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Women's Fiction Explores Relationships
Books reviewed: Fifteen Minutes of Shame by Lisa Daily, Suddenly by Barbara Delinsky, The Ex-Debutante by Linda Francis Lee
America’s favorite TV dating expert hits a setback of her own – and finds her career in tatters in "Fifteen Minutes of Shame" by Lisa Daily.
Darby Vaughn went to work feeling like her life was perfect – great stepkids that she loves like her own, a great career and a loving husband. But where was he when she found him in town when he was supposed to be away? Darby is blindsided at her interview when she is asked about her pending divorce – one Darby didn’t know she was getting. Her husband has went back to his ex-wife.
Darby is heartbroken and trying to deal, even in the face of all America dishing about her being dumped. Her syndication deals are canceled, her book tour stopped, and she cannot see the kids she has been raising in the last four years.
With the help of her new (and hot) divorce attorney, Darby’s determined to get custody of the kids and take her life back one way or the other.
A rousing book for anyone who’s ever been dumped or cheated on, or who just wants to see a strong woman pick herself up after a fall, Darby is an every- woman heroine mixed with a bit of celebrity.
"Fifteen Minutes of Shame" is published by Plume Books. It is $14 and 283 pages long.
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New York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky re-releases a formerly published book, "Suddenly" to a new audience for the first time in hardcover.
When a prominent pediatrician inexplicably commits suicide, it shakes the foundation of her friends and coworkers. For Mara had everything to live for, a great job, great friends, and was adopting a baby from India that was expected any day now, why would she choose to end her life? For all, it is a time of introspection, and what they find may be the life they’re living is not the life they want and it is time to make some changes.
Best friend and co-worker Paige Pfeiffer finds her life changed as she takes on carrying for Mara’s new daughter until a new family can be found. Paige never wanted kids of her own and is struggling through and learning more about herself everyday. When she meets Noah Perrine, the head of the private school where Paige also coaches athletics, she also discovers that though she might not have been looking for a relationship, she just may have found one - and a daughter - that she does want to let go.
Delinsky delivers emotional characters and situations that will bring a tear to the eye and inspire hope.
"Suddenly" is published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins. It is $18.95 and 438 pages long.
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A Boston lawyer returns to her Texas roots to help in her mother’s divorce and annual debutante ball in bestselling author Linda Francis Lee’s "The Ex-Debutante."
Carlisle Wainwright Cushing left her wealthy debutante mother and family behind, as well as her ex-boyfriend, when she fled her family’s noteriety and headed to unknown Boston. But when her mother needs help in her latest divorce, Carlisle is pulled back in and takes a leave of absense at her law firm to straighten out her mother’s mess. There she finds herself roped into taking over the family’s annual debutante ball - and selecting the right kind of girls and staring across the divorce courtroom at her soon-to-be ex stepfather’s lawyer - who is none other than Jack Blair, her ex-boyfriend.
Though Carlisle has made a life in Boston, with a possible fiance to boot, she finds herself sucked back into a world of sweet tea, Southern boys, and society women. Once she fixes her mother’s life, where will her own lead?
The glimpse into the world of the Texas socialite and the debutantes is a voyeurisitic pleasure, much like Housewives of Orange County and other such reality shows. And the message about a family’s unconditional love, even as they are driving you crazy, is a good one.
"The Ex-Debutante" is published by St. Martin’s Press. It is $24.95 and 341 pages long.
Contact Amy Mendenhall at
amendenhall@newsandsentinel.com. Visit her blog at www.newsandsentinel.com or read past columns at amendenhall.livejournal.com
Darby Vaughn went to work feeling like her life was perfect – great stepkids that she loves like her own, a great career and a loving husband. But where was he when she found him in town when he was supposed to be away? Darby is blindsided at her interview when she is asked about her pending divorce – one Darby didn’t know she was getting. Her husband has went back to his ex-wife.
Darby is heartbroken and trying to deal, even in the face of all America dishing about her being dumped. Her syndication deals are canceled, her book tour stopped, and she cannot see the kids she has been raising in the last four years.
With the help of her new (and hot) divorce attorney, Darby’s determined to get custody of the kids and take her life back one way or the other.
A rousing book for anyone who’s ever been dumped or cheated on, or who just wants to see a strong woman pick herself up after a fall, Darby is an every- woman heroine mixed with a bit of celebrity.
"Fifteen Minutes of Shame" is published by Plume Books. It is $14 and 283 pages long.
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New York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky re-releases a formerly published book, "Suddenly" to a new audience for the first time in hardcover.
When a prominent pediatrician inexplicably commits suicide, it shakes the foundation of her friends and coworkers. For Mara had everything to live for, a great job, great friends, and was adopting a baby from India that was expected any day now, why would she choose to end her life? For all, it is a time of introspection, and what they find may be the life they’re living is not the life they want and it is time to make some changes.
Best friend and co-worker Paige Pfeiffer finds her life changed as she takes on carrying for Mara’s new daughter until a new family can be found. Paige never wanted kids of her own and is struggling through and learning more about herself everyday. When she meets Noah Perrine, the head of the private school where Paige also coaches athletics, she also discovers that though she might not have been looking for a relationship, she just may have found one - and a daughter - that she does want to let go.
Delinsky delivers emotional characters and situations that will bring a tear to the eye and inspire hope.
"Suddenly" is published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins. It is $18.95 and 438 pages long.
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A Boston lawyer returns to her Texas roots to help in her mother’s divorce and annual debutante ball in bestselling author Linda Francis Lee’s "The Ex-Debutante."
Carlisle Wainwright Cushing left her wealthy debutante mother and family behind, as well as her ex-boyfriend, when she fled her family’s noteriety and headed to unknown Boston. But when her mother needs help in her latest divorce, Carlisle is pulled back in and takes a leave of absense at her law firm to straighten out her mother’s mess. There she finds herself roped into taking over the family’s annual debutante ball - and selecting the right kind of girls and staring across the divorce courtroom at her soon-to-be ex stepfather’s lawyer - who is none other than Jack Blair, her ex-boyfriend.
Though Carlisle has made a life in Boston, with a possible fiance to boot, she finds herself sucked back into a world of sweet tea, Southern boys, and society women. Once she fixes her mother’s life, where will her own lead?
The glimpse into the world of the Texas socialite and the debutantes is a voyeurisitic pleasure, much like Housewives of Orange County and other such reality shows. And the message about a family’s unconditional love, even as they are driving you crazy, is a good one.
"The Ex-Debutante" is published by St. Martin’s Press. It is $24.95 and 341 pages long.
Contact Amy Mendenhall at
amendenhall@newsandsentinel.com. Visit her blog at www.newsandsentinel.com or read past columns at amendenhall.livejournal.com
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