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Looking for Peyton Place

by Barbara Delinsky (Goodreads Author)

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For Annie Barnes, going home to Middle River means dealing with truths long hidden, some of which she buried there herself. But it is a journey she knows she must take if she is to put to rest, once and for all, her misgivings about her mother's recent death.

To an outsider, Middle River is a picture-perfect New Hampshire town. But Annie grew up there, and she knows all i

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For Annie Barnes, going home to Middle River means dealing with truths long hidden, some of which she buried there herself. But it is a journey she knows she must take if she is to put to rest, once and for all, her misgivings about her mother's recent death.

To an outsider, Middle River is a picture-perfect New Hampshire town. But Annie grew up there, and she knows all its secrets -- as did her idol Grace Metalious, author of the infamous novel Peyton Place, which laid a small town's sexual secrets bare for all the world to see. Though Grace actually lived in a nearby town, the residents of Middle River have always believed she used them as the model for her revolutionary novel, and some even insist Annie's grandmother was the model for one of Grace's most scandalous characters. With these rumors and whispers about Peyton Place haunting her childhood, Annie came to identify so closely with the author that it was Grace and her bold rebellion against 1950s conformity that inspired Annie to get out of Middle River and make a life for herself in Washington, D.C.

It's been a good life, too. Annie Barnes is now a bestselling author, reaching that level with only her third novel. Success has given her a confidence she never had as a young girl in Middle River -- and it has given the residents of that town something new to worry about. When they hear Annie is returning for a lengthy visit, everyone, including Annie's two sisters, believes she's coming home to write about them.

Though amused by the discomfort she causes in Middle River, Annie has no intention of writing a novel about the town or its people. It is her mother's death -- under circumstances that don't quite add up -- that has brought her back, and soon her probing questions start to make people nervous. When she discovers evidence of dangerous pollutants emanating from the local paper mill -- poisons that she comes to believe contributed to her mother's fatal illness -- Annie finds herself at odds with most of the town's inhabitants, including her sisters, both of whom are seemingly unfazed by the incriminating evidence she uncovers. Because the mill is the town's main employer, everyone is afraid of what might happen if Annie digs deeper, and their fears soon start to turn ugly.

For Annie, though, there is no turning back, as passion and rage propel her forward in a determined quest. Coming face-to-face with decades of secrets and lies, she knows she must find the strength to move beyond the legacy of Grace Metalious, defying her past to heal the wounds of the town and her own family.

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Published June 27th 2006 by Pocket Books (first published July 12th 2005)

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Jan 11, 2011 Lady Valee rated it 3 of 5 stars

Probably I am even being nice by giving this book 3 stars. I'm just doing so because the ending was really good and sum up everything just perfectly. My problem was that it took me forever to really get hooked. I didn't mind if I had to close the book to do other things which is weird because if something makes me close a book for a while I get really mad. Well it never happened with this one. IMHO it was just too similar to many movies out there.

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Aug 22, 2011 Sheila rated it 3 of 5 stars

First book I have read by this author. An easy read tells the story of a successful novelist who returns to her home town to discover the real reason for her mother's death. The main character, Annie, felt like an outsider during her entire time growing up in the small town. She has no friends and considered herself as ugly. She left town and became a beautiful sucessful woman. She suspects her mother died from toxic poisoning from the town mill and is determined to find the proof of her suspici...more

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May 14, 2012 Mary rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anyone who likes contemporary fiction

Recommended to Mary by: Bookmooch

Shelves: read-but-unowned, 89-94, bookmooch, contemporary-fiction, hardcover, 1990-2009

For Annie Barnes, going back to her hometown of Middle River, New Hampshire, meant facing truths long buried in the past; some of which she had buried herself. But it is a journey that she knows she must make, if she is ever to put to rest, once and for all, her misgivings about her mother's recent death.

To the outsider, Middle River is a picture-perfect New Hampshire town. But not to Annie Barnes. She grew up there and knows all its secrets; as did her idol Grace Metalious - author of the shock...more For Annie Barnes, going back to her hometown of Middle River, New Hampshire, meant facing truths long buried in the past; some of which she had buried herself. But it is a journey that she knows she must make, if she is ever to put to rest, once and for all, her misgivings about her mother's recent death.

