Barbara Delinsky


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Barbara Delinsky

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url http://www.goodreads.com/profile/barbaradelinsky
gender female
place of birth United States
website http://www.barbaradelinsky.com/
genre 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.

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 researcher with...more

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event: Barbara Delinsky on tour for book "The Secret Between Us"
date: October 07, 2008 11:30AM
location: United States
description: Ocean City Free Public Library Annual Author Lunch

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books by Barbara Delinsky

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avg rating: 3.57 | 4004 ratings | 102 distinct works
Family Tree Family Tree (Hardcover)
by Barbara Delinsky (goodreads author!)
avg rating 3.39 — 650 ratings — published 2007
8 editions
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The Secret Between Us The Secret Between Us (Hardcover)
by Barbara Delinsky (goodreads author!)
avg rating 3.43 — 350 ratings — published 2008
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The Vineyard The Vineyard (Mass Market Paperback)
by Barbara Delinsky (goodreads author!)
avg rating 3.77 — 190 ratings — published 2001
16 editions
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An Accidental Woman An Accidental Woman (Mass Market Paperback)
by Barbara Delinsky (goodreads author!)
avg rating 3.65 — 193 ratings — published 2003
17 editions
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Flirting with Pete Flirting with Pete (Paperback)
by Barbara Delinsky (goodreads author!)
avg rating 3.66 — 164 ratings — published 2004
16 editions
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THE SECRET BETWEEN US (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated 11/28/2007 01:43PM
description: Chapter 1
Family Tree, by Barbara Delinsky (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated 10/11/2007 01:36PM
description: Chapter 1



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November 28
514775 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
November 14
1335 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! "
1335 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 "
1335 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 "
1335 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 "
1335 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 "
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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."
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1335 Barbara Delinsky Reading Group and Q&A — 121 members — last activity 02/03/2008 08:07PM
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from Kate
02/08/2008 09:43AM

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

from Daniel
11/05/2007 01:41PM

276352 Congratulations on all those books, Barbara.

Keep it up!












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