Barbara Delinsky - Woman Next Door: A Novel

Pros: Easy read, a few interesting plot turns that will keep you reading
Cons: Lack of depth, cookie cutter characters

When I picked up Barbara’s Delinsky’s "The Woman Next Door", I had no expectations except for some light reading at bedtime. The novel delivers for this purpose. But like a fast food meal with its empty calories from fat and lack of...

Pros: Page-turning writing. Un-put-downable. Interesting premise.
Cons: Too much plumbing-graphic adult scenes. Undeveloped threads. Lack of depth.

Actually, anybody in this Connecticut suburb could have gotten this widow pregnant. As "The Woman Next Door" opens, author Barbara Delinsky paints virtually anybody and everybody as a suspect. The milkman, the plumber, the mailman; they've all been to...

Pros: The mystery and the romance, realistic portrayal of characters' feelings
Cons: none

The Story
The main theme in the story is marital fidelity and trust. The story centers primarily around Amanda and Graham O'Leary and the trauma they go through to conceive a child. The fact that Graham is from a big family...