A Walk in the Park, Jill Mansell, 4 Stars
The best Jill Mansell novel that I have read to date. Ms. Mansell is a gifted writer with a great sense of humor.
I really enjoy the multiple story lines that she weaves. It is always a guessing game who will end up with whom and what their journey's will be. A Walk in the Park was particularly good in this respect.
We meet Lara Carson, who has left family and friends behind long ago, when she attends her estranged father's funeral. Gossip mongers spread word that Lara is in town, giving her childhood best friend Evie and once boyfriend Flynn hope of having some questions answered.
Lara is an engaging character. She is upfront about her disappearance and has confidence in the choices she has made. But now that she has inherited her parents home in Bath, the question is, how to put the two parts of her life together.
All the supporting cast; Nettie, Harry, Enjay (an American Rap Superstar), and Don are entertaining - Joel and Emily are the only two you don't root for... but then again, there are reasons not to.
A fun read.
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