Barbara Delinsky
Author of Family Tree
About the Author
Barbara Delinsky was born on August 9, 1945 in suburban Boston. She received a B.A. in psychology from Tufts University and an M.A. in sociology from Boston College. After graduate school, she worked as a researcher with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. After her show more first child was born, she worked as a photographer and reporter for the Belmont Herald. She has written more than 60 novels including Shades of Grace, Coast Road, While My Sister Sleeps and Not My Daughter. Some of her novels have been made into television movies including Three Wishes starring Valerie Bertinelli and A Woman's Place starring Lorraine Bracco. She wrote the nonfiction book Uplift: Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors. She has also written under the pen names Bonnie Drake and Billie Douglass. Barbara's novels, Blueprints and Sweet Salt Air, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Barbara Delinsky
Forever Yours (Threats and Promises / The Aristocrat / Loving Evangeline) (1997) — Contributor — 38 copies
The Passionate Touch 3 copies
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 232 - Die Insel der Schatzgräber. Rückkehr nach Monterey. Eifel-Jagd. Miss Julia haut auf die Pauke (2000) 3 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books a Woman's Place, the Unlikely Spy, the Cat Who Tailed a Thief, Beyond Recognation (1997) 2 copies
More than Friends | The Woman Next Door | Looking for Peyton Place | Flirting with Pete (2007) 2 copies
Livros Condensados: Perigo Biológico | O Verão da Minha Ousadia | O Pianista | Que Natal! (2005) — Author — 2 copies
sa Drake, Barbara 2 copies
A Woman's Place [abridged] 1 copy
First Seat ..... 01/04 1 copy
Eve's Christmas 1 copy
For Bitter or Worse 1 copy
Not My Daughter [abridged] 1 copy
Moment to Moment 1 copy
Evadarea (Romansh Edition) 1 copy
The Secret Between Us 1 copy
Повернення 1 copy
Passion & Illusion Etc. 1 copy
Une autre moi-même 1 copy
LA FILLE D'A COTÉ 1 copy
Up all night 1 copy
Shades of Grace 1 copy
THREE COMPLETE NOVELS 1 copy
Moment of Respect 10/06 1 copy
Associated Works
Reader's Digest Select Editions 1999 v06 #246: The Devil's Teardrop / Lake News / Thunderhead / A Walk to Remember (1999) 55 copies, 1 review
Reader's Digest Select Editions 1999 v01 #241: N is for Noose / The Loop / Coast Road / The Eleventh Commandment (1999) — Contributor — 35 copies
Reader's Digest Select Editions 2002 v02 #260: A Bend in the Road / The Woman Next Door / Jackdaws / Long Time No See (2002) — Author — 32 copies, 1 review
With This Ring (Say It With Flowers / Father of the Bride / Menu for a Wedding / Marry-Go-Round) (1991) — Contributor — 25 copies
Reader's Digest Select Editions 2006 v02 #284: Looking for Peyton Place / Lifeguard / The Blue Bistro / Sacred Cows (2006) — Author — 23 copies
Reader's Digest Select Editions 2003 v06 #270: The Anniversary / Flirting with Pete / Avenger / Waterloo Station (2003) 23 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: 10lb Penalty • A Woman's Place • Flood Tide • The Ghosts of the Eight Attack (1998) — Contributor — 8 copies
Livros Condensados: Nas Areias de Saqqara | Estrada Costeira | Segundo Fôlego | Um Momento Inesquecível (2000) — Author — 7 copies
Livros Condensados: Contagem Decrescente | Corações Em Silêncio | Explosão de Cristal | Notícias do Lago (2001) — Author — 5 copies
Australian Reader's Digest Select Editions: Tripwire • Thunderhead • Lake News • Flight of Eagles (2000) 4 copies
Livros Condensados: Corrida de Obstáculos | Um Lugar no Coração | A Bomba do Kremlin | Três Desejos (1999) — Author — 4 copies
Det Bästas Bokval (1999) vol 204 : Den tredje tvillingen; Kvinnans plats; Toxin; Amy och vildgässen — Author — 2 copies
Led Astray (S. Brown) | First, Best, and Only (B. Delinsky) | The Wedding-Night Affair (M. Lee) | Fever Pitch (S. Woods) (2013) — Contributor — 2 copies
Het Beste Boek 192: Duister lot / Drie wensen / Het kartel / De roep van de wolf (1998) 2 copies, 1 review
Het Beste Boek 189: De onwaarschijnlijke spion / Het rijk van de vrouw / De Cock en de geur van rottend hout / Alice 2 copies, 1 review
Livros Condensados: Nem uma Palavra | A Vizinha do Lado | Sanção Secreta | O Observatório (2003) 2 copies
Livros Condensados: O voo das águias | A Estrada do mar | Noite longa | Julie e Romeo (2001) — Author — 1 copy
Libros Selectos: Un Viraje en el Camino, La Vecina de al Lado, El Condenado a la Horca, Temporada de Caza 1 copy, 1 review
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Hammer of Eden / Coast Road / Exclusion Zone / The Sharp End (1999) — Author — 1 copy
Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Street Lawyer / Homeport / Killing Floor / Three Wishes — Contributor — 1 copy
Livros Condensados: Céu de sangue | A mulher da casa ao lado | Prova de intenção | Estação Waterloo (2004) 1 copy
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Airframe / A Woman's Place / The Unlikely Spy / The Notebook — Author — 1 copy
Kirjavaliot - Tokion varjot, Kuikan huuto, Minä en pelkää, Keskellä kylmää talvea (2003) — Contributor — 1 copy
