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Mar 26, 2008

Terry rated it:

The Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinksy is truthfully painful. A good novel but with so much guilt that you really start to feel like it's you in the story. It's a can't put down book til the end so that you can see if things come out for better or worse.

Deborah Monroe is mom, daughter, sister, ex-wife, and prominent town doctor to a quiet little town in New England. Highly respected and loved, independent, honest to a fault has her life upturned by one little incident. Oh, is More...

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Mar 16, 2008

Jennifer rated it:

A pleasant surprise. It wasn't challenging reading, but a good story that kept my interest. Would be good for a vacation book or beach book. Similar to Piccoult's style - but much better character development.

I'm not done yet, but enjoying the book. It's easy reading. I got the book from the publisher as part of a buzz campaign through BuzzAgent.com I've been telling people that I know are interested in this genre of books about this book as well as the author. I thought at fir More...

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Mar 05, 2008

Lizziet rated it:

Okay. I picked up this book because I was looking for a new author like Jodi Picoult. This book was a quick read but dragged at times. I kept reading because I was intrigued by the topic and the relationships. A daugter kills a man while driving with her mother on a rainy night. The mother does not correct the police when they assume that the mother was driving. Made me wonder if I would do the same. Also, it reminded us how a lie can impact your life and how the truth can set up free.
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Mar 07, 2009

Laura rated it:

I have to say I've read better books by Barbara Delinksy. For some reason, although this was a reasonably interesting story, if felt a little overwrought to me, particularly since it only covered a two week span of time. There was just something about going from extreme stress and panic to everything neatly tied up in such a tidy fashion - all in two weeks - that annoyed me. I'm not sorry I read it, but I have come to the conclusion that Delinsky's best work, like that of authors before her ( More...

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May 30, 2011

Heaven is a bookstore rated it:

I never actually thought I would enjoy listening to an audio book. I have tried it in the past and ended up never listening to the end. But I had to take a car trip that I knew would be long enough and the radio stations tend to be horrible in between towns, so I thought I'd give it a try. I don't know when or where I picked up this audio book, but I loaded it on my Nook, plugged the card into the ear phone jack and then using my auxiliary cord, plugged it in to my car and out it came through th More...

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Dec 09, 2009

Jaclyn rated it:

This book was my first introduction to Barbara Delinsky. My mom loaned it to me and said it was so good she lost sleep trying to finish it. Wow was she right. I could not put this book down! Like Jodi Picoult, Delinsky writes about family issues and weaves a compelling drama that pulls you in instantly and hooks you all the way to the end. However, Picoult likes to write about somewhat obscure issues, or highly controversial topics, whereas Delinsky chooses topics that could easily happen t More...

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Aug 18, 2009

April rated it:

Bought this in the airport bookstore on Sunday (btw, IAH Terminal A has an awfully slim book selection) and finished it that night. It bugs me when I finish a book that fast, but there was a longer-than-planned flight and a night alone in a hotel room involved so I couldn't really stretch it out any longer. It was an okay read, but nothing special. I found the romance in the book -- yes, oddly, there is one -- wholly unbelievable, to the point that it pretty much ruined the book for me. On th More...

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May 31, 2009

Jodi rated it:

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Dec 14, 2008

Jacki rated it:

I have a thing for 'family drama' type novels. I like to see how people interact together, and this month, I guess the theme is "mother/daughter relationships", because this is about the 3rd book I've read this month that focuses heavily on that.

The story here is that the daughter, Grace, is driving, hits a guy and the mother, Deborah, tells her to run home & she takes the blame. Grace feels bad, Deborah feels bad that Grace feels bad and tries to come to terms with it. More...

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Mar 23, 2009

Eva rated it:

This was the perfect non-demanding novel to listen to in the car during my daily commute. Deborah is the ultimate keep-it-together, always-under-control mom/doctor/daughter - until she and her daughter accidentally hit a pedestrian while driving home late on a very rainy night. The accident, which results in the man's death after an operation, wasn't their fault - but Deborah's daughter Grace, a teenager with a learner's permit was driving at the time. Wanting to spare her daughter, Deborah l More...

