"New York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky is known for her evocative, emotionally resonant books. Now, for the first time in hardcover, c...
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Jan 08, 2009
Connie
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What a great book. This woman is living the dream life that we all long for...Happy marriage of 20 years, 2 wonderful children, both husband & wife only successfull business & then bam!!! Her whole world is turned upside down, inside out & just completely out of control! When she learns to let go of that control she's used to having she is able to find calm, peace & love once again.
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Jul 16, 2011
Sheila
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Laura Frye has it all; perfect house, husband, kids and career. But looks can be deceiving. One night her husband Jeff doesnt come home. Immediately she thinks the worst and calls the hospitals and police. That is until the FBI shows up to investigate Jeff for filing tax returns on dead people. Laura comes to find out that her perfect husband was a crook and has left her and her children to fend for themselves. Her perfect kids are falling apart in light of a rape charge against her son an
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Apr 06, 2009
Louise
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Another great read from Delinsky!!
"Laura Frye has everything a woman could ask for. She and her husband, Jeff, a CPA have been happily married for twenty years. Her two teenage kids are terrific. And her catering business is a success. But then Jeff mysteriously disappears, and that picture-perfect life is shattered.
Laura insists that the Jeff she knows would never leave on his own. But as the days go by, she learns there was much more to her husband than she had eve More...
"Laura Frye has everything a woman could ask for. She and her husband, Jeff, a CPA have been happily married for twenty years. Her two teenage kids are terrific. And her catering business is a success. But then Jeff mysteriously disappears, and that picture-perfect life is shattered.
Laura insists that the Jeff she knows would never leave on his own. But as the days go by, she learns there was much more to her husband than she had eve More...
Sep 28, 2011
Raffaela
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Apr 21, 2011
Chris
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It's been a while since I've picked up a Delinsky book, and this one was annoying. Why I kept going through this book, I don't know. I wanted to grab Jeff by the throat. Really? He doesn't like that his wife cooks, cleans, has a career, plans vacations, takes care of the kids? Poor baby. So, he feels like such a loser that he has to steal money and take off on his wife and kids. She tries to spin a sympathy story around Jeff that does not work. The characters were all shallow and nothing
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May 26, 2011
Venassa
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Sep 08, 2010
Rachel
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Nothing can ever top my favourite Delinsky, 'The Family Tree', but I still thoroughly enjoyed this. Published in 1991 this is one of her earlier novels, and this is clear from her style of writing and the sometimes awkward-and-unneeded sex scenes. The characters, however, were for the most part very believable and made me want to keep reading so that I could figure out all their dirty secrets. In a sense, 'A Woman Betrayed' is a bit like a soap opera - addictive, character driven and full of twi
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Jul 12, 2010
Lisa
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I enjoyed this book. I thought it was well written and very intriquing. It may seem predictable to some, but I didn't feel it was too predictable. You really got to know the characters well, I felt that thewy were my friends. Great Book!!! I had several friends aske to borrow it when I fifnished, so now it is making the rounds.
Aug 07, 2010
Val
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Jan 10, 2009
Sherri
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I loved this book, maybe because I was in a "husband hating" phase at the time I read it and the story is about a woman whose husband disappears and she discovers that she didn't know him nearly as well as she thought she did. I read this in about a day and wanted more.
Apr 16, 2009
Mary
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Laura Frye discovers that her husband Jeff was not the man she thought she knew when he disappears and is charged with tax fraud. His brother Christian comes back into her life to help her deal with her current problems and built a future.
May 31, 2010
Michelle
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Just finished this book last night, it was good but still love the first Barbara Delinsky book I read more (The Secret Life of Cee Wilkes). I enjoyed this story line but pretty much had it figured out long before the end of the book.
Jan 18, 2008
Melanie
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Just finished reading this again after having read it years ago and I loved it. It is about a woman who seems to have it all. Successful restaurant, happy marriage, great kids and wonderful friends. And then her husband disappears. From there her life spirals downward and the life she thought she had turns out to have been not so perfect after all. Ms. Delinsky is a wonderful writer who really makes the characters come to life. I found myself actually feeling sorry for her husband and even u
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Sep 17, 2010
Purple
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This was better than the last Delinsky book I read, but definitely nothing great. The dialogue was stilted and only a few of the characters were actually likeable. No more Delinsky for me.
Jul 17, 2009
Mary
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This is a story about a woman whose husband unexpectedly leaves her and her two children. As time passes she slowly uncovers some unsettling secrets about her husband's past. Each time she thinks things can't get any worse another problem arises. This book kept me reading and wanting to find out what was about to happen next.
Aug 29, 2010
Cindy
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I picked up this book at a yard sale a few years ago. There are 3 novels in one book. I picked it up and read the first, "A Woman Betrayed". I read it while I was waiting for another book to be delivered so it was just a filler-time book. I had never read Ms. Delinsky before. It was a fun easy read but very predictable. It is not a book that I would pick as a book club choice.
Jul 13, 2008
Heather
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I felt schizophrenic after I read this...there was just too much going on. Content too predictable. Did anyone else have a problem with the undertones of the man in hiding having a romantic relationship with a DDS client? Right he leaves his life of family, money, and prestige, to find love with a woman who reads at the level of 3rd grader. All the while hiding from the FBI who can't seem to locate him. Yeah, that's believable!!!! I'd pass on this one!
May 16, 2008
Kathy
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It read too much like a cheesy soap opera (overly dramatic, predictable, everyone sleeping with everyone) and the ending was totally unrealistic. Maybe I'm giving the FBI too much credit, but I highly doubt they would not see through what happened and realize it was a trick.
Nov 04, 2011
Melissa
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I liked the book it kept me interested. The book is about a women who has a perfect life, until one day her husband disappears. And her perfect life becomes nothing but lies, however she has a few secrets of her own.
Jul 14, 2008
Melissa
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This book was okay. It took me awhile to get into it (300 pages into it). A few unexpected twists. I will try another book by this author.
