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Together Alone
Author: Barbara Delinsky

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Publisher: HarperTorch
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780061092817 - ISBN-10: 0061092819
Publication Date: 2/1/1996
Pages: 512


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Hardcover

Book Description:

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 neighbor, a widower with heart, soul, and grit. Kay, a dedicated teacher, still loves her job, but her husband John is making unfamiliar demands of her, demands that confuse her and make her wonder about their future together.

Celeste, long-divorced, is ecstatic with freedom. She searches for the perfect man, but when her daughter is endangered, her electric new life looks terribly dim. As the most precious parts they've hidden for years suddenly demand to be heard, these three women must learn to love themselves.

A beautiful tapestry of life, love, and acceptance, Barbara Delinsky expertly interweaves these three stories in a glorious work that is at once moving, romantic, and real.


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Top Member Book Reviews

Judy B. (jdyinva) - Virginia Bch, VA wrote on 11/17/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Such a romantic, involving story. Women, in the middle of their lives, begin to discover who they really are and where they want to go. Starting at much the same place, the story fascinates as they each take such different paths. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.

Sue E. (Susanaque) wrote on 9/9/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book all about how three women redefine themselves as women after their three daughter leave home for college.
Emily hardly knows her workaholic husband. She is getting to know her tenant in the apartment over the garage. Then she finds out what her husband is doing with his time...!
Kay loves teaching. He husband is making demands on her time. She isn't use to having to spend alot of time with him. It happens that things change.
Celeste is searching for the "perfect man".......is there such a person?
As the most precious parts they've hidden for years suddenly demand to be heard, these three women need to learn to love themselves.
A beautiful tapestry of life love and acceptance.


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Marcia K. (marwan) wrote on 9/13/2008...


A quick read. I really enjoyed learning about the three women's lives.

Lynn S. (budsmama) wrote on 6/25/2008...


very good book about empty nests

Lisa M. (LisaM3) wrote on 2/2/2008...


Great story. Loved it!!

Carol R. (hansmrs) - Murphys wrote on 4/24/2007...


As always Delinsky writes another great story.

Loretta S. (pokie-okie) wrote on 4/14/2007...


Three best friends experience loss and find out about themselves. Moving, romantic and real.

Lulie F. wrote on 2/26/2007...


Another great Delinsky novel! In this one, three friends search for life, love, and acceptance!

Patricia C. (patc) wrote on 1/20/2007...


I enjoyed the book. Nice mix of mystery, romance and friendship. Plot has just enough tension and twists to keep your interest.

Anita P. wrote on 12/31/2006...


Romance. Story of three women who have been best friends. Their daughters are close as well. What the women need to learn is to love themselves.

Patty B. (Dootdoot) wrote on 11/15/2006...


Great Read!!

Allison W. (sealady) wrote on 11/5/2006...


From Publishers Weekly: "The author of For My Daughters sallies into Judith Krantz and Iris Rainer Dart territory with this somewhat familiar tale of angst among girlfriends. With their daughters off to college, Emily, Kay and Celeste find themselves emotionally adrift in their small Massachusetts town. Emily retreats to baking and redecorating to hide the pain of husband Doug's infrequent (and sexually chilly) visits home, while eighth-grade teacher Kay uses her work as a shield against her police chief husband's attempts to recapture their former intimacy. And divorcee Celeste celebrates her daughter's departure with a nose job and a personal ad she hopes will bring her "wine and roses and music and poetry. And sex." When recently widowed NYPD detective Brian Stasek arrives to join the local police force, Emily becomes drawn to him-and increasingly suspicious about Doug's absences. Celeste, meanwhile, finds an architect who may be too good to be true and Kay, certain that her body has lost its allure, continues to rebuff her baffled husband..." Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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