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The Secret Between Us | 
| Author: Barbara Delinsky
Publisher: Doubleday
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 2777
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.5
ISBN: 0385518684
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385518680
ASIN: 0385518684
Publication Date: January 22, 2008
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Product Description
Nothing will break this mother-daughter bond. Not even the truth.
Deborah Monroe and her daughter, Grace, are driving home from a party when their car hits a man running in the dark. Grace was at the wheel, but Deborah sends her home before the police arrive, determined to shoulder the blame for the accident. Her decision then turns into a deception that takes on a life of its own and threatens the special bond between mother and daughter.
The Secret Between Us is an unforgettable story about making bad choices for the right reasons and the terrible consequences of a lie gone wrong. Once again, Barbara Delinksy has delivered a riveting study of family and a superbly crafted novel, perfectly targeted to reading groups and fans of provocative fiction.
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 predictable and unbelievable May 29, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was my first time reading Barbara Delinsky and I was very disappointed. I guessed the ending within the first 50 pages and found her characters weak and unbelievable. Way too sappy for my tastes.
 Thoughts on Book May 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the first book I have read by Barbara Delinsky and I must say that I am very impressed. This is a great book that has kept my interest. I have already ordered another book by her and can't wait to start reading it. I would highly recommend this author.
 Not Bad, but Not Great May 20, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
THE SECRET BETWEEN US deals with the interactions of family. How far a mother will go to protect her child, how a child reacts to knowing they've done something that can never be taken back. It's not a bad story, but it wasn't as fully evolved as I would have liked it to be.
The main problem, for me, was the ending, which I saw as a total cop-out. In the end, the resolutions came too easily, and in ways that made everyone turn out to be a good guy. Life rarely works this way in real life.
This isn't Barbara Delinsky's best story, but it's still good for reading about a family who will do anything to keep itself whole.
 Read it all before May 17, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This story has been told in different forms, and this book delivers the story no better than others. It seemed repetitive in parts, and I didn't really sympathize with the characters - it got to such a point, I wanted the story to end quickly. And when I did reach the final chapters, found the ending unsatisfactory and tied up all "too neatly".....A bit like Jodi Piccoult novels - pages and pages of story, and then rushes the ending and you are left wondering how the author could finish up the story so unsatisfactorily.
Great book... May 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'll have to say that this is one of the best novels I've read in a long, long time. The plot to this story will touch your heart like you never imagined. Delinsky shows just how deep her talent runs in developing the characters, writing in such a way that you could feel the emotions of each one. I couldn't put this book down because it was so true to life in so many ways. When a marriage takes a turn to the point where one of the partners can feel the need to leave, then great pains should be taken to ensure the children of that union just how much they are still loved by BOTH parents, and it wasn't their (the children's) fault that the marriage ended. A newly-divorced physician that is left with the raising of a teenage daughter and young son, it took Deborah a while to get past the bitterness of being deserted for another woman. It was probably the circumstances involved (which I won't give the story plot away), but Deborah finally looked past her bitterness and realized she needed her ex-husband's help. In the end, he came through for her. Without a doubt, this story will have you reaching for the box of Kleenex. I give this novel a 5-star rating and only wish I could give it more.
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