Det Bästas Bokval (2002) vol 223: Bränd; Kvinnan i huset intill; Viskande vind; Viskar ditt namn — Author — 1 copy
Het Beste Boek 197: De vuist van Eden / De weg terug / Vormfout / Vergiftigd (1999) 1 copy, 1 review
De wreker; Vluchten met Pete; De zaak Myrtion; Het wonderbaarlijke geval met de hond in de nacht 1 copy, 1 review
Kirjavaliot - Suden läheisyys / Kuu paistaa haudallesi / Kirottu kuilu / Kolme toivomusta (1999) 1 copy
Válogatott könyvek 7. James Thayer - Fehér csillag; Barbara Delinsky - Egy asszony helye; John Gilstrap - Nathan futása; Thomas Eidson - Isten gyermekei (1998) — Author — 1 copy
Bestseller Selectie 3 — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Delinsky, Barbara Ruth Greenberg
- Other names
- Drake, Bonnie
Douglass, Billie - Birthdate
- 1945-08-09
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Tufts University (BA | psychology)
Boston College (MA | sociology) - Occupations
- writer
novelist
photographer
reporter
author - Organizations
- Belmont Herald
- Awards and honors
- Romantic Times Career Achievement Award (Women's Fiction, 2006)
- Short biography
- Barbara Ruth Greenberg was born on August 9, 1945, in Newton, Massachusetts. In 1967, she earned a B.A. in psychology at Tufts University and an M.A. in sociology at Boston College in 1969. Following graduate school, she was a researcher for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. After the birth of her first child, Andrew, she took a job as a photographer and reporter for the Belmont Herald newspaper, and later for the Boston Herald. Since 1980, she has written well over 80 novels.
- Nationality
- USA (birth)
- Birthplace
- Newton, Massachusetts, USA
- Places of residence
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Needham, Massachusetts, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- Massachusetts, USA
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Reviews
Before and Again is one of those rare books that once you start, you just cannot put down, and as soon as you turn the last page you want to start all over again. Yes, it’s that good. Once again author Barbara Delinsky has written a book that will catch your heart and soul and stay with you for a long time.
On the surface, Before and Again is about the terrible, terrible mistake Mackenzie Cooper made. Five seconds of carelessness that cost her not only her daughter but her marriage, family, show more friends, job, privacy, even her name ―and the ability to look at herself in the mirror without seeing a monster. A monster that deserves to remain unforgiven for the rest of her life. No one could be harder on Mackenzie, now Maggie, than she is on herself. She is only at peace with her cats and dog. But as we get to know Maggie, we see that she is much stronger than she believes, and she has a good heart. She has made new friends, although she has not revealed much of herself to them, and her work as a makeup artist has meaning and helps others.
Before and Again has so many twists and turns and is so full of suspense that it is almost a mystery. Maggie may be the main character, but all the characters are so well developed and have such compelling stories of their own that you become immersed in all their lives. Circumstances and events challenge Maggie: she is not the only one to experience family tragedy or need forgiveness or a fresh start. She is forced to make choices, and some of those choices may compromise the layers she has built to hide her past.
This is not a short book or a fast read, but the writing is so fluid it’s an amazingly smooth read. I read it nearly straight through because the world outside of Maggie’s life just disappeared. I hate spoilers and don’t want to reveal too much about the choices Maggie and others must make because I was on edge until the very end wondering how – or if – things would be resolved.
Before and Again will introduce you to characters that are flawed but so engaging you must know the end of their stories, and take you through their heartache, loss, grief, guilt, hope, friendships, family drama, romance, and most of all - love. Barbara Delinsky is always one of my go-to authors, but she has outdone herself this time. Before and Again is a riveting, completely satisfying story that I recommend without hesitation. Thanks so much to the author, St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and honestly review this amazing book. show less
On the surface, Before and Again is about the terrible, terrible mistake Mackenzie Cooper made. Five seconds of carelessness that cost her not only her daughter but her marriage, family, show more friends, job, privacy, even her name ―and the ability to look at herself in the mirror without seeing a monster. A monster that deserves to remain unforgiven for the rest of her life. No one could be harder on Mackenzie, now Maggie, than she is on herself. She is only at peace with her cats and dog. But as we get to know Maggie, we see that she is much stronger than she believes, and she has a good heart. She has made new friends, although she has not revealed much of herself to them, and her work as a makeup artist has meaning and helps others.
