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Barbara Delinsky

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The United States

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Literature & Fiction

influences
Much of my inspiration comes from current events, and I include in that not only news pieces, but things that I see and hear myself. I write about family events – the good things and bad things that happen to all of us. I’ve experienced first-hand birth and death, sibling rivalry, serious illness. If there’s one thing that changed my writing career it’s having survived breast cancer. I’m bolder now—and I only write books that I enjoy.

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October 2007


about this author

I was born and raised in suburban Boston. My mother’s death, when I was eight, was the defining event of a childhood that was otherwise ordinary. I took piano lessons and flute lessons. I took ballroom dancing lessons. I went to summer camp through my fifteenth year (in Maine, which explains the setting of so many of my stories), then spent my sixteenth summer learning to type and to drive (two skills that have served me better than all of my other high school courses combined). I earned a B.A. in Psychology at Tufts University and an M.A. in Sociology at Boston College. The motivation behind the M.A. was sheer greed. My husband was just starting law school. We needed the money.

Following graduate school, I worked as a researc...more




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avg rating: 3.57 | 9,810 ratings | 1,389 reviews | 119 distinct works | 64 fans
Family Tree Family Tree
by Barbara Delinsky (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.42 — 1,464 ratings — published 2007
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The Secret Between Us The Secret Between Us
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avg rating 3.45 — 998 ratings — published 2008
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While My Sister Sleeps While My Sister Sleeps
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avg rating 3.64 — 506 ratings — published 2009
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Lake News Lake News
by Barbara Delinsky (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.70 — 421 ratings — published 1999
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The Woman Next Door The Woman Next Door
by Barbara Delinsky (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.61 — 421 ratings — published 2001
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Coast Road Coast Road
by Barbara Delinsky (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.80 — 397 ratings — published 2003
21 editions
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The Vineyard The Vineyard
by Barbara Delinsky (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.71 — 404 ratings — published 2000
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An Accidental Woman An Accidental Woman
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avg rating 3.66 — 398 ratings — published 2002
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The Summer I Dared: A Novel The Summer I Dared: A Novel
by Barbara Delinsky (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.77 — 385 ratings — published 2004
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Flirting with Pete Flirting with Pete
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avg rating 3.70 — 376 ratings — published 2003
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More books by Barbara Delinsky…
THE SECRET BETWEEN US (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated 11/28/2007 01:43PM
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Family Tree, by Barbara Delinsky (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated 10/11/2007 01:36PM
description: Chapter 1
November 28, 2007
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Barbara wrote THE SECRET BETWEEN US: Chapter 1.

"They were arguing in the seconds before impact. Later, Deborah Monroe would agonize about that, won" ...more
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Barbara made a comment in the group Barbara Delinsky Reading Group and Q&A Do you have hidden biases? topic:
514775 Barbara wrote: "Well spoken, Gretchen. You're an amazing mom! "
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Barbara made a comment in the group Barbara Delinsky Reading Group and Q&A Can we talk about Dorothy? topic:
514775 Barbara wrote: "I talked with a reading group last week that asked whether Dorothy wouldn't feel something different...more "
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Barbara made a comment in the group Barbara Delinsky Reading Group and Q&A Yes or no -- is Hugh a bigot? topic:
514775 Barbara wrote: "Thanks to both of you for understanding Hugh. Some readers are just furious with him. But he is wh...more "
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Barbara made a comment in the group Barbara Delinsky Reading Group and Q&A Genetic tests -- good or bad? topic:
514775 Barbara wrote: "I agree with both of you about testing for a disease. My mother died of breast cancer. My sisters ...more "
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Barbara made a comment in the group Barbara Delinsky Reading Group and Q&A Gemstone by Barbara Delinsky topic:
514775 Barbara wrote: "Great, Hannah! That's always my goal -- making characters so real that readers can't let go. I'm a...more "
October 11, 2007
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"Clear water sped over rocky clusters whose colors ran from ivories to mossy greens, blues and grays. Though clouds covered the sun, the sway of dappling evergreens gave the water sparkle."
Barbara Delinsky (Three Wishes)
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message 2: by Kate
02/08/2008 09:43AM

665669 Hello, Goodreads friend. Happy Valentine's Day.


message 1: by Daniel
11/05/2007 01:41PM

276352 Congratulations on all those books, Barbara.

Keep it up!


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