On Hampstead Heath by Marika Cobbold

 

'Oh what a wicked world we weave,' thinks Thorn, a journalist, whose actual name is Rose. Drinking wine and carried away, she makes up a story based on a photo by her ex-husband Nick about a handsome red-haired man who does a good deed, but the tale takes on a life of its own..The problem is partly that the man does exist but he is not an angel. Demoted from her job in news journalism, Rose has to tell a 'Good News" story, but when the story gets away from her, she is headed for a whirlwind lesson in the importance of truth, love and relationships.

Rose has a lot of problems to face - a difficult relationship with her mother, dealing with the fallout from her explosive story and an ex-husband with a younger wife. She finds some peace at the bedside of a new 'friend' and talking to Lottie, her older and wiser neighbour, but she is rapidly headed for a big fall. The reader is certainly kept guessing how she is going to get out of the mess!

I haven't read Marika Cobbold for a long time, but I always enjoyed her books, and this one is even better than the others that I've read!  Witty, captivating and set in beautiful Hampstead, it's a timely tale about truth in journalism, and how it's being swept away in this technological and fearful age.

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

EDITION	Hardcover
ISBN	9781911350927
PRICE	£14.99 (GBP)