SPOILERS!!!
As months succeed, many things happen to Coco. After her mother-in-law’s unexpected recovery, Ethel stays with her and Rosencratz. The woman is not easy to live with, but I have to say that she is really great. Then Rosencratz starts a relationship with Christian and is also in the middle of a drama production. Coco and Ethel go, but they are not impressed as the play is quite bad. Coco tries to be tactful, but Ethel doesn’t have any problems in telling her grandchild the truth. Rosencratz is upset when he realizes that her mother thinks the same about his play. Then there is a scandal as the director of the play is accused of embezzlement and flees, and the story is in all the newspapers.
After the fiasco of the play, Rosencratz and Christian go to America to visit Daniel. They have a great time, but when Coco goes to pick her son up at the airport after their holiday, he isn’t among the passengers. She then learns that Rosencratz has been arrested for possession of drugs. So Coco has to travel to America, hire a lawyer, and thanks to Chris, they manage to sort out the mess and return to England. Rosencratz is very upset with Christian as he has abandoned him. Apparently, the two young men bought some cannabis for their own use, and as luck would have it, part of Christian’s joint fell on Rosencratz’s jeans, and that is what the airport security guards found. What Rosencratz is so upset about is that Christian didn’t try to defend him or claim that the joint was his. He just fled and Rosencratz hasn’t heard from him since.
Around this time Coco has a couple of interesting calls. The first one is from a literary agent, Angie, who has read her book and wants her to write something else. So Coco presents an outline about a book for children, and Angie loves it and wants her to write a new series. However, things are wrecked when Angie arranges to meet Coco and some other literary people. One of the other people is Michael Brannigan, one of the journalists that Coco slagged on the radio programme. After the meeting, Angie tells her that their initial deal is off as she has been blacklisted in the literary world.
The second call that Coco gets and which will have great importance is from a woman, Rebecca, who tells Coco that she has been assigned an allotment. Apparently, she and Daniel put their names down on a list for an allotment, but Coco had forgotten about it. Coco finds the allotment really pleasant with great views of London and a cosy shed where she can write and enjoy some peace and quiet. It is there that she meets Adam, her neighbour in the allotment next door. From the first moment Coco finds Adam very attractive. Later she learns that Adam is divorced and has a daughter. After a few weeks Adam asks her out, and Coco is over the moon. She is now divorced from Daniel. So she doesn’t thing about it twice as she starts an affair with Adam. Yet, something happens when he takes her to a work do. Coco drinks more than she should, and when he introduces her to his boss, Coco makes a saucy comment, which doesn’t sit well with Adam. And then Coco starts feeling sick, and she eventually throws up before Adam. Feeling embarrassed and humiliated, Coco flees from the party, and since then, she hasn’t heard from Adam. Coco tells herself that Adam was too good to be true, and she is not surprised that what they had lasted this much. I hope that Coco’s fears are baseless and Adam calls her soon.
Apart from that, Coco is now involved in some professional venture out of her depth. Apparently, when Rosencratz was in the play, a producer approached them because he wanted the play to be shown in the Edinburgh festival. That meant money, and when Rosencratz tells his mother about the debts he has incurred, Coco helps her. Then Chris comes up with an idea: she could turn her book into a musical, and Angie, the agent, thinks it is a great idea. Coco is not so sure herself, and even though she has misgivings, Chris and Angie persuade her. So they hire someone to write the music, and Coco writes the adaptation. Now they are in the middle of the auditions, and one of the actors chosen has been Rosencratz.
I am really enjoying the novel. Coco is hilarious; I love the way she describes the things that happen to her, and I think her personality is priceless.
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