An Accidental Woman, Barbara Delinsky
An Accidental Woman, Barbara Delinsky
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An Accidental Woman

Author: Barbara Delinsky

Narrator: Jennifer Wiltsie

Abridged: 4 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2007


Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of Not My Daughter comes the suspenseful follow-up to The Lake News set in a small town rocked by the arrest of a beloved local, where one woman—alongside a handsome journalist—must unravel the truth before secrets from the past destroy everything they hold dear.

Picking up where The Lake News left off, the quiet town of Lake Henry, New Hampshire, is thrown into turmoil when longtime resident Heather Malone is abruptly arrested by the FBI. Authorities claim the devoted stepmother and successful businesswoman fled the scene of a fatal accident in California fifteen years earlier. But could someone so deeply woven into the town’s fabric really be living a double life—and hiding such a dark secret?

Poppy Blake—Heather’s best friend—doesn’t believe the allegations, nor does virtually anyone in the town. Still, that doesn’t stop a swarm of reporters and TV crews from descending on the town, including the handsome investigative journalist Griffin Hughes, whose attraction to Poppy keeps him coming back to Lake Henry—even though he harbors secrets of his own.

Determined to clear Heather’s name, Poppy begins her own search alongside Griffin to uncovering what really happened all those years ago. Together, they may be the key not only to Heather’s fate, but also to helping Poppy face her past and envision a future she never believed she could have.

About 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.

About Jennifer Wiltsie

Jennifer Wiltsie's films includes Wendigo, Uninvited and The Fever with Vanessa Redgrave. She has guest-starred on HBO's The Sopranos and Masterpiece Theatre's Clarissa. On Broadway she has performed with Matthew Broderick in Night Must Fall, and her off-Broadway credits include Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. In London's West-End, she starred in Alan Ayckbourn's revival of Absurd Person Singular.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mollie *scoutrmom* on July 23, 2010

This was a fairly well constructed book, but a bit too tame to be my cup of tea. We have a sweet love story of Poppy, who is a paraplegic due to an accident that left another dead, for which she had not forgiven herself. A writer fell for her, and Delinsky distracts us with a legal thriller subplot......more

Goodreads review by Nick on July 06, 2017

The book jacket sounded interesting... though I had a suspicion the novel itself would read like a Lifetime Movie. I wasn't wrong in my assumption. Disabled girl needs love. Town Angel has secret identity & past. Small town must come together. Yep. Pretty standard formula. However, if you're looking......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on December 19, 2022

not sure what it is with Barbara Delinsky lately, but every one of her books i pick up turns out to be very very good. insightful story, good characters, good lessons, easy to read, hard to put down, nice closure. i used to think maybe she was more fluff, so maybe my perspective in books has changed......more

Goodreads review by Diana on May 01, 2014

One minute Michah, Heather and the girls are living a quiet life in Lake Henry getting ready for maple sugar season. The next, FBI are taking Heather away saying she is really someone named Lisa and she is wanted for murder. What??? Her friends Poppy and Griffin take it upon themselves to find the t......more

Goodreads review by Judy on July 08, 2018

There was nothing wrong with this book but I just didn’t like it as well as some of the others. I was fascinated by how difficult the maple syrup business is. I loved the small town atmosphere of neighbor helping neighbor. The rest of the story seemed contrived.......more


Quotes

"Delinsky may be as adept at chronicling contemporary life in New England as any writer this side of John Updike." -- Times Union (Albany, NY)