novel love.
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