Not My Daughter - Hardcover
A pregnancy pact between three teenage girls stuns their parents, shocks the town and electrifies the media. Susan Tate, one of these mothers, has struggled to do everything right. A single mother herself, she is the headmistress of the girls' high school. Soon fingers start pointing, criticising her as a role model. She is seen as unworthy of the responsibility of young students, and as a lax mother. Battling with the implications of her daughter's pregnancy, Susan knows that her job, her reputation and her dreams are all at risk. The emotional ties between mothers and daughters are stretched to breaking point. Can they all fight back against the rising tide of scandal and find their own way
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"Delinsky treads the same domestic themes as fellow best-seller Jodi Picoult." --Entertainment Weekly "An engaging writer who knows how to interweave several stories about complex relationships and keeps her books interesting to the end. Her special talent for description gives the reader almost visual references to the surroundings she creates." --Newark Star-Ledger "[She] may be as adept at chronicling contemporary life in New England as any writer this side of John Updike." --Times Union (Albany) "Delinsky uses nuance and detail to draw realistic characters and ensure that emotion is genuine." --The Providence Journal "Barbara Delinsky knows the human heart and its immense capacity to love and believe." --Observer-Reporter (Washington, PA) "Delinsky delves deeper into the human heart and spirit with each new novel." --Cincinnati Inquirer "Delinsky [is] out there with the Anita Shreves and Elizabeth Bergs, perpetually bestselling authors who wrestle with bigger themes." --Lexington Herald-Ledger
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About the Author:
"A topical tale that resonates with timeless emotion."--"People"
"Delinsky examines the roles people unconsciously play in families."""--"USA Today"
"Delinsky proves once again a perceptive observer of family relationships. . . . A tautly emotional story about mothers and daughters." --"Boston Globe"
"Timely, fresh, and true-to-life. . . . Explores multiple layers of motherhood and tackles rough questions." --"Publishers Weekly"
"Delinsky has a knack for exploring the battlefields of contemporary life. . . . "Not My Daughter" [is] an emotionally intelligent [book that] offers readers what they want--high drama and realism." --"Kirkus Reviews
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"Delinsky treads the same domestic themes as fellow best-seller Jodi Picoult." --"Entertainment Weekly"
"An engaging writer who knows how to interweave several stories about complex relationships and keeps her books interesting to the end. Her special talent for description gives the reader almost visual references to the surroundings she creates." --"Newark Star-Ledger"
"[She] may be as adept at chronicling contemporary life in New England as any writer this side of John Updike." --"Times Union" (Albany)
"Delinsky uses nuance and detail to draw realistic characters and ensure that emotion is genuine." --"The Providence Journal"
"Barbara Delinsky knows the human heart and its immense capacity to love and believe." --"Observer-Reporter "(Washington, PA)
"Delinsky delves deeper into the human heart and spirit with each new novel." --"Cincinnati Inquirer"
"Delinsky [is] out there with the Anita Shreves and Elizabeth Bergs, perpetually bestselling authors who wrestle with bigger themes." --"Lexington Herald-Ledger"
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"A topical tale that resonates with timeless emotion."--People
"Delinsky treads the same domestic themes as fellow best-seller Jodi Picoult." --Entertainment Weekly "An engaging writer who knows how to interweave several stories about complex relationships and keeps her books interesting to the end. Her special talent for description gives the reader almost visual references to the surroundings she creates." --Newark Star-Ledger "[She] may be as adept at chronicling contemporary life in New England as any writer this side of John Updike." --Times Union (Albany) "Delinsky uses nuance and detail to draw realistic characters and ensure that emotion is genuine." --The Providence Journal "Barbara Delinsky knows the human heart and its immense capacity to love and believe." --Observer-Reporter (Washington, PA) "Delinsky delves deeper into the human heart and spirit with each new novel." --Cincinnati Inquirer "Delinsky [is] out there with the Anita Shreves and Elizabeth Bergs, perpetually bestselling authors who wrestle with bigger themes." --Lexington Herald-Ledger
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Barbara Delinsky is a New York Times bestselling author with more than thirty million copies of her books in print. She lives with her family in New England.
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- PublisherUlverscroft Ltd
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 144480670X
- ISBN 13 9781444806700
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages440
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