A Time to Love [Mass Market Paperback]

Barbara Delinsky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 26, 1996

New York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky demonstrates her incomparable talents for capturing the deepest desires of the human heart in this breathtaking story, first published in 1982, of misunderstanding, fulfillment, and love.

It is the ultimate in luxury and privacy -- a villa nestled amid brilliant sunlight and gently waving palm trees on a secluded Caribbean beach. There Arielle Pasteur hopes to find the solitude she desperately craves.

Instead she ends up sharing her sensuous surroundings with a man who sparks memories of a painful past she thought she'd put behind her. Devastatingly handsome fashion photographer Chris Howe seems like an overbearing, egotistical chauvinist. Yet behind the glittering celebrity façade lurks a tenderness that begins to soften Arielle's protective shell. But before she can trust him with her fragile heart, she must learn to trust herself.

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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: 256 pages
• Publisher: HarperTorch (September 26, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061011002
• ISBN-13: 978-0061011009
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An old fashion love story, June 10, 1997

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This review is from: A Time to Love (Mass Market Paperback)

The plot is about a wordly photographer atrracted to this beautful shy vigirnal women. Some of the scenes remind me of 1950 love movies - dealing with the issues of sexual tension. Overall I enjoyed it even though a bit date

1.0 out of 5 stars Was it really written by Barbara Delinsky?, October 22, 2010

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Theresa K. "[e-mail]" - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Time to Love (Mass Market Paperback)

Barbara Delinsky is one of my favorite authors. But I have a hard time believing she wrote this book. If I had read it first, I wouldn't have read anymore of hers. Characters not well-developed and one of the strangest things I've ever read - instead of "name" throughout the book, you have "id". So she whispered his "id". Very, very weird. If you are a fan, I'd recommend you skip this one.

1.0 out of 5 stars Dated. Predictable. Disappointing., April 5, 2010

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This review is from: A Time to Love (Mass Market Paperback)

She's a quick-to-speak, slow to think idiot character who is shallow and immature. He has rage issues, and has a Lolita complex. Another early Delinsky book I am DEEPLY grateful to delete off my Kindle!