To the outsider, Middle River is a picture-perfect New Hampshire town. But not to Annie Barnes. She grew up there and knows all its secrets; as did her idol Grace Metalious - author of the shocking novel Peyton Place, which laid bare a small town's sexual secrets for all to see. Although Grace had actually lived in a nearby town, the residents of Middle River had always believed that she had used them and their their little town as the inspiration for her revolutionary novel. Some even insisted that Annie's own grandmother served as the model for Grace's most scandalous character. With those rumors and whispers about Peyton Place haunting her childhood, Annie found herself identifying so closely with Grace that she picked up everything and moved out of Middle River in order to start a whole new life for herself in Washington, D. C.

It's a good life too. Annie Barnes is now a bestselling author, reaching that level on the strength of only three novels. It has given Annie a confidence that she never believed she had growing up in Middle River, New Hampshire. Her attitude has the townspeople on edge when they learn she has come back into town for a rather lengthy visit. Everyone; including Annie's two sisters, believes that she has come back specifically to write about them.

Although she is amused by the discomfort that her return causes the town, Annie has no intention of writing a novel about the town or its people. It is her mother's death -under suspicious circumstances - that has drawn Annie back. Soon her probing investigations begin to make people nervous, and when she discovers evidence of harmful pollutants emanating from the local paper mill - she finds herself at odds with almost all the townspeople. She is amazed at how unfazed they, as well as members of her own family are by the possiblity that toxins are seeping through the town. Because the mill is the town's only employer, they are frightened of what could happen if Annie digs any deeper. That fear ultimately turns ugly. But Annie is on a mission; and with the legacy of Grace Metalious to guide her, she will come face-to-face with the decades of secrets and lies that Middle River hides. Annie will eventually find the strength to help heal the wounded town, as well as her own wounded family.

I did enjoy this book; it was very well-written and quite lyrical in places; however, I thought that it focused a bit too much on Grace Metalious and the writing of Peyton Place, so that it was slightly rushed towards the end. I give this book a B+!(less)

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Jan 12, 2012 Valen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Again not what I expected really. The romance in this novel was really mild but the main plot was amazing. It was very educational and it was really a good turn of events.

Annie came back to Middle River to know what really happen to her Mother and what's happening to her sister. What starts of as a personal goal turns out to be something more serious when people around town shows symptoms same as her mothers.

I actually admire her for taking on that big task. I mean even if she knows that peo...more

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Oct 30, 2012 Becky rated it 4 of 5 stars

Annie Barnes goes home to Middle River to find out exactly what her mother died of, why her sister is sick, and also so many of the towns people. Grace Metalious, the author of "Peyton Place", also new of the secrets of this town and wrote the book with many in mind. Now Annie is a best selling author and is giving the town something to worry about. That maybe Annie has come back to tell the rest of the secrets of the town. The town is run by the Meade family with the large mill there. Annie has...more

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Apr 08, 2009 Louise rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: women-s-fiction

Wow! What a story!!!! You HAVE to read this one for sure!!

From back cover:

"For Annie Barnes, going home to Middle River means dealing with truths long hidden, some of which she buried there herself. But it is a journey she knows she must take if she is to put to rest, once and for all, her misgivings about her mother's recent death.

To an outsider, Middle River is a picture-perfect New Hampshire town. But Annie grew up there, and she knows all its secrets-as did her idol Grace Metalious, author o...more Wow! What a story!!!! You HAVE to read this one for sure!!

From back cover:

"For Annie Barnes, going home to Middle River means dealing with truths long hidden, some of which she buried there herself. But it is a journey she knows she must take if she is to put to rest, once and for all, her misgivings about her mother's recent death.

To an outsider, Middle River is a picture-perfect New Hampshire town. But Annie grew up there, and she knows all its secrets-as did her idol Grace Metalious, author of the infamous novel Peyton Place, which laid a small town's sexual secrets bare for all the world to see. Though Grace actually lived in a nearby town, the residents of Middle River have always believed she used them as the model for her revoluntionary novel, and some even insist Annie's grandmother was the model for one of Grace's most scandalous characters. With these rumors and whispers about Peyton Place haunting her childhood, Annie came to identify so closely with the author that it was Grace and her bold rebellion against 1950s conformity that inspired Annie to get out of Middle River and make a life for herself in Washington, D.C.

It's been a good life, too. Annie Barnes is now a bestselling author, reaching that level with only her third novel. Success has given her a confidence she never had as a young girl in Middle River-and it has given the residents of that town something new to worry about. When they hear Annie is returning for a lengthy visit, everyone, including Annie's two sisters, believes she's coming home to write about them.

