I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this but then I typically enjoy Delinsky's work. I'm not a parent except to the four legged variety of a child so I'm not sure Deborah's choices were right but I understood her reasoning. grace I got perfectly and I felt for her. Deborah's dad worked my last nerve a good portion of the book but ultimately he learned something too. This may be closer to a 4.5 for me

I liked the premise of the book--daughter hits someone with car, mom says she did it. But I found the main character annoying and quite a doormat--I lost all sympathy for her when she showed up at the funeral of the man she hit (and didn't even know) and acted all hurt and surprised when the widow got upset and asked her to leave. Plus there was too much other stuff going on with the son's eyes and the jerk dad and the pregnant sister. Grace just seemed repetitive and I grew tired of her whining...

Okay. I picked up this book because I was looking for a new author like Jodi Picoult. This book was a quick read but dragged at times. I kept reading because I was intrigued by the topic and the relationships. A daugter kills a man while driving with her mother on a rainy night. The mother does not correct the police when they assume that the mother was driving. Made me wonder if I would do the same. Also, it reminded us how a lie can impact your life and how the truth can set up free.I could re...

I found this story very weak and boring. Not worth my time writing a review from scratch, but here’s my response to the synopsis on goodreads… The normal text is what GR had to say and my responses are in bold: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...

I will give this book an emotional rating of 4, based on how I feel after completing it, though in reality, it is more likely a 3 or 3.5 for most. I devoured this book. It just really spoke to me. Right book at the right time. Deborah is a divorced mom, picking up her 16-year-old daughter from a friend's, the daughter drives them home in the rain, and hits a man with the car. Deborah makes it out like she is driving. The daughter is wrestling with guilt, they are wrangling an investigation, as w...

As Deborah Monroe and her teenage daughter, Grace, are driving home from a party that Grace attended; the unthinkable happens. Their car is in an accident; striking a man who is running in the dark. Although sixteen-year-old Grace was the one at the wheel, Deborah sends her daughter home before the police arrive, determined to shoulder the blame for the accident herself.Deborah's rash decision, made in an attempt to protect Grace, quickly takes on a life of its own. Her decision soon morphs into...

This book was my first introduction to Barbara Delinsky. My mom loaned it to me and said it was so good she lost sleep trying to finish it. Wow was she right. I could not put this book down! Like Jodi Picoult, Delinsky writes about family issues and weaves a compelling drama that pulls you in instantly and hooks you all the way to the end. However, Picoult likes to write about somewhat obscure issues, or highly controversial topics, whereas Delinsky chooses topics that could easily happen to any...

A pleasant surprise. It wasn't challenging reading, but a good story that kept my interest. Would be good for a vacation book or beach book. Similar to Piccoult's style - but much better character development.I'm not done yet, but enjoying the book. It's easy reading. I got the book from the publisher as part of a buzz campaign through BuzzAgent.com I've been telling people that I know are interested in this genre of books about this book as well as the author. I thought at first that I would fi...

Was expecting more from this book and couldn't relate to any of the characters. It seemed to jump around a bit with different story lines. I haven't given up on this author just not one of my favorites by her.

This was my first book by Barbara Delinksy and it was an interesting read! Grace and her mother are involved in a car wreck on the way home one night in the rain. They hit someone. Grace was driving—but her mother Debra takes the blame. The consequences and twists and turns go from there. I liked the way this one not only examined the accident, but also the interpersonal relationships within Grace/Debra’s family, and also the victim’s family. An interesting read that went in some unexpected dire...

3.5 starsA poignant story that delves into an interesting dilemma. As a parent, the need to protect one’s offspring is strong, but what happens when moral ethics are at odds with this biological need? Not My Daughter was an interesting look at how one family manages this predicament. The writing was strong and the story encapsulated the emotional impact. And although I didn’t really like the main character Debra, I understood what made her tick and empathized with her difficult decision. The end...

The Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinksy is truthfully painful. A good novel but with so much guilt that you really start to feel like it's you in the story. It's a can't put down book til the end so that you can see if things come out for better or worse.Deborah Monroe is mom, daughter, sister, ex-wife, and prominent town doctor to a quiet little town in New England. Highly respected and loved, independent, honest to a fault has her life upturned by one little incident. Oh, is it little or big...

Thanks Misty, for a great buddy read! Misty and I tend to like books that make us a weeeee bit crazy and want to yell at the characters (see our last read, The Whole Golden World, for more on that)!!! They don't always do the smartest or most sensible things, these characters. And that's why we love 'em: for the fist-shaking-factor :) Deborah's Dad and her ex-husband were both deplorable, but it was Deborah herself that made me the craziest, because she put up with all their shenanigans and NEVE...

I have to say I've read better books by Barbara Delinksy. For some reason, although this was a reasonably interesting story, if felt a little overwrought to me, particularly since it only covered a two week span of time. There was just something about going from extreme stress and panic to everything neatly tied up in such a tidy fashion - all in two weeks - that annoyed me. I'm not sorry I read it, but I have come to the conclusion that Delinsky's best work, like that of authors before her (Ste...

I was torn between giving this book 2 or 3 stars. The Secret Between Us seemed to be a decent book at first and moved forward fairly quickly, but the story wrapped up far too neatly and the main characters are too goody-goody. I'm not sure how to describe it, but the daughter is boo-hooing about not being held accountable for what she did wrong and about everyone giving her a pass on all her mistakes. I just find it hard to believe a teenager being this altruistic. The mother, Deborah, is also s...

I hadn’t read anything by this author in many years, and after reading this contemporary fiction, I remembered why she was one of my favorite authors. In this novel, a car accident starts a chain of events of lies. A girl with her learners permit is driving on a rainy night, with her mother beside her when she hits a pedestrian. The mother, who is a doctor, decides to take responsibility for the accident and lies to the police. The lie becomes more compounded when the victim dies. This is a capt...

This book is the story of Deborah Monroe and her daughter, Grace. One night when Grace is driving home with her mother from her friend's house, a man comes hurtling in front of their car. It is raining heavily so visibility is far from good that night, because of this Deborah and Grace don't see the man until it's too late. Deborah, after finding out who the man is and making sure he isn't fatally injured, calls the cops and sends Grace home to take care of her brother, Dylan; which ultimately c...

"Expectations are a powerful motivational tool"3.5 stars. The Secret Between Us, a novel by Barbara Delinsky, defines "a fast read." The writing is clearly the effort of a pro and flows from page to page with lots of dialog and little description or prolonged prose. The storytelling is first rate. I was riveted.The main character, a woman named Barbara, is likeable and believable. She's a divorced mother of two, a small-town doctor. In the opening pages, she and her daughter, Grace, have a terri...

Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book. The plot is interesting, the characters are well-developed, and the story is well told.There are, however, a few things I didn't like much about the book. First, there are sometimes long descriptions that are not always helpful to the story. There are also some details that seemed inconsistent to me. For example, I didn't understand how Deborah knew where Tom lived. It is never said in the book that he gave her his address. In fact, he never even gave...