More Than Friends
More Than Friends book cover

More Than Friends

Mass Market Paperback – March 27, 2007

Price
$8.99
Publisher
Avon
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0061239083
Dimensions
4.19 x 0.99 x 6.75 inches
Weight
10.1 ounces

Description

Friendship, love, and forgiveness . . . The Maxwells and the Popes have been friends forever. The women were college roommates, their husbands are partners in the same law firm, their kids have grown up next door to each other, and the two families share both vacations and holidays. Like Wisteria Lane, the "perfect" suburban street of Desperate Housewives , all is beautiful and serene -- until an accident forces these close neighbors to look beneath the surface. And when their idyllic lives are unexpectedly shattered by a moment that can never be erased or forgotten, their faith in one another -- and in themselves -- is put to the supreme test. In this moving, unforgettable story, Barbara Delinsky exquisitely captures the depth and complexity of the human heart as few writers can. Barbara Delinsky is the author of more than twenty-two New York Times bestselling novels. Her books have been published in thirty languages, with over thirty-five million copies in print worldwide. A lifelong New Englander, Delinsky currently lives in Massachusetts with her husband. She is a passionate photographer, an avid tennis player, a drop-all-when-they-call mom and Grammi, and a confidante to friends of all stripes.

Features & Highlights

  • “There’s no bigger name in women’s fiction than Barbara Delinsky.”
  • Rocky Mountain News
  • (Denver)
  • A beloved classic from Barbara Delinsky,
  • More Than Friends
  • is a powerful and unforgettable story of friendship, love, and forgiveness, emotionally vibrant and populated with truly memorable characters. “A first-rate storyteller” (
  • Boston Globe
  • ) whose
  • New York Times
  • bestselling novels include
  • Suddenly, A Woman Betrayed,
  • and
  • The Passions of Chelsea Kane,
  • Delinsky proves once again how well she, “knows the human heart and its immense capacity to love and to believe” (
  • Washington Observer-Reporter
  • ).

Customer Reviews

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One for the discard pile...

I am suprised by all the positive reviews. Seriously this book didn't make me feel anything but anger and disgust. Yes people make mistakes but the reason behind the affair was rediculous and the characters were shallow and unsympathetic.

Annie and Teke were college roommates, their respecive spouces Sam and J.D. have been friends since childhood and work together at a law firm. One day Teke and J.D.'s son Michael witnesses Teke and Sam getting intimate and feeling betrayed runs into the street and gets struck by a car putting him in a coma.

I find it difficult to find any sympathy for Sam or Teke. Sam cheats on his wife with her best friend even though she is the one he wants to sleep with? That doesn't make any sense. He rationalizes his behavior by saying that he was thinking of Annie while with Teke. And his "reason" behind the affair? Everytime he wins a case him and his wife have sex. His wife is busy so he sleeps with his wife's best friend who is conveniently available. It is this stupidity that makes Sam a character I cannot have any sympathy for. And I am supposed to believe he loves his wife.

Teke is even worse. While sleeping with her best friend's husband she is thinking of her ex-boyfriend. Sure her husband is a waste of space but that gives her the right to damage her best friend's marriage as well? Instead of changing what makes her unhappy she takes others down with her. With friends like her who needs enemies.

And poor Annie believes she caused the affair by having low self esteem. She doesn't think she is attractive enough so her husband went elsewhere. The husband says it's because she wasn't there when he needed her. But he was thinking of her so it's alright. I don't think so! That just makes it that much worse.

And then it is all tied up with a big happily ever after ribbon. Michael wakes up, Teke gets back together with the ex she was thinking about while sleeping with her best friend's husband, and Annie forgives Sam. So what happens the next time he wins another case and his wife is busy? If it didn't take any urging the first time there's not much stopping a repeat.

The characters made it hard to even like them much less find any sympathy for. Sam was stupid, selfish, and arrogant. Teke was shallow and heartless. J.D. was just awful. Annie was the victim for NO reason. This is a book I'll never read again.
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Five Stars

very good
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Five Stars

This book was engaging; I couldn't put down.
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Enjoyed

Good book
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Good book

Fairly fast paced story, which does keep u interested
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CLOSE FAMILIES

ANOTHER GREAT BOOK BY MS. DELINSKY. I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT. KEEPS ME TURNING THOSE PAGES NIGHT AFTER NIGHT. ONE OF HER BEST I THINK!
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Skip it

Basically it was a good plot, but unrealistic. How can your very best friend have sex with your hubby and all is hunky dorry after awhile.

Far too much boring sex scenes. It seemed that all the characters were sex starved. Teke just couldn't live without a man. Never even took a breather between men. Shows women readers that you need a man and constant sex to be a woman of value. Wrong message.

Book was much too predictable and too drawn out
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Five Stars

good reading
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Actions Have Consequences

I really enjoyed this book, even though I think the premise is a little far fetched. As a result of a one-night stand--no, make that afternoon stand-- two families who have been close for years all suffer. I don't want to give away the whole plot, so you can enjoy it for yourself. But, as you read, ask yourself if you would really do that to your best friend. Hopefully not, which is why I think the premise is unrealistic. Reality is highly overrated in fiction, so I recommend this as an interesting book with a good story. If you like soap operas and romance novels, it is definitely a cut above that. Good read that keeps you interested and makes you care about the characters.
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One indiscretion ripples into the lives of others forever

The book is hard to put down because you feel you know these people as you sit on the sidelines and watch their lives unfold. One incident in the quiet of a day one thinks goes unnoticed leads to the unhappiness of two families.......how they recover is the beauty of the text. The characters feel like your neighbors, your family, and when it ends you wish them well and hope for a sequel. It makes you realize how your actions are not always just your own - it ripples like a stone thrown in a pool of water...................where does it stop.