This was my first Barbara Delinsky book and definitely not my last. This is the perfect beach read from start to finish and made me long for the summer. I fell in love with the characters and their stories, I highly recommend.

Mallory left her hometown twenty years ago. She now lives in New York with her thirteen year old daughter. A call from her ex-boyfriend makes her decide to go back for a visit. Her father has Alzheimer's and is causing somewhat of a stir with the neighbor, Jack.
Anne her sister who takes care of their father is there to greet her. There is distance between the three sisters, Margo, the oldest, Mallory the middle child and Anne the youngest. There had been a huge disagreement about an incident that involved their father and Elizabeth, Jacks mother. They had been out on a boat together, ran into a storm while their father tries to keep the boat from capsizing in the storm, Elizabeth is swept overboard never to be found.
There.ate sides taken in the town, some thought there had been an affair gone wrong.
Everyone was angry at everyone. Horrible things were said.
Now is their time to help solve a mystery, mend friendships and fix family issues. Things aren't always that eady.
Written with colorful details and attuned to deep familial feelings Ms.Delinsky delivers another novel of grand proportion.
Excellent!

I have not read a book by Delinsky in a long time. I really enjoyed this book. I love books that contain secrets. I think the patrons at the library will enjoy this great read.

A Week at the Shore by Barbara Delinsky is a beautifully written novel that explores the roles that we assume in our families and how tragedy affects those roles...and whether those roles are meant to last a lifetime.

Mallory has been living in NYC with her daughter for 20 years after tragedy left her fleeing her Rhode Island home and the love of her life. Her father's failing health has pulled her back home, long before she is ready to be there. Her daughter delights in spending time at the beach, but the week turns out to be much more than Mallory and her sisters expect. Tension, sadness and mystery all play out on the white sands of their memories and their lives, but will they come closer together or will the week push them further apart?

Ms. Delinsky never fails to keep readers on the edge of their seats and this novel is no exception. Much more than a beach read, this is a wonderfully nuanced novel that looks into the relationship between sisters with such insight. Thank you to the author, St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for an ARC of this novel for my honest review.

A Week at the Shore is a novel of estranged sisters and lovers reuniting, family secrets and mysteries solved and unsolved, and dealing with the heartbreaks of the past and not letting them hinder the future. Barbara Delinsky usually writes such great characters with feeling and depth. This novel didn't quite live up to my expectations, but was still a very enjoyable read and would indeed be a great beach read. Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the e-arc. Probably a 3.5 star read for me.

I enjoyed this latest book by Barbara Delinksy. It’s the perfect beach read and I loved all of the characters and the story line was good. It was a little slow in the beginning but then I started to enjoy it more. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my honest review. Due to be published May 2020.

One phone call is all it takes to lure Mallory Aldiss back to her family’s Rhode Island beach home. It's been twenty years since she's been gone—running from the scandal that destroyed her parents' marriage, drove her and her two sisters apart, and crushed her relationship with the love of her life, Jack Sabathian. Twenty years during which she lived in New York, building her career as a photographer and raising her now teenage daughter Joy.

And so Mallory returns to Bay Bluff only to find that family and friends brings out the secrets and bonds that were. Not only has Mallory been away for so long but this place is part of her and while she only plans to stay a week, that week puts a strain on her and her daughter where she wonders if she can ever go home again.

Memories are dredged up, sadness and joy are experienced and scandals are revealed. A great read and thanks to #Netgalley I received this ARC. Put this one on your TBR list, being released on May 19, 2020. #fourstars

