Gemstone [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Barbara Delinsky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1996

New York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky shares her special magic in this poignant tale, first published in 1983, of past mistakes and second chances.

It's been eight years since Sara McCray has seen her ex-husband, Jeff Parker, after she fled their San Francisco mansion and stifling life controlled by his domineering mother. But the naive young bride has returned a confident woman with her own business. Jeff, too, has changed. Since his mother's death he's become his own man, masterfully in control of the family business and estate.When they meet, the strong attraction that brought them together long ago is reawakened. But when Jeff asks Sara to stay, his offer has little to do with romance. Now Sara must decide: Does she dare be just a business partner with a man she's never stopped loving? Or does she turn her back on what may be her one chance for happiness?

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Barbara Delinsky, a lifelong New Englander, was a sociologist and photographer before she began to write. There are more than 30 million copies of her books in print.

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 253 pages
• Publisher: G K Hall & Co (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0783814992
• ISBN-13: 978-0783814995
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,066,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A life-altering romance that dancing in your soul, May 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Gemstone (Mass Market Paperback)

This book takes you back and forth to the busy life of the city and the quiet solitude of the country. There are psychological barriers that restrain the relationship between Sara and Jeff that are subtle but present. Sara is certainly a self-made woman and is reluctant to love yet finds her new suiter impossible to resist. You'll have a hard time putting this one down also, this author is so magical, once you read her work you yearn for more of it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars for sure, February 22, 2006

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linluvsbooks (FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gemstone (Mass Market Paperback)

One of my all time favs. Delinsky at her best! A must read for all of her fans!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Predictable romance novel, February 23, 2011

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J Davis (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gemstone (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read more than twenty-five Delinsky novels. I choose them for light, easy reading when flying or working out on the treadmill. I like her later works and try to avoid novels she wrote in the 1980's. Unfortunately, I didn't think to look when this book was copyrighted, which turns out to have been 1983. I soon discovered that this novel is one of her early, predictable romance novel with many amateurish sex scenes. The general story is that Sara was a young, midwestern woman who fell in love with a wealthy, successful California man. They married, but she didn't fit in with his family or friends. They divorced. She went on to become a famous jewelry designer on the East Coast. Eight years after the divorce, a couple that they had both been close to dies in an accident. She returns to California for the funeral and runs into her ex. He wants to adopt the young orphaned daughter of their mutual friends. He asks Sara to marry him again, just for a year, so he can convince the authorities that he is qualified to adopt the young girl. She agrees, and you can guess what happens.