Though amused by the discomfort she causes in Middle River, Annie has no intention of writing a novel about the town or its people. It is her mother's death-under circumstances that don't quite add up-that has brought her back, and soon her probing questions start to make people nervous. When she discovers evidence of dangerous pollutants emanating from the local paper mill-poisons that she comes to believe contributed to her mother's fatal illness-Annie finds herself at odds with most of the town's inhabitants, including her sisters, both of whom are seemingly unfazed by the incriminating evidence she uncovers. Because the mill is the town's main employer, everyone is afraid of what might happen if Annie digs deeper, and their fears soon start to turn ugly.

For Annie, though, there is no turning back, as passion and rage propel her forward in a determined quest. Coming face-to-face with decades of secrets and lies, she knows she must find the strength to move beyond the legacy of Grace Metalious, defying her past to heal the wounds of the town and her own family."

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May 24, 2012 Kaye rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: realistic-fiction

I have decided that Delinsky is the perfect author to listen to while working on my yard. There are compelling and rich characters but the plot moves slowly so if your mind wanders for a moment you haven't missed much. In this novel Annie famed author who returns to her small, New England, hometown for a visit after her mothers death. She is greeted with suspicion because everyone doesn't want to be the subject of one her books including her own family. The reference to Peyton Place is Annie has...more

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Dec 31, 2012 Vanessa Funk rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Dec 31, 2008 bookczuk rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: audio, borrowed, bookcrossing, satisfying, thank-you-charleston-county-library

I actually listened to this on audio book this fall. Light fare, but interesting in it's own right. (Though if Annie is so smart, why'd it take her so long to figure out who "True Blue" is?!) I was interested in the bits about Peyton Place (which I haven't read, but might now do so), about Mercury poisoning (which a family member of mine had), and a few other bits and pieces. I rolled my eyes at the sex scenes, because it's not what I want to hear when on the highway or stopped at a red light wi...more

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Jul 12, 2012 Mom2jngncna~ Stephannie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: crackhouse-borrows, favorites

So my average book review basically consists of a thumbs up or down. I don't like to go too indepth, as I don't want to accidently give away enough that someone else finds it to now be "ruined" by a spoiler.
This was a fantastic book. I know it's fiction, but isn't there a little truth behind most fiction? To a degree Barbara Delinsky hits on why my mother so passionatly attended town meetings, and informal protests on why they shouldn't turn some of our rural farmland into a dump. I loved the p...more

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Jan 22, 2013 Margo Brooks rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, audiobooks

There is nothing particularly special about this novel, but I couldn't stop listening to it. The story of an author who comes back to her small town after 15 years away and confronts the pain and loneliness she felt growing up by taking on the local mill owners should not have been as gripping as it was. She talks to the dead author of Payton Place and listens to the advice given. That in itself should have been a turn off. The point of view changed at the most awkward moments. But I really love...more

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Jun 01, 2012 Lyndsay rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, fiction

I actually first read Looking for Peyton Place several years ago. I had just finished reading my latest book on the beach, and my mom had what was Barbara Delinsky's latest novel in her bag. I had never read (or heard of) Delinsky before, but it was the middle of a summer afternoon on the beach and I was looking for something to read so I started it.

It turned out to be one of my favorite books, and I've actually read it more than once. I was instantly drawn into the story by Delinsky's incredibl...more I actually first read Looking for Peyton Place several years ago. I had just finished reading my latest book on the beach, and my mom had what was Barbara Delinsky's latest novel in her bag. I had never read (or heard of) Delinsky before, but it was the middle of a summer afternoon on the beach and I was looking for something to read so I started it.

It turned out to be one of my favorite books, and I've actually read it more than once. I was instantly drawn into the story by Delinsky's incredible storytelling talent through excellent character development, attention to detail, and intertwining subplots.

Grace Metalious claimed her controversial novel, Peyton Place, was fiction, but the residents of Middle River, New Hampshire knew differently. It was about them; it was about their town. Over a half century later, the residents were still on edge.

Annie Barnes always related to Grace Metalious. Now a well known author herself, Annie returns to her hometown of Middle River. Her mother has recently passed away and her sister is suffering from similar symptoms. She's looking for answers, but the townspeople are reluctant to talk as they are convinced she's back to write an exposé about them just like Grace did over 50 years ago. To further complicate the situation, initial hints are pointing towards possible mecury poisoning from the local paper mill, owned by the Meades, one of the wealthiest and therefore, most powerful families in town. However, as Annie continues on her quest for answers she finds an unlikely ally in James Meade, who happens to be looking for answers himself.

