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Suddenly
by
Barbara Delinsky (Goodreads Author)
In the idyllic small town of Tucker, Vermont, life flows at a rhythmic pace for thirty-nine-year-old pediatrician Paige Pfeiffer. But when Mara O'Neill, Paige's best friend and medical partner, inexplicably commits suicide, Paige's comfortable world is shattered. Temporarily caring for Mara's newly adopted baby daughter while she comes to grips with her grief, Paige clings...more
Paperback, 469 pages
Published
February 23rd 2010
by Avon
(first published 1993)
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Another great read by Delinsky!!
"In the idyllic small town of Tucker, Vermont, life flows at a rhythmic pace for pediatrician Paige Pfeiffer. But when Mara O'Neill, her best friend and medical partner, inexplicably kills herself, Paige's comfortable world is suddenly shattered. Temporarily caring for Mara's newly adopted baby daughter while she comes to grips with her grief, Paige clings to the hope that, in time, her orderly life will return.
What she hadn't counted on were the unexpected pleasu...more
"In the idyllic small town of Tucker, Vermont, life flows at a rhythmic pace for pediatrician Paige Pfeiffer. But when Mara O'Neill, her best friend and medical partner, inexplicably kills herself, Paige's comfortable world is suddenly shattered. Temporarily caring for Mara's newly adopted baby daughter while she comes to grips with her grief, Paige clings to the hope that, in time, her orderly life will return.
What she hadn't counted on were the unexpected pleasu...more
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Suddenly by Barbara Delinsky
This book is about a medical practice with 4 doctors in Tucker, VT. They each have and share patients.
One is preparing to adopt a baby but one days others learn of her death-sitting in her car in the closed garage. Others try to put the pieces together to solve her death.
The baby arrives and Paige steps in but she doesn't want a child. Paige has a sexual mate that teaches at the girls academy. There are so many twists and turns to this book, it's fascinating reading a...more
This book is about a medical practice with 4 doctors in Tucker, VT. They each have and share patients.
One is preparing to adopt a baby but one days others learn of her death-sitting in her car in the closed garage. Others try to put the pieces together to solve her death.
The baby arrives and Paige steps in but she doesn't want a child. Paige has a sexual mate that teaches at the girls academy. There are so many twists and turns to this book, it's fascinating reading a...more
Paige Pfeiffer is a young pediatrician. One of her friends and partners, Mara, suddenly commits suicide and she and the other doctors in the practice are left to ask themselves how this could have happened and what they could have done to prevent it. Paige also coaches cross-country at the local private school where she meets the unpopular new head of school who is struggling to form a relationship with his teenage daughter.This relationship provides the basics for a love story but the bigger is...more
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Paige Pfeiffer is a pediatrician who practices in the small town of Tucker, Vermont, together with 3 other pediatricians. Paige considers that she has a full life and is very happy with her medical practice, together with volteering her time to lead the girls' track team at a nearby private school. Her world is shaken when her best friend, Mara O'Neill, apparently commits suicide, and Paige is left with Mara's soon-to-be-adopted baby. Barbara Delinsky writes wonderful stories, which great charac...more
Three doctors share a pediatrics practice in Tucker, Vermont. When one of them suddenly commits suicide for no apparent reason, it becomes a catalyst for how the other three reevaluate their lives. I could quickly tell that this was an earlier work than other Delinsky novels that I'd read: there were quite a few awkward & unnecessary love making scenes that we don't find in later novels & the story was slow in some spots. Overall, her characters were well-written and likeable - with the...more
This is a first by this author and had me sucked in every second. I read it in 1 day. I had a hard time at first getting used to her style of writing but that is normal for me. The characters were well thought out and I liked how each character was given equal time. I also liked how Mara's death was in the first couple of pages and you never knew her but came to know her just as well through everyone else and her letters. The book wa a little predictable and hte conversations long but I guess th...more
I really enjoyed this story by Barbara Delinsky. The main character was strong and thoughtful and hurting. She felt her world spinning out of control as more things were put on her shoulders. She went from being alone to have her grandmother, a baby, a kitten, a hunky man and his daughter all being with her. She went from having a clear cut life to learning that not everything is clear cut. A tragedy or two thrown into the pot and once again you drawn into the story line so completely, that you...more
I thoroughly enjoyed this story and was surprised at how complex it was considering it was one of her earlier novels. Reminded me a bit of More Than Friends or Shades of Grace. But I will say that there were far too many sex scenes for my liking. To begin with there were just a couple so I didn't mind so much, but towards the end of the book, I swear, there were two sex scenes in three chapters! I just got fed up with it and wanted to go back to the main plot. Plus some of the descriptions in th...more
On the one hand while I was reading this book, Garrison Keillor's description of Lake Wobegone came to mind... This little town that Delinsky sets her story in, which the name of I cannot remember.....'Where all the women are strong and men are good looking and the children are all above average.'
