Blackthorn winter

"When her famous and unfaithful husband is sentenced to prison for fraud and divorce proceedings are under way, Claudia Barron eschews the London scene and moves to a modest cottage in the Dorset hills. Anonymity is her goal, but Claudia quickly discovers the alacrity of village gossip: her previous life soon becomes the focus of discussions in upper-class dining rooms as well as the local pub. Aided by her two grown children, Lila, a vivacious free spirit who lives in New York, and Jerome, just returning from a year in India and his own personal tragedy, Claudia forges a new identity in her adopted village. She makes ends meet first by picking mushrooms, then by cooking at the village school; she even manages to find a couple of romantic interests, as her spunky attitude attracts both a local dandy and the quiet widower next door ..."
"Despairing of attaining her dreams of glamour, financial security, and love during a seemingly endless English countryside winter, Claudia Barron changes her name and goes into hiding in a Dorset village, where she is unwittingly drawn in by local gossip and discontent."@en
"Despairing of attaining her dreams of glamour, financial security, and love during a seemingly endless English countryside winter, Claudia Barron changes her name and goes into hiding in a Dorset village, where she is unwittingly drawn in by local gossip and discontent."