The Woman Next Door Author:Barbara Delinsky In The Woman Next Door, New York Times bestselling novelist Barbara Delinsky delivers her most engaging novel to date, a story of trust, jealousy, and the struggle to keep love alive. On a charming cul-de-sac in suburban Connecticut, three close-knit couples find their long-cherished harmony undone when a lovely, younger neighbor, widowed... more » a year ago and presumably still unattached, becomes pregnant.Who is the father? Could it be one of the husbands?One by one, the couples turn inward, taking stock of their marriages and of the loyalties that perhaps have been taken too much for granted. In each case this close scrutiny reveals a weakness, and for each wife the situation becomes the kind of crisis that forces her to make a decision, one that will result in either the strengthening or the dissolution of her marriage.Filled with suspense, surprises, and the kind of insights into the minds and hearts of her characters that have won Barbara Delinsky a huge and loyal following, The Woman Next Door is an ingenious portrait of suspicion and deception, faith and love.« less
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Great book... Easy read...consistant story throughout the book, Wasn't any slow "when is something going to happen" parts. This is my first Barbara Delinsky. I enjoyed it.
Just an FYI -- the very beginning of this book deals with Infertility ... so if that is a difficult subject for you, I suggest skipping the book. I couldn't continue reading it, just hit too close to home.
"The Women Next Door" was entertaining. Delinsky addresses the emotions of infertility and the deception of appearances extremely well. The story was decent, but the ending was predictable. Better developed characters would have made the story more intriguing...Not her best but still a good read.
This is NOT a book to read if you are having marital problems or if you worry that your husband is cheating. I loved it as it did not relate to my life in any way so I was able to see it as fiction.
Along with their husbands, Amandas, Karen and Georgia are a close knit circle of friends enjoying seemingly ideal lives in an upscale neighborhood. But when they learn that their lovely neighbor, widowed for a year and presumably still, unattached is pregnant, the dstrsains and imperfections of their lives come into full focus. As they ponder who the father might be. Each woman harbors suspicions about her own husband.
In Barbara Delinsky's The Woman Next Door, three women who live next door to a lovely, pregnant and reclusive widow have their lives turned upside down by their husbands' interest in her. These three wives are friends, but each can't help but wonder if her husband is the father of the baby. As a result, each woman reevaluates her life and finds out what's truly important to herself.
Amanda and Graham O'Leary have an ostensibly happy life, but infertility treatments have put a strain on their marriage. Russ Lange is a house husband while his wife travels the country to promote her juice company. Karen Cottar has dealt with her husband's infedelity before. When a crisis happens at the high school, it adds to each household's tension. I liked this story very much; the type of book women like to read. I give it an A!
Three married couples in suburban Connecticut are challenged and forever changed by the presence of the woman next door... Along with their husbands, Amanda, Karen and Georgia are a close-knot circle of friends enjoying seemingly ideal lives in an upscale neighborhood. But when they learn that their lovely younger neighbor, widowed for a year and presumably still unattached, is pregnant, the strains and imperfections of their lives come into full focus. As they ponder who the father might be, each of the women harbors suspicious about her own husband-and each is forced to a crisis point that will strenghten or shatter her marriage. Good read by Barbara Delinsky.