Before and Again has so many twists and turns and is so full of suspense that it is almost a mystery. Maggie may be the main character, but all the characters are so well developed and have such compelling stories of their own that you become immersed in all their lives. Circumstances and events challenge Maggie: she is not the only one to experience family tragedy or need forgiveness or a fresh start. She is forced to make choices, and some of those choices may compromise the layers she has built to hide her past.
This is not a short book or a fast read, but the writing is so fluid it’s an amazingly smooth read. I read it nearly straight through because the world outside of Maggie’s life just disappeared. I hate spoilers and don’t want to reveal too much about the choices Maggie and others must make because I was on edge until the very end wondering how – or if – things would be resolved.
Before and Again will introduce you to characters that are flawed but so engaging you must know the end of their stories, and take you through their heartache, loss, grief, guilt, hope, friendships, family drama, romance, and most of all - love. Barbara Delinsky is always one of my go-to authors, but she has outdone herself this time. Before and Again is a riveting, completely satisfying story that I recommend without hesitation. Thanks so much to the author, St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and honestly review this amazing book. show less
Mi segundo libro de esta escritora y ya puedo decir que soy fan, tiene una manera de contar sus historias que realmente te atrapan, te llevan de la mano hacia sentimientos reales y reconocibles, nada ostensible, nada exagerado, no se trata de dramas para ponerte a llorar o de relaciones fraternales perfectas o terriblemente malas, simplemente plasma lo que es, la vida misma.
Ligero, fácil de leer, digerible y por supuesto hermoso, Delinsky nos plantea en esta historia la vida de Lily, una show more mujer dedicada a la música que se ve envuelta en un escándalo en los medios de comunicación, eso la hace perder todo, su trabajo y su vida tranquila y va a refugiarse a su pueblo natal.
Si bien este es el argumento, lo cierto es que solo es utilizado para poner sobre la mesa los sentimientos de una familia que para nada es perfecta, pero ¿qué familia en la vida real lo es?, lo cierto es que todas las familias son disfuncionales y cada miembro de la misma tiene su propia historia que los hace ser y actuar de cierta manera, por supuesto tiene una historia romántica por ahí pero en absoluto es el protagonista y tampoco resulta en una historia romántica empalagosa.
Este es el viaje de Lily para reencontrarse con ella misma, con su fuerza interna, reconocer a su madre, replantearse su relación con ella y también aprender a perdonar a través del conocimiento de la vida de su madre y que como hijos, decidimos pensar en nuestros padres como seres que ya estaban ahí cuando nacimos y no pensamos en que tienen una historia que también los marca y los hacer ser como son.
He disfrutado mucho con este libro y con esta escritora, por supuesto seguiré leyéndola, recomiendo ampliamente este libro, lo he leído literalmente en una sentada y les aseguro que deja un sentimiento de buen rollo al terminarlo. show less
Ligero, fácil de leer, digerible y por supuesto hermoso, Delinsky nos plantea en esta historia la vida de Lily, una show more mujer dedicada a la música que se ve envuelta en un escándalo en los medios de comunicación, eso la hace perder todo, su trabajo y su vida tranquila y va a refugiarse a su pueblo natal.
Si bien este es el argumento, lo cierto es que solo es utilizado para poner sobre la mesa los sentimientos de una familia que para nada es perfecta, pero ¿qué familia en la vida real lo es?, lo cierto es que todas las familias son disfuncionales y cada miembro de la misma tiene su propia historia que los hace ser y actuar de cierta manera, por supuesto tiene una historia romántica por ahí pero en absoluto es el protagonista y tampoco resulta en una historia romántica empalagosa.
Este es el viaje de Lily para reencontrarse con ella misma, con su fuerza interna, reconocer a su madre, replantearse su relación con ella y también aprender a perdonar a través del conocimiento de la vida de su madre y que como hijos, decidimos pensar en nuestros padres como seres que ya estaban ahí cuando nacimos y no pensamos en que tienen una historia que también los marca y los hacer ser como son.
He disfrutado mucho con este libro y con esta escritora, por supuesto seguiré leyéndola, recomiendo ampliamente este libro, lo he leído literalmente en una sentada y les aseguro que deja un sentimiento de buen rollo al terminarlo. show less
What happened to Mackenzie Cooper could happen to any of us. She took her eyes off the road for just a moment to look at her GPS. But that moment changed her life. Her daughter dead, her marriage destroyed, turned away by her family, and hounded by the media, she changes her name and location and starts over.
