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    A Woman's Place: A Novel
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    A Woman's Place: A Novel

    By Barbara Delinsky

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    Everything Claire Raphael has she's earned. On her own. The hard way. She built her part-time business up from nothing and made it successful through her imagination, creativity, and hard work. She has two great children and Dennis, a husband she loves completely.

    Then, one evening, when Claire returns from a difficult business trip, Dennis hands her divorce papers along with a court order to vacate their house. Claire is devastated. She had no idea her marriage was on the brink of disaster, that Dennis had been planning this ambush for weeks, if not months, or that her hectic but happy life was about to come crashing down around her.

    Claire doesn't know where to turn or whom to trust. But in a few short weeks she learns what so many women have had to discover—that when the going gets tough, a woman's as tough as she needs to be.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 13, 2009
    ISBN9780061841033
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    A Woman's Place: A Novel
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    Barbara Delinsky

    Barbara Delinsky has written more than twenty New York Times bestselling novels, with over thirty million copies in print. Her books are highly emotional, character-driven studies of marriage, parenthood, sibling rivalry, and friendship. She is also the author of a breast cancer handbook. A breast cancer survivor herself, Barbara donates her author proceeds from the handbook to fund a research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Visit her at BarbaraDelinsky.com.

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    • 4/5
      Good but scary book. Frightening to see how easy it is to be accused of something based on what other people say. Also scary to see how people can be treated by an "impartial" court system.
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this book. It's set in Tuscany, lots of wine and cantucci with a group of ancient busybody matchmakers thrown in for good measure. What's not to love?
    • 5/5
      Read this one.. Initially I held it in my library because of the rating... Once I started I couldn't stop reading.. This is the story of many women...if we work outside the home many watch and judge the quality & quantity of our parenting. And although I think times are changing it is still women whether they have to provide a second income, want to have a career, or are the primary breadwinners in the family they are still expected to do the lions share at home...That is true whether you work or are a stay at home Mom- Again I believe the pendulum is starting to swing in a more balanced way; stay at homes Moms don't get a break either. They are on call 24/7 & many still believe rest spend most of the day playing.. Whether you work outside the home or you work as primary caregiver at home we always wonder if we've done enough ... Who's looking if we screw up ...
      Women especially need to give each other a break ..women tear down other women far more often than they should..

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    • 5/5
      Claire Raphael is a woman who has everything - two great children and a husband who she adores; a thriving part-time business and a hectic yet extremely happy life. She has built her wicker furniture business from the ground up - basically from nothing - and made that business successful through her own imagination, creativity and hard work. In fact, everything that Claire has, she has legitimately earned. On her own; through benefit of her hard work and, as such, thoroughly well-deserved.Then, one evening, Claire returns from a particularly difficult business trip and is utterly blindsided. Dennis - her seemingly loving husband - hands her divorce papers along with an order to vacate their house; effective immediately. He also wants sole custody of the children. He tells Claire that this is all for the best.Claire is devastated by Dennis' actions. She had always believed that even though they may have had their issues, the marriage was still strong. She had absolutely no inkling that her marriage was so close to the brink of disaster; nor any clue that Dennis could possibly be so devious. He was obviously planning this ambush for weeks, if not months - Claire is certain of her suspicions.She has no idea just how quickly her happy but hectic life will change; how fast everything she has worked so hard for will come crumbling down around her. Claire doesn't know what to do; where to turn or who to trust. Yet, over the next few weeks, Claire will discover something about herself: when everything she values is threatened, a woman is as tough as she needs to be.First of all, let me say that this was a reread for me from approximately ten to fifteen years ago. I absolutely loved this book back then; I always enjoy reading stories about strong women dealing with difficult situations. Although I still enjoyed reading this book very much, I must admit that I didn't find it quite as good as the first time around.I can't really put my finger on what was different about the story, but I did notice that the plot seemed slightly forced or stilted; at least in my opinion. I would still give this book an A!