Rekindled [Mass Market Paperback]

Barbara Delinsky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 7, 1998

Barbara Delinsky enthralls millions of readers with her gripping, emotionally powerful stories of love and loss, commitment and betrayal, and the strength for survival and success that dwells deep within the human heart. Now the New York Times bestselling author of A Woman's Place, Shades of Grace,and Together Alone presents two of her favorite novels, each filled with the passion and rich characters that are her hallmark.

New York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky Presents two of her classic stories Flip Side of Yesterday and Lilac Awakening.

Flip Side of Yesterday Sometimes life gives us a second chance to find the one thing we thought we'd lost forever. Lilac Awakening The darkest secrets are no match for the passions of a lover's heart.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Barbara Delinsky knows the human heart and its immense capacity to love and to believe." -- Washington (PA) Observer-Reporter

"Barbara Delinsky knows the human heart and its immense capacity to love and to believe." -- -- Washington (PA) Observer-Reporter

"Barbara Delinsky should touch even the most jaded of readers." -- -- Chattanooga Times

"Delinsky creates . . . a remarkably beautiful story." -- -- Baton Rouge Advocate

"Delinsky steers clear of treacle . . . with simple prose and a deliberate avoidance of happily-ever-after cliches." -- -- People

"Delinsky's prose is spare, controlled and poignant as she evokes the simplicity and joys of small-town life." -- -- Publishers Weekly

"Barbara Delinsky knows the human heart and its immense capacity to love and to believe." -- Washington (PA) Observer-Reporter

"Barbara Delinsky should touch even the most jaded of readers." -- Chattanooga Times

"Delinsky creates . . . a remarkably beautiful story." -- Baton Rouge Advocate

"Delinsky steers clear of treacle . . . with simple prose and a deliberate avoidance of happily-ever-after clichs." -- People magazine

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.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: HarperTorch; Spine Lean edition (October 7, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061010979
• ISBN-13: 978-0061010972
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #753,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Romance > Authors, A-Z > ( D ) > Delinsky, Barbara

More About the Author

Barbara Delinsky, author of ESCAPE (2011), NOT MY DAUGHTER (2010), WHILE MY SISTER SLEEPS (2009), THE SECRET BETWEEN US (2008), and FAMILY TREE (2007), has written more than twenty bestselling novels with over thirty million copies in print. She has been published in twenty languages worldwide. Barbara's fiction centers upon everyday families facing not-so-everyday challenges. She is particularly drawn to exploring themes of motherhood, marriage, sibling rivalry, and friendship in her novels.

A lifelong New Englander, Barbara earned a B.A. in Psychology at Tufts University and an M.A. in Sociology at Boston College. As a breast cancer survivor who lost her mother to the disease when she was only eight, Barbara compiled the non-fiction book Uplift: Secrets From the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors, a handbook of practical tips and upbeat anecdotes. She donates her proceeds from the sale of this book to her charitable foundation, which funds an ongoing research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Barbara enjoys knitting, photography, and cats. She also loves to interact with her readers through her website at www.barbaradelinsky.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bdelinsky, and on Twitter as @BarbaraDelinsky.

Customer Reviews

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20 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Can't Put It Down Book, April 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Rekindled (Mass Market Paperback)

This was my first Barbara Delinsky book I have read and I must say it was the best books I have read in a while. I really enjoy reading, but have not had much time for reading but after reading Rekindled I have found the time to read again. The combination of the two books, Flip Side of Yesterday and Lilac Awakening, into one book was an excellent choice. This was for sure a can't put it down book. I just couldn't wait to see what would happen next. This is the kind of book I hated to see end. Her emotionally powerful stories of love, commitment, loss, and betrayal was wonderful.

I became so caught up with the characters that I could not put the book down and read it in one weekend. Flip Side of Yesterday shows that sometimes life gives us a second chance to find the one thing we thought we'd lost forever. The darkest secrets are no match for the passions of a lover's heart, in Lilac Awakening.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Two reissued 1980's romance novels., October 6, 2005

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cb (Minot, ND) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rekindled (Mass Market Paperback)

Rekindled by Barbara Delinsky is reissue of two pervious romance novels. Lilac Awakening (1982) was the better of the two books.

Flip Side of Yesterday (1983) was strange story of two professional people who meet again 11 years after a memorable one-night stand. The main female character and no self-esteem and had not another sexually partner since the one-night stand. The male character fell in love way too fast but he did have some memorable qualities. I would give this book 1 stars.

Lilac Awakening (1982) was novel of two people find themselves sharing a cottage in remote Vermont and build a friendship and then love. I found this story had some great characters and was nice short read for winter storm day. I would give this book 3 1/2 stars.

3.0 out of 5 stars So - So, April 5, 2010

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D. Kortz (rural Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rekindled (Kindle Edition)

The Flip Side was too short and too sweet to give satisfaction. Cotton Candy that costs too much and melts too fast. Not real.

Lilac also pretty unreal, but better ... and the scene where she discovers his identity I read several times, cause it was good. Both heroines have backbone, both menfolk are attractive, but the lack of length also limits to a lack of depth that this spoiled Delinsky reader found disappointing.