Devon is a quiet little village in Vermont. People there ask no questions about one’s past. Mackenzie, now Maggie Reid, has a warm little cabin, two cats, and a dog. She works as a show more makeup artist at the local spa. She has new friends but is always afraid they will discover her past. She has only four months left on her probation period and is trying to keep her probation officer at arms’ length. THE last thing she is looking for is a romantic relationship.
But when her friend’s teenage son is accused of hacking into a powerful man’s social media account, Maggie has to decide which is more important – her privacy or loyalty to a friend. It is always said that secrets will come out, and so they do. Standing up for what she knows is right sets into motion events that Maggie never could have predicted.
Barbara Delinsky always writes compelling stories of love, heartbreak and healing, family, and relationships. Through her beautiful style of writing I am able to fall into her characters’ world and experience the heartbreak and grief she so masterfully laid out on the page. The characters are realistic, engaging and are written to remind us that everyone has a story. The story moved at the right pace. A true heartwarming story. I especially loved Maggie’s relationship with her pets. All pet lovers will relate. My only complaint would be that Edward is just too perfect. Where can I find a man like that!
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to review this book. show less
Devon is a quiet little village in Vermont. People there ask no questions about one’s past. Mackenzie, now Maggie Reid, has a warm little cabin, two cats, and a dog. She works as a show more makeup artist at the local spa. She has new friends but is always afraid they will discover her past. She has only four months left on her probation period and is trying to keep her probation officer at arms’ length. THE last thing she is looking for is a romantic relationship.
But when her friend’s teenage son is accused of hacking into a powerful man’s social media account, Maggie has to decide which is more important – her privacy or loyalty to a friend. It is always said that secrets will come out, and so they do. Standing up for what she knows is right sets into motion events that Maggie never could have predicted.
Barbara Delinsky always writes compelling stories of love, heartbreak and healing, family, and relationships. Through her beautiful style of writing I am able to fall into her characters’ world and experience the heartbreak and grief she so masterfully laid out on the page. The characters are realistic, engaging and are written to remind us that everyone has a story. The story moved at the right pace. A true heartwarming story. I especially loved Maggie’s relationship with her pets. All pet lovers will relate. My only complaint would be that Edward is just too perfect. Where can I find a man like that!
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to review this book. show less
Barbara Delinsky can always be counted on for well-written, detailed women's fiction (I learned more about the artistry of applying makeup than I ever needed to know). Before and Again deals skillfully with grief and forgiveness - even as I was wondering why Maggie's narration seemed so emotionless considering the losses she had suffered, I gradually realized that it reflected the polite facade she had constructed to survive. And once she begins to process her grief, the narration becomes show more much more gut-wrenching and poignant.
There are a few things, however, that kept me from enjoying this book more. First is Delinsky's utter disdain for the media, who are all portrayed as uncaring vultures preying on innocent victims. Even the reporter whose career has been hurt by a hacking scandal is seen as overreacting, and the sympathy is completely directed at the teenager accused of the crime.
Also (I'm staying somewhat vague here to avoid spoilers) one of the men in Maggie's life makes a major decision without consulting her that comes off more as stalkerish than romantic, and I wanted Maggie to demand an apology when she learned the truth about his intentions.
Finally, while I understand that the point of the book is to demonstrate the impact of her friend Grace's crisis on Maggie's determination to keep her past hidden, it feels a little weird for the major action in the book to be sidelined in favor of Maggie's personal growth and romantic rebirth. I wish Delinsky had given Grace and her son more attention, or even a spin off told from their point of view.
Still, it's been a few years since Delinsky's last release and her novels are always guaranteed page turners. I just had a few more complaints than usual as I turned the pages.
I received an ARC of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. show less
There are a few things, however, that kept me from enjoying this book more. First is Delinsky's utter disdain for the media, who are all portrayed as uncaring vultures preying on innocent victims. Even the reporter whose career has been hurt by a hacking scandal is seen as overreacting, and the sympathy is completely directed at the teenager accused of the crime.
Also (I'm staying somewhat vague here to avoid spoilers) one of the men in Maggie's life makes a major decision without consulting her that comes off more as stalkerish than romantic, and I wanted Maggie to demand an apology when she learned the truth about his intentions.
Finally, while I understand that the point of the book is to demonstrate the impact of her friend Grace's crisis on Maggie's determination to keep her past hidden, it feels a little weird for the major action in the book to be sidelined in favor of Maggie's personal growth and romantic rebirth. I wish Delinsky had given Grace and her son more attention, or even a spin off told from their point of view.
Still, it's been a few years since Delinsky's last release and her novels are always guaranteed page turners. I just had a few more complaints than usual as I turned the pages.
I received an ARC of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. show less
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