Helpful Score: 2
This was one of Barbara Delinsky's best, I had trouble putting it down and felt like I was losing good friends when I finished it.
Helpful Score: 1
Lounge singer Lily Blake is falsely accused of having an affair with a high-ranking Catholic Church official in Barbara Delinsky's LAKE NEWS, a novel that shows how the news media can easily destroy someone's reputation and life forever.
Lily Blake was living the life she had always dreamed of, a simple life in the middle of Boston, away from a family that did not always respect the choices that she had made in her past. Her close friendship with the newly appointed Cardinal Rossetti is misconstrued as something more, and the front page news headlines drives Lily back to the hometown of her childhood, Lake Henry, New Hampshire.
Starting her life over again is not easy, but Lily has no other choice. Her life in Boston is over. Until this huge news story blows over, she could not return to Boston. She is asked to resign from her teaching job and is also told that she has been replaced at her lounge gig.
Upon her return to Lake Henry, Lily meets John Kipling, a newspaper editor of the local newspaper who also happened to work for the local Boston paper at one time in his life. Tired of the games large newspapers play, and having been badly burnt by the same man that betrayed Lily in the Boston papers, he returned home to Lake Henry to deal with a simpler type of news writing. The quiet life along the lake and the small-town news stories that he edits is a good change for John.
As Lily and John slowly get to know each other, the reader learns about their painful family histories and the loved ones that caused them such unhappiness. To everyone's surprise, Lily takes an interest in the family apple business and hides out amongst the apple presses as the media slowly loses interest in her story. And John tries to connect with his elderly father, and man that never seemed to approve of anything John did.
However, John is torn about his latest book project: he's writing a book based on Lily's experience with the press and he's falling in love with her. Will this compromise their relationship if he went ahead with the book?
LAKE NEWS was a very enjoyable book for me. It was far more complex that I had imagined it to be, with the story line of the news frenzy behind Lily Blake's relationship with the Cardinal, to the complex family dynamics that go on between her family. And the story line concerning John and his bitter father ended with a complete surprise for me. LAKE NEWS was my first Barbara Delinsky book and will definitely not be my last. Highly recommended.
Lily Blake was living the life she had always dreamed of, a simple life in the middle of Boston, away from a family that did not always respect the choices that she had made in her past. Her close friendship with the newly appointed Cardinal Rossetti is misconstrued as something more, and the front page news headlines drives Lily back to the hometown of her childhood, Lake Henry, New Hampshire.
Starting her life over again is not easy, but Lily has no other choice. Her life in Boston is over. Until this huge news story blows over, she could not return to Boston. She is asked to resign from her teaching job and is also told that she has been replaced at her lounge gig.
Upon her return to Lake Henry, Lily meets John Kipling, a newspaper editor of the local newspaper who also happened to work for the local Boston paper at one time in his life. Tired of the games large newspapers play, and having been badly burnt by the same man that betrayed Lily in the Boston papers, he returned home to Lake Henry to deal with a simpler type of news writing. The quiet life along the lake and the small-town news stories that he edits is a good change for John.
As Lily and John slowly get to know each other, the reader learns about their painful family histories and the loved ones that caused them such unhappiness. To everyone's surprise, Lily takes an interest in the family apple business and hides out amongst the apple presses as the media slowly loses interest in her story. And John tries to connect with his elderly father, and man that never seemed to approve of anything John did.
However, John is torn about his latest book project: he's writing a book based on Lily's experience with the press and he's falling in love with her. Will this compromise their relationship if he went ahead with the book?
LAKE NEWS was a very enjoyable book for me. It was far more complex that I had imagined it to be, with the story line of the news frenzy behind Lily Blake's relationship with the Cardinal, to the complex family dynamics that go on between her family. And the story line concerning John and his bitter father ended with a complete surprise for me. LAKE NEWS was my first Barbara Delinsky book and will definitely not be my last. Highly recommended.
Another good one from Delinsky! I cant wait to read the Accidental Woman focusing on more of the characters from this book.
It's been a long time since I've read a book that's thoroughly engaging. Chapter to chapter, you'll want to know what's next and can't wait to get back to the book. It's so pleasant to read a story that's hopeful.
Very enjoyable
A real page turner!
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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.
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.
This was my first Barbara Delinsky book. I probably never would have read it if it wasn't the next read on my book club's list. I am now a fan and will definitely read more. She's a great storyteller in a nuanced sort of way. She slowly rolls out her story, not overwhelming at any one time. She gives just enough tension to keep the reader's interest and adds a few twists and turns to keep the pages turning. I think I liked this book mostly for the setting on Lake Henry, the loons and the sweet developing love story, which actually took a back seat to the emotional upheavals of the primary characters families.