What I like about this book and many of books of this genre are the characters and their articulations. Who doesn't have a friend who goes around and around an issue never realizing they have the power...more
What I like about this book and many of books of this genre are the characters and their articulations. Who doesn't have a friend who goes around and around an issue never realizing they have the power...more
Tucker, Vermont is an idyllic small town. Paige is almost 40 and a pediatrician. When one of her partners commits suicide there are effects on all of the other partners. One's marriage is falling apart, one can't find love and Paige takes on the adopted toddler of her partner. Add is a boarding school and a new head master and you get a decent read. Delinsky can be very good at creating very believable and likable characters.
May 21, 2010
Melissa
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I enjoyed this book.It showed me that you never really know what is going on in some else's life even if you are close friends.I thought that you should really stop to take the time to talk with your friends and see what was "really", going on in their lives even if you can onlky be a sondung board.I lkied how Paige just picked up and did what had to be done to find out who,why, and took over what had to be done.
Started out very good...nice pace to read...but about 3/4 of the way thru really started to drag and be emotionally draining. Every character had an issue and after awhile you just want to slap some sense into them.
Nice rainy day read...if you already have it in the house!I have added this to my book swap list if anyone is interested. Time to move on and work towards my goal of a thousand books read this year!
Nice rainy day read...if you already have it in the house!I have added this to my book swap list if anyone is interested. Time to move on and work towards my goal of a thousand books read this year!
I think this book could have been cut by at least one third. Nothing special to rave about. A light book about a woman who suicides (we meet her posthumously)and the impact she has on her contemporaries lives and families forcing them to assess their lives and making the most of opportunities presented to them.
I get to listen to some very ordinary novels as choice is really limited at our library.
I get to listen to some very ordinary novels as choice is really limited at our library.
I would have given this book a 4 and a half if possible but couldn't because of the 3 or 4 sex scenes that were unnecessary to the plot. Sorry I don't like graphic love scenes in otherwise great novels. Just let us know that they have taken place without all the lurid details - ugh! Loved the characters in the book and the way they grew and found ways to change for the better.
I've read a few of Delinksy's more recent novels and thought they were done well. This goes further back in her repertoire and had quite a few troubling messages about rape and even gave misinformation about adoption and medical ethics. Part of this may be that it was written in the 90s and may reflect that time period. But it was difficult to care about the story as a result.
Oct 23, 2012
Marathon County Public Library
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
adult-fiction,
mcpl-review
Suddenly, something happened to your best friend and work partner. How could you be so close to a person and not know them? Suddenly you are a mother; your life is changing right before your eyes.
Deb F. / Marathon County Public Library
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I would have rated it 5 stars, except that i had to skip 4 or 5 paragraphs several times because of the explicit sex.
Great story about a 30-something pediatrician who lives a comfortable life until her best friend (she thought) commits suicide. Suddenly her life is turned topsy-turvey and she has to struggle several very important issues.
Great story about a 30-something pediatrician who lives a comfortable life until her best friend (she thought) commits suicide. Suddenly her life is turned topsy-turvey and she has to struggle several very important issues.
