A Woman's Place

There was nothing to like. The story was predictable after a few pages. Boring.

The book begins with a glossy 8x10 picture of life. Claire has her family, her children, her marriage and her career and, theneverything falls apart. She is booted out of her home, her husband wants a divorce and she looses custody of her children who were her life.Barbara Delinsky identifies each character in such a way a reader cannot but feel like he/she really knows each person. I had feelings for each character and felt sorry, happy,angry and even love for each of the characters at one time or another during the story.In the end, each character finds his or her strengths and understandings of the situation they were in and become emotionally healthy again. Scars are left in everyone's life but pain does not stop life from going on.I highly recommend the book for anyone who likes love stories, stories about life's struggles and triumps or books about surviving life's tragic surprises.

This was a great book. I couldn't put it down from the moment I began reading. It made me angry in the beginning and happy at the end. It showed the growth of all the characters, including the children. Normally I probably wouldn't have picked this up because of the subject matter, but anything Barbara Delinsky writes is usually good. Pick this one up if you like a page turner!

Bravo for Barbara Delinsky. A Woman's Place captures the real-life trauma one woman faces when her world falls apart. This book is smart, thoughtfu, realistic and, for me, portrayed each character with balance and tolerance. I was struck particularly by the main character's strength and how she was able to negotiate and survive one of the most difficult experiences a woman can face. As a reader, I felt her horror and her confusion; this is the sign of a well-crafted and successful book. I heartily recommend A Woman's Place and look forward to Barbara's next book

I thought that A WOMAN'S PLACE was very well written and timely. One of Delinsky's few books that did not have a "happy" ending in the sense of all's well that ends well. Its ending of compromise reflects the compromises that most of us have to make today. Things don't always work out the way we want them to and we don't always do things as well as we would like. The book made me think about the changing roles of women within the family dynamic. The setting, especially the introduction of the lighthouse, was excellent and the story was riveting. The smallest details picked up the nuances of everyday family life and the book was very realistic as well as being a great story