As I said before, I loved this book. Delinsky's attention to detail and character development is in a class by itself. As Annie drives into Middle River around midnight one summer night, you're right there in the passenger seat with her, and as she investigates for her cause, you not only meet the townspeople but you actually feel like you know them. The residents' lives are intertwined through history, and the subplots surrounding the story are so carefully written it's difficult to put the book down. But what's most impressive is that the main plot line is not lost in the midst of the characters and details; it's enhanced. Delinsky is a storyteller in every sense of the word as she takes you on the tale of looking for Peyton Place.(less)

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May 10, 2010 Theresa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction

Writer Annie Barnes returnes to her hometown of Middle River after her mothers funeral looking for answers about her mothers death. Annie is working against time to solve the mystery of her mothers death to save her sister who has the same symptoms along with other people in town. Peyton Place and Middle River are much alike in there small town life as secrets come out. Wonderful story that drew me into the life of Middle River and kept me turning the pages when I should have been turning out th...more

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Jul 16, 2011 Rachel Brand rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: barbara-delinsky, 2011, mystery-thriller, contemporary, romance, womens-fiction

I'm afraid I didn't enjoy this as much as other Barbara Delinsky novels. It was mainly written in first-person POV from one of the most arrogant, self-assured main characters I've ever known, yet I still never felt like I got to know her properly. Barbara Delinsky has written some wonderful novels in third-person POV and I just don't think she can pull off first-person, it isn't in keeping with her style. And while the mystery was pretty interesting - although perhaps a bit too similar to the mo...more

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Jan 02, 2009 Laura rated it 2 of 5 stars

Recommended to Laura by: Grandma

Shelves: forfun

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Jan 05, 2009 Carol rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is set in the town the Peyton Place was supposedly writen about. The main character, Annie Barnes is a successful author who grew up in Middle River and now lives in Washington, DC. She decides to go home and find out why her fairly young mother died. Annie suspects poison of some kind from the paper mill that is the center of the town's economy. When she falls in love with one of the mill owner's sons will she be able to complete her mission.

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Feb 21, 2012 Andreasoldier rated it 3 of 5 stars

Writer who used Grace Metalious as mentor goes home to her small town after her mother's death for closure. She finds out her sister has mercury poisoning and starts crusading against the local paper mill with help from an anonymous source. Soon she is developing a relationship with the mill owner's son, while searching for evidence of the mercury. In the meantime she is realizing a truth Metalious never discovered: that small towns aren't that bad.

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Apr 10, 2010 Diane rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Author Grace Metalious is Annie Barnes' imaginery friend and mentor as she grows up in Middle River, NH. Interesting parallels are revealed as Annie becomes a best-selling novelist and begins to question the practices of the local paper mill. Annie begins an investigation into the causes of mercury poisoning in her family and other townpeople, stirring up a hornets' nest. A love, story, a family saga, and expert story-telling makes this a wonderful read.

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Jan 07, 2009 Katrina rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: people who are looking to be bored to death

Shelves: listened-to, stopped-reading, read-in-2009

I don't think the author could have made Anne any more smug and self-righteous (and just downright annoying!) if she tried. I gave this one a shot, but I cannot put myself through listening to the rest of it. Something else that annoyed me was how she kept referring to where she lives as Washington, meaning Washington, DC. No one who is talking about DC ever refers to it as just Washington. That irritated the heck out of me!!!

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Mar 27, 2013 Vicki rated it 4 of 5 stars

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and Barbara Delinsky's tribute to Peyton's Place author Grace Metalious. Peyton Place was nothing less than a bombshell of a book at the time of its publication in 1956. As film director John Waters put it, Peyton Place was "the first dirty book the baby-boom generation ever read: the "shocker" they never got over." But Peyton Place was much more than just its notorious reputation as a "dirty" book. It was a revolution. Writers like Barbara Delinsky are finding new...more

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Aug 14, 2012 Kari rated it 3 of 5 stars

Barbara Delinsky is a new author for me, and overall I find her writing style pleasing. The main character Annie is likeable enough to follow as she returns to her hometown in search of answers of her mother's death. Driven by the voice of Peyton Place author Grace, Annie struggles to uncover the truth before completely burying her own sanity. A troubled past with the town's dominating Meade family, and Annie's broken relationship with her sisters leave readers to wonder if she will ever uncover...more

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Jul 07, 2011 Cherie rated it 5 of 5 stars

I remember as a kid watching Peyton Place on TV. I read this book and really enjoyed the story. It was a great read with the main character going "home" to her small town life. Delinsky did a great job of combining the actual Peyton Place story with the people living in the town. Sparked my interest in reading the original Peyton Place. Don't have on the Nook so bought the book. Can't wait to read.

