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Together Alone
by
Barbara Delinsky (Goodreads Author)
"New York Times" bestselling author Barbara Delinsky weaves a stunning and intricate tapestry of life, love, and acceptance.
With their daughters off to college, the time has come for forever best friends Emily, Kay, and Celeste to redefine themselves as women. Once half of a perfect marriage--still suffering from a terrible loss--Emily hardly knows her workaho
...morePaperback, 512 pages
Published
April 7th 2009
by William Morrow & Company
(first published February 1st 1995)
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Well done, amazing and wonderful. I could not put it down. It touched on every emotion women feel from loneliness to betrayal to love and loss. So beautiful and so wonderfully written. Could not put it down. Loved it.
I'm just breezing through these novels. I LOVE 'em!!
From back cover:
"Emily, Kay, and Celeste have been best friends forever. Their daughters are close, too, but all the girls are off to college now, and the mothers must redefine themselves as women. Emily, once half of the perfect marriage, hardly knows her workaholic husband Doug anymore. What she wants so badly from him is being offered by her new neighbour, a widower with heart, soul, and grit. Kay, a dedicated te...more
From back cover:
"Emily, Kay, and Celeste have been best friends forever. Their daughters are close, too, but all the girls are off to college now, and the mothers must redefine themselves as women. Emily, once half of the perfect marriage, hardly knows her workaholic husband Doug anymore. What she wants so badly from him is being offered by her new neighbour, a widower with heart, soul, and grit. Kay, a dedicated te...more
What do you call a book that's neither chick lit, romance, or literary fiction? I'm not sure what this book was other than a good read for an airplane. It took place in the early 90s, so it was kind of annoying to read about women being suspicious of the men in their lives and not being able to contact them because they didn't have the number where they were staying (and they didn't have cell phones). A good portion of the story was also focused on kidnapping, and the type of search the polic...more
I have enjoyed some of Barbara Delinsky's latest books so I decided to delve into her early works. This book was a big disappointment. In fact, I just skimmed to the end and called it good. The women were very predictable and whiny, the men very stereotypical. The plot was obvious from the second chapter, so I didn't see any need to endure the writing to get to the end. I'll stick to the more seasoned and better developed Delinsky.
Barbara Delinsky has written a very thought provoking and emotional book with Together Alone. Although some parts were predictable, it still left you guessing enough to not be 100% sure. The story is about a little boy who was kidnapped and how that event shaped the lives of his parents and sister. The characters are very easy to get to know and they keep you thinking about them even when youre not reading. The ending was good as it gives closure to everything.
I am a big Barbara Delinsky reader and i have to say this is my favorite so far. She always keeps me interested and the books lead you in one direction and then a quick turn comes along and it doesn't end at all how you expected. Its always nice to read a book that you don't have figured out by the first 5 chapters. This author always captivates my attention!
I liked this novel even though it reminded me less of a Jodi Picoult and mire of a soap opera. A lot of things happened to a few close families in a very small town within a short period of time. The chances of that happening in real life are slim to none. But that's one of the reasons I loved this novel. It's realistic in each individual happenstance. And still ends up in a happily ever after ending.
I enjoy books about women and this was fine to read on vacation but not necessarily very deep... just felt like some scenarios were trite and have been done before... how many different ways can you write about a husband cheating on a wife and her getting over it????
I really did not enjoy reading this book. I found myself hating all of the main female characters; they were all such stereotypes and I was so frustrated by their astounding lack of insight into their own situations. Ugh!
This was an easy read but a little bit hard to get into at first. The plot was predictable and the characters quite stereotypical, but at the same time I was engaged in the story.
I didn't know what to think of this book at the beginning. The characters were older than I, having kids going off to college, whereas I have no children. However, the more I read, the more I'm drawn into the story.
I'm nearing the end, and of course have some suspicions on what I think will happen, so I cannot wait to finish it. A good simple read so far.
I'm nearing the end, and of course have some suspicions on what I think will happen, so I cannot wait to finish it. A good simple read so far.
A good read- the kind of book I could not put down once I got started. I was looking for an author similar to Jodi Picoult, and I was not disappointed.
One of my favorites by author. Read it quite a while ago but I remember really liking it and then giving it to my mom to read. She loved it also.
Couldn't put this one down! I started reading it one day on my lunch break at work, so I HAD to put it down, but picked it up this weekend and read 400+ pages in one day!! Great book. :)
Interesting book about a woman whose daughter goes off to college causing the collapse of her marriage. Also brings to surface the kidnapping of her son 19 years ago... Very interesting book, well written and good ending.
Tender story of a woman self discovery and about her strengths and who she is. A little hanky panky to flip past.
Not one of my favorites. Just finished because I can't not finish a book. Skip and read not my daughter instead.
Can't help myself - I love all her books. One of my favorite "cotton-candy-for-the-brain" type authors.
I hate when women are depicted as sniveling idiots. This book exemplifies that....
loved this book. If you any concerns about relationships... It makes you think..
all of her books have a life lesson plus the little romance of course
I have read most of her books, and this one was the very best. It was so compelling, love it!!!!
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Harmless fluff.
I love this book. Second time reading it. I'm a sucker for stories with strong women who overcome their bad circumstances and come out better for it.
The last 200 pages of this book were actually pretty exciting. It was the first 300 that were just OK.
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This was a fast read - it is about three women/friends in their 40's and their lives in a small town. Each have a daughter that leave for college and how they coupe with their absence or so you think until a mystery of a kidnapped child comes into play and a new love and the end of a marriage.
It was enjoyable.
It was enjoyable.
I enjoyed reading this book a lot, but I don't think it is for everyone. Take a peak if you like to read about modern families(3 women really) struggling with some common problems, and some not so common tragedies as well. I found it an easy read, but still it kept me interested.
This book had an engaging storyline and a couple interesting twists. Skip the postscript, though, it's cheesy and almost ruined the book for me. I think it's safe to assume after the end of the book what happened... because there are zero surprises in the postscript.
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