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Barbara Delinsky
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Not My Daughter
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While My Sister Sleeps
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The Secret Between Us
— published 2008 — 24 editions |
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Family Tree
— published 2007 — 27 editions |
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Coast Road
— published 1998 — 25 editions |
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Escape
— published 2011 — 15 editions |
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Flirting With Pete
— published 2003 — 25 editions |
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Lake News
— published 1999 — 31 editions |
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The Woman Next Door
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The Summer I Dared
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Escape (Literature & Fiction)
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Emily Aulenbach is 32, a lawyer married to a lawyer, living and working in Manhattan. An idealist, she had once dreamed of representing victims of corporate abuse, and signed on with a firm that promised this, but it hasn't worked out. She spends her days in a cubicle, surrounded by lawyers in other cubicles, talking on the phone with people sickened by tainted bottled water. Her firm is being paid by the bottler to minimize claims.
Convinced that she is betraying her dreams, she has looked into changing firms, but no one is hiring. She wakes up each morning dreading her work.
And it isn't only work. It's her sister, her friends, even her husband James, with whom she doesn't connect the way she used to. Her relationships are superficial and rushed. She connects to three things - her computer, her BlackBerry, and her watch.
One particularly difficult Friday, she realizes that her life is all wrong. Uncharacteristically acting on impulse, she leaves work early, goes home, packs her bag, and takes off. As she gropes toward the future, though, she finds herself going back - back to the small New Hampshire town where she had last been unequivocably happy and carefree. If she were to map out her life, this was the spot where she had made her first wrong turn.
Escape is the story of the dreams we have and the heart-breaking task of giving up the parts that don't work, salvaging those that do, and creating new dreams for what lies ahead.
THE SECRET BETWEEN US (Literature & Fiction)
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Family Tree, by Barbara Delinsky (Literature & Fiction)
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Have you ever woken up in a cold sweat, thinking that you've taken a wrong turn and are stuck in a life you don't want? Did you ever consider hitting the brakes, backing up, and heading elsewhere? How about disappearing - leaving family,..." Read more of this chapter » |
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"They were arguing in the seconds before impact. Later, Deborah Monroe would agonize about that, wondering whether, had she been focused solely on the road, she might have seen something sooner and been able to prevent what occurred - because the a..."
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"Well spoken, Gretchen. You're an amazing mom!"
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"I talked with a reading group last week that asked whether Dorothy wouldn't feel something different about her husband, after learning of Lizzie's tru...more
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Yes or no -- is Hugh a bigot?
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"Thanks to both of you for understanding Hugh. Some readers are just furious with him. But he is who he is because he is who he is!
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Genetic tests -- good or bad?
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"I agree with both of you about testing for a disease. My mother died of breast cancer. My sisters and I were watched closely and have all now actually...more
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Gemstone by Barbara Delinsky
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"Great, Hannah! That's always my goal -- making characters so real that readers can't let go. I'm always glad to know when it works.
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“Rain didn't make things messy. People did that all on their own.”
― Barbara Delinsky, The Secret Between Us
― Barbara Delinsky, The Secret Between Us
“What she did have, after raising two children, was the equivalent of a PhD in mothering and my undying respect.”
― Barbara Delinsky, Escape
― Barbara Delinsky, Escape
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I think of you often and love when I see a new book of yours on the shelves. From that I know all is well with you and yours. I especially enjoyed "Family Tree," and thought it was timely and well written, Barbara. Please say hello to our old book group for me. Hugs, Deb