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Apr 20, 2012 Grace rated it 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book, and thought that BD made a wonderful tribute to Grace Metalious, the author of Peyton Place, published in 1956. This book too payed homage to life in small town American where the scrutiny of the watchful eye is ever present, but also how a town can come together for the greater good of all. This wasn't a challenging read, but certainly an enjoyable one.

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Jun 04, 2009 Kristal rated it 3 of 5 stars

My first Barbara Delinsky book I have read. I did enjoy reading this book. There was always something happening, no slow moments in the story. I liked the spin the author put on this book (basing it off of an actual Peyton Place, girl becomes well-known author, goes home and finds a story when she's not looking for one). I will definetly read more of her books.

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Feb 23, 2009 Babs rated it 5 of 5 stars

I had not read Peyton Place but know the impact to our culture was huge. To read this book you did not need to read Peyton Place but it will make you think about reading it after you are done. This book was woven into that small town and assumed the next generation role. This was a huge undertaking but was done seemlessly. Barbara Delinsky remains one of my top 3 writers of all time and this book stands as the perfect example why.

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Jun 06, 2009 Suzanne rated it 4 of 5 stars

I read this awhile ago. I read it since I had not read anything by Delinsky in a few years. I was also growing up in the years that the show Peyton Place was really well known. And our mothers wouldn't let us watch it. Well, mine didn't. Anyway, I enjoyed the book & the mystery that went along with it.

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May 31, 2012 Kristy Trauzzi rated it 3 of 5 stars

:D I'm so happy she found love. This book really reminded me of Erin Brockovich (no idea on spelling). It's been a while since I've watched that movie but that's really all I could think about when reading this. Interesting concept for pulling mercury from the body. Do you think that's true!?

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May 09, 2009 Abby rated it 2 of 5 stars

Recommended to Abby by: library book sale/others by the author

Shelves: generalfiction, read_2009

People keep telling me to give her best known books a try because I must have read her duds. Well this one is very well known and reviewed and it just still didn't work for me. Very Lifetime movie, predictable and a bit sappy They mystery was not really a mystery. I'll try one more and then I'm done with her.

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Sep 07, 2009 Asalik rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book reminded me the time when i was a little girl, and I used to ask so many questions, that my parents were going crazy. The book is awesome... It's easy to read, but also has the strongest line of characters.

So, I recommend it to everyone. Enjoy it guys.

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Oct 02, 2010 Redfox5 rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction

Loved this book. Liked trying to figure out the towns secrets(of which there seems to be many!), thought the charcters were great and well thought out, even the bad ones! I would love to read the original Peyton Place. This book makes me glad I don't live in a small town. Well recommened.

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About Barbara Delinsky

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 sk...more 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 the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and as a photographer and reporter for the Belmont Herald. I did the newspaper work after my first son was born. Since I was heavily into taking pictures of him, I worked for the paper to support that habit. Initially, I wrote only in a secondary capacity, to provide copy for the pictures I took. In time, I realized that I was better at writing than photography. I used both skills doing volunteer work for hospital groups, and have served on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and on the MGH’s Women’s Cancer Advisory Board.

I became an actual writer by fluke. My twins were four when, by chance, I happened on a newspaper article profiling three female writers. Intrigued, I spent three months researching, plotting, and writing my own book - and it sold.

My niche? 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, and I've been blessed in having readers who buy them eagerly enough to put them on the major bestseller lists. Family Tree was published in 2007, The Secret Between Us in 2008, While My Sister Sleeps in 2009, and Not My Daughter in 2010. My latest, Escape, is a 2011 publication.

2011? Yikes. I didn’t think I’d live that long. I thought I’d die of breast cancer back in the 1900's, like my mom. But I didn’t. I was diagnosed twelve years ago, had surgery and treatment, and here I am, stronger than ever and loving having authored yet another book, this one the non-fiction Uplift: Secrets From the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors. First published in 2001, Uplift is a handbook of practical tips and upbeat anecdotes that I compiled with the help of 350 breast cancer survivors, their families and friends. These survivors just ... blew me away! They gave me the book that I wish I’d had way back when I was diagnosed. There is no medical information here, nothing frightening, simply practical advice from friends who’ve had breast cancer. The 5th Anniversary Volume of Uplift is now in print, with a 10th Anniversary Volume due in September 2011. And the money I’ve made on the book? Every cent has gone to my charitable foundation, which funds an ongoing research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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