A Woman's Place: A Novel

A Woman's Place: A Novel
by Barbara Delinsky

A Woman's Place: A Novel
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Author: Barbara Delinsky
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-12-30
ISBN: 0061735280
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks

Book Reviews of A Woman's Place: A Novel

Book Review: not a "feel good" or "pick me up" but a decent read
Summary: 3 Stars

As another reviewer has stated, this is a successful business woman's worst nightmare -- a husband who secretly plots to divorce you, to take your children and your business, and who execute all this while you are miles across the country with your own mother who is dying. Throw in a conflicted relationship with a younger sister and your single male boss to add to the stress level.

The story is told from the point of view of the business woman -- Claire Raphael. Delinsky does a superb job of making the reader understand (and at times drown in) the angst of that Claire feels as she suffers one defeat after another, and she sees less and less of her children.

The most unrealistic part of the book is that the conniving, scheming, soon-to-be ex-husband is actually a great father, and handles laundry, child care, and meals without a nanny. HA HA HA. True fiction.

The book is, at times, hard to bear -- the idea of a court making a preemptory ruling taking your own children from you without hearing your side -- all based on lies -- is hard to contemplate.

Overall, a pretty good read, but not a feel good book.

Summary of A Woman's Place: A Novel

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.

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