Have I read one too many Barbara Delinsky novels? This one was a disappointment. Why does every character have to be beautiful, handsome, brilliant, etc.?? Unrealistic dialog and conveniently resolved conflicts dominated Delinsky's story of a group of pediatricians in a small Vermont town who are all gorgeous and well-loved, but with deep-seated personality flaws. However, there's lots of great sex.......
Another great read from Barbara Delinksky. I completely got sucked into this one and didn't want to put it down. I think many of the messages in the book just spoke to me at this time in my life. I will say that I found the parts about Angie and her marriage a bit boring. They just seemed to drag and I found her husband more than a bit whiny.
This book was a sad but sweet story about a woman who is a pediatrician and her life. She is a single woman who has never gone looking for love, a family, or more from life. All of that changes when her best friend commits suicide and leaves behind her friend to pick up the pieces.
Jul 07, 2008
Amy kravitz
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Delinsky Fans, New Englanders, Fiction readers, Love stories etc.
I really enjoyed this book. This is my second book that I have read by author Barbara Delinsky.
The book takes place in Vermont. A successful pediatrician takes her own life which sets off a series of events in the book. The suicide was unexpected by friends and the other colleagues in this lady's medical practice. It shows how folks from the small town of Tucker, Vermont, and especially fallen Mara O'Neill's colleagues deal with the aftermath of her shocking, sudden death. The suicide causes the...more
The book takes place in Vermont. A successful pediatrician takes her own life which sets off a series of events in the book. The suicide was unexpected by friends and the other colleagues in this lady's medical practice. It shows how folks from the small town of Tucker, Vermont, and especially fallen Mara O'Neill's colleagues deal with the aftermath of her shocking, sudden death. The suicide causes the...more
This is a story about how a woman's suicide (who we never meet in the book) affects her friends and colleagues. It was just ok. Too long and pretty boring and predictable - I just wanted it to be over. Best thing was that it was a library book so I didn't have to pay for it.
VERY fluffy but that is why i picked it up. I thought I wanted a light fast book but it always feels like empty calories when you read her books. Enjoyable but not satisfying. Now onto this months book pick and I will be screaming for something light again. : )
Barbara Delinsky books are an easy read, interesting characters, and plausible plots (usually). I enjoyed this book thoroughly - a group of pediatricians in a small town must cope with the sudden death of one of the group. The other three are left to come to terms with her death and to grapple with the ways in which their lives change because of it. The book lost a star for me because of the path one of the characters took - I found the relationship he pursued very unbelievable - but Delinsky ma...more
I really, really enjoyed this book. It moved at a nice pace and the characterizations were very good, I thought. I think she did an excellent job with giving you the "feel" of a small town in Vermont and the school environment. I cried a few times more than I like to reading a book, but that can be a good escapism, too!!
I'd probably give this one 3.5 stars. The book's plot was a little more involved than I first thought, which was a good thing. Sadly, I thought there would be a more in-depth exploration of the relationship between Paige & Sami, but that actually seemed to be an after thought.
This was a good book and exactly what I would expect from Barbara Delinksky.
This is a story about a peditriciation, Paige Pfeiffer, who runs a practice with three other doctors one being her best friend, Mara. Mara commits suicide and this throws Paige because she did not know her best friend was this depressed. Mara is aobut ready to adopt a baby which Paige takes as a foster child while a suitable family is found for baby Sami.
While Paige keeps looking into the reasons for Mara's suicide she...more
This is a story about a peditriciation, Paige Pfeiffer, who runs a practice with three other doctors one being her best friend, Mara. Mara commits suicide and this throws Paige because she did not know her best friend was this depressed. Mara is aobut ready to adopt a baby which Paige takes as a foster child while a suitable family is found for baby Sami.
While Paige keeps looking into the reasons for Mara's suicide she...more
I'd forgotten that I'd already read this book but it ws still a good read the 2nd time around. Makes me take a closer look at the ones I love! And then hope and pray they never get that lonely. A sad book but also hopeful.
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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
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