Synopses & Reviews
Barbara Delinsky's powerful
New York Times bestseller of hope and redemption introduces the unforgettable Blake sisters: strong, spirited Lily, and the resilient Poppy, the heroine of Delinsky's acclaimed novel,
An Accidental Woman. After an unscrupulous reporter falsely accuses Boston lounge singer Lily Blake of having an affair with a newly appointed Cardinal, she's hounded by the press, fired from her job, and robbed of all public freedom. The humiliation and violation of privacy leaves her no choice but to retreat to her rural hometown of Lake Henry, New Hampshire. In search of refuge, Lily forms an uneasy alliance with John Kipling, a former Boston reporter with trust issues of his own. Now editing Lake Henry's local newspaper, John cannot ignore Lily's appeal or her plight -- even at the risk of taking on his former colleagues. Surprising and deeply satisfying, Lake News offers an intimate look at the complex relationship between an enigmatic man and a vulnerable woman, both struggling to find a new sense of community in a place they once called home.
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The Pilot (Southern Pines, NC)
Delightful....Readers will be sorry to reach the end of Lake News and yearn for more about its cast and characters.
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"[An] engaging tale." -- People
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Flint Journal (MI)
An enjoyable novel....Delinsky is one of those writers who knows how to introduce characters to her readers in such a way that they become more like old friends than works of fiction.
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Publishers WeeklyDelinsky 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.
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BookPage
Filled with romance, intrigue, revenge, and salvation, Lake News is a gripping tale sure to please [Delinsky's] legions of loyal fans and earn her quite a few new ones.
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"Delinsky may be as adept at chronicling contemporary life in New England as any writer this side of John Updike." -- Times Union (Albany, NY)
About the Author
Barbara Delinsky has published dozens of novels since the 1980s, including, most recently,
An Accidental Woman, The Woman Next Door, The Vineyard, Lake News, Coast Road, Three Wishes, A Woman's Place, For My Daughters, and
More Than Friends. Her newest novel,
Flirting with Pete, is available in hardcover from Scribner. She is also the author of a nonfiction book titled
Uplift: Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors, available from Pocket Books. Published in twenty-five languages worldwide, her books regularly appear on the bestseller lists of
The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and
Publishers Weekly. Delinsky is a lifelong New Englander and she and her husband have three sons. Readers can write her at P.O. Box 812894, Wellesley, MA 02482-0026, or visit her Web site: www.barbaradelinsky.com.