This is a beach story, but so much more! Barbara Delinsky never fails to incorporate lessons about life into her books, and this little gem is no exception. Mallory travels home to Bay Bluff, Rhode Island, taking her daughter Joy with her because Joy wants to find her family roots. There, Mallory encounters her sister Anne and her father who suffers from dementia, possible Alzheimer’s. Anne owns a small breakfast restaurant and has cared for their father for the last twenty years. Mallory calls NYC home and is a photographer for real estate brokers. The third sister, Margo, is married with two sons. All three sisters are together for the first time in two decades and the reunion is one of many memories, good but many bad ones. Mallory is trying to navigate the waters of broken relationships with her sister Anne and with their neighbor Jack. She is also determined to solve the mystery of the death of Jack’s mother Elizabeth, a victim of a boating accident involving Mallory’s dad. I thought that the story was slow-paced and deliberate, kind of like the ocean’s tide. The story unraveled just as the sea leaves debris on the shore. There were little pieces everywhere that I had to keep reading to find all of the truths about the relationships and the secrets that everyone had held in for so long. The element that kept the family together and brought some light to the story was Joy, an energetic teen who just wants to get to know her Papa Aldiss and her Aunt Anne. Joy is like a supporting character in a movie without which the movie could not have been made. I liked her character the best because she was honest and up front about everything. I enjoyed the story, guessed the ending easily, and felt comfortable with the beach setting. What I did not like was that the mystery that was referred to throughout the tale was not really resolved. Reflecting back on that, however, I see that Ms. Delinsky was also teaching a lesson there. Not everything in life can be wrapped and tied up with a bow. There are some things that are unresolved at times. The lesson I enjoyed the most was to remember the past, cherish the present and look forward to whatever the future holds. A trite lesson to be sure, but no one teaches a lesson in a novel with more finesse than Barbara Delinsky! I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys women’s fiction, but I will add the disclaimer that it is not a completely clean read because of expletives and extra-marital sex scenes.

Mallory is a single mom, living in New York until a voice from the past calls her to tell her that her father needs her home. Mallory and her daugher return to Bay Bluff, where her sister, Anne has been caring for her Dad as dementia becomes pronounced. Their older sister, Margo has been estranged from their Dad but returns home too. Between past crises and regrets, the sisters have to find a way forward. There are some twists to the story. This is a good beach read. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

Barbara Delinsky never disappoints when it comes to a thoughtful beach read. While there were slow moments in this novel, the characters, storyline, and setting more than made up for it. Who can resist a Delinsky summer tale about sisters coming home and finding themselves and each other?

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Well written and well plotted story about healing in a family post trauma. I enjoyed it and agree the end seemed rushed. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher.

This book was a great read for about 2/3 of the book, where the characters and destination kept me totally entertained. It was the last part of the book that in my mind let it down, the speed at the end was much faster than the other part. It felt like all those things would not have happened in real life that quickly and this made it feel a little bit unbelievable to me. The ending left me flat and wanting more as I felt like it was unfinished. Even with all that said it was a good read that had me very invested with many of the characters like Joy, Anne and Jack.

There were so many questions as to why after 20 Year a mystery was still unanswered for many of them. Two families that grew up together as next-door neighbours have been given a second chance when -Mallory Aldiss returns with her 13-year-old daughter to her home in Bay Bluff. We get to meet so many characters that all play a part in Mallary's past and future as she shares her story with us.

Can first love be found again after so much time and bad words said in the past?

Will one week change everything?

A week at the Shore can return the past of one's entire life.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the chance to read this ARC that I have voluntary and honesty written this review.

I cannot get enough of Barbara’s stories. A Week to remember is filled with love, laughter and even some tears in remembering the past...Thank you for letting me read this wonderful book.

Mallory Aldiss has steadfastly stayed away from the Rhode Island town of her youth, maintaining separate relationships with her divorced parents and straddling both of their circumstances to remain in touch with her sisters. Margo chose to champion her mother's new life while Anne remained in Rhode Island and is now caretaker of her father. But the horrible reason behind this fractured family again reared its ugly head when Mallory hears from her teenage boyfriend, Jack Sabathian. Seems Mallory's father paid a visit to Jack, waving a gun and throwing down accusations about Jack's mother who many believe Tom Aldiss killed years ago. Elizabeth McKay disappeared from a boat captained by Tom, and the mystery of what happened has shadowed the families and the town ever since. Two close knit families were split apart, and Jack has never stopped looking for answers in a private manner. But now, despite retired judge Tom