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Oct 27, 2011

Linda rated it:

AWESOME book LOVED it!!

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Jan 14, 2010

Kelly rated it:

I've been exploring a lot of new-to-me authors for the past several months, and Barbara Delinsky is one whom I had never read before. I was pleased to find that I really enjoy her writing. I started reading "The Secret Between Us" late last night and had it finished by the same time tonight; I would have read it straight through if I'd been able to keep my eyes open any longer last night. As the book begins, Deborah and her daughter Grace are driving home late one rainy night and hi More...

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Nov 10, 2011

Gail rated it:

This is a rather simple book, but a nice "good read" for a few chilly evenings before going to sleep~ The book is set during contemporary time, published in 2008 by Random House. I got it in the Large Print paperback version.

It deals with today's issues as the main character deborah comes to terms with her recent divorce and how to handle the emotions between her now ex husband and their two children. As n agining baby boomer myself, I can relate to the "sandwich ge More...

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Jul 13, 2010

Katie rated it:

I'm on a mission right now to read as many books as possible to help clear out my bookcases! Maybe if I read this one slower, I might appreciate it more. I like books that are dialogue-heavy (which this one is) but it just didn't always ring true. All of the characters seemed to be suffering major crises in their lives and were right on the brink of the cliff, and it just seemed like an awful lot all at once. I like the main character's relationship with Tom but this book was more about her More...

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Nov 02, 2010

Larissa rated it:

I want you to be okay
I want you to care about yourself
I want you to forgive yourself
It was all an accident
So, just forgive yourself

I feel your pain
So, do not grieve
I know what you are going through
I am you parallel

Everyone knows you're not perfect
So you don't need to always try so hard
Give yourself su-um credit, baby
Everyone loves you, so just take a brake
Have some fun, let yourself be-e-e!!

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Feb 15, 2010

Kathy rated it:

I feel like I read this years ago in a women's magazine, but the book was only published in 2008 and I've been keeping track at Goodreads since 2007. Delinsky says "I write about the emotional crises that we face in our lives. Readers identify with my characters. They know them. They are them. I'm an everyday woman writing about everyday people facing not-so-everyday challenges. My novels are character-driven studies of marriage, parenthood, sibling rivalry, and friendship..."

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Jul 24, 2009

Liz rated it:

This was yet another of my "quick" summer reads. The plot of the story (a mother and daughter deal with the repercussions of a car accident) is good. Yet, it was certainly predictable at certain points. Delinsky's style very similarly resembles the style of Jodi Piccoult. Delinsky's writing, however, focuses more on the relationships between characters rather than the twists and turns of an intricate and surprising plot.

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Dec 29, 2008

Vickie rated it:

I got several books for Xmas, and this was one of them. I read it in two days - yes, it is that quick. Very simple prose, nothing terribly thought-provoking.... The characters aren't very realistic, nor is the dialogue between them. I thought that the premise of the entire story was very interesting, but this author dropped the ball. It could have been so much more interesting and/or intense, but it just wasn't. I hated the mom (Deborah), and the girl (Grace) annoyed me. Jodi Picoult would hav More...

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Sep 08, 2008

Yvette rated it:

The is the first book that I've read by Barbara Delinsky and It was Great!!! A very compelling account of famliy, love, lost, sacrifice and reconciliation

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Sep 06, 2011

Esther rated it:

Might have spoilers. I enjoyed this book. I didn't read it, I've been becoming a fan of listending to books on tape and this is one of them. I am glad that the author wrote the book the way she wrote it. It was very good to hear it. I could have done without the judgement of the town but its a book based on a small town .. so, critism would have came from the towns people. IT was a decent read. Especially for someone just starting up to read again and don't want anything too serious. Tho More...

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Sep 12, 2009

Marisa rated it:

I'd give it 3 1/2 stars. This is the first book I have read of hers. It reminded me a little bit of Jodi Picoult--but not as much depth. At first I was worried that I wasn't going to really relate to the characters because there was a lot of dialogue and the characters seemed slightly flat. But as it developed I did feel like I knew them better. The story is about a mother and daughter who hit a man while driving home in a horrible rain storm. The 15 year old daughter is driving on her perm More...

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Jan 05, 2009

Suzanne rated it:

I really liked this book. I read several books by this author many years ago. At a friends' book review of this book, I decided to give her a try with this read. It was very different from years ago. In the beginning I thought she wrote along the lines of Jodi Picoult as someone has previously said. Delinsky made you think about the family dynamics and social issues. Being a parent, I can strongly relate to that. There were several things as a mother that I wouldn't have done, but who knows? I c More...

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Oct 13, 2010

Sarah rated it:

This was my first book on cd endevor. I wanted something simple and fluffy that I wouldn't have to think about.

This book met that criteria. The story line is predictable, and everything ends very quickly. Everything is too perfect. Everyone is happy and all the legal consequences of the actions are not satisfying. Even the relationship that Debera has with her ex-husband is satisfying for her, but not for the reader.

I still will give it 3 stars because I enjoyed li More...

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Jan 02, 2010

Mackenzie rated it:

This book is the story of Deborah Monroe and her daughter, Grace. One night when Grace is driving home with her mother from her friend's house, a man comes hurtling in front of their car. It is raining heavily so visibility is far from good that night, because of this Deborah and Grace don't see the man until it's too late. Deborah, after finding out who the man is and making sure he isn't fatally injured, calls the cops and sends Grace home to take care of her brother, Dylan; which ultimately c More...

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Dec 18, 2011

Katie added it

I thought that "The Secret Between Us" was a tremendous book. It was very suspenseful and always surprised me. I loved how the author, Barbara Delinsky, wrote this book. Its sort of like a flashback. It has a lot of family bonds broken and stronger ones created. It also gives you an idea of when its okay to lie for protection of your family. Its very interesting how this book has so many details and things going on. Books like that usually confuse me but, this book was very easy More...

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Mar 20, 2011

Tracey rated it:

This book was loaned to me by a friend. I was immediately pulled into the plot in the first chapter, but by the middle to end I found myself just skimming parts so I could finally get to the resolution. This was more of a "book club book" where you're to discuss the character's choices and end up talking about ethics. Had I realized that when I began, I probably would have been in a better mindset to read it. I thought it was more of a thriller/entertainment read. I feel like I am not More...

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Mar 23, 2009

Mom rated it:

Much like a Jodi Picoult book. Mother allows daughter with her driving permit, to drive home in the rain. A man runs out in front of the car and is hit. Though not critically injured, he dies two days later because he did not tell caregivers about a drug he had been taking. Complications in the accident investigation ensue since mother sent daughter away from accident scene and neglects to tell police who was really driving. They assume it was the mother and she never corrects them. But gui More...

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Jul 27, 2010

Jill rated it:

I'm giving this book two stars because I didn't mind reading it. But when that's the best thing you can say about a book, that's really saying something, isn't it?

Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if the book had stayed focused on the main "secret" of the mother covering for her daughter during a car accident. Instead, pretty much every other character in the book had to have a "secret", too, so the whole deception-eats-away-at-you theme got old real fast. T More...

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Jul 14, 2010

Peggy rated it:

In this Delinsky novel, doctor Deborah Monroe and her daughter Grace are driving home from a teen party on a stormy night. Grace is at the wheel when she hits a man on the road. Deborah decides not to tell the police Grace was driving, thinking that shielding her daughter is the correct choice. Her decision begins to haunt the whole family as the lie weighs on their consciences.

An interesting story, I felt that, as a doctor the character Deborah should have known better. In that More...

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Sep 28, 2011

Diana rated it:

I have noticed that this writer has little quirks that I just do not like. They are small things, but they annoy me none the less. The writing in this book is interesting, it starts out action packed then slows down and slows down more and drags out a story that shouldn't have taken so long to finish. It's obvious what the twist is but it takes forever to get there. The characters are not likable to me, I did not connect with any of them which is strange for me. I also thought the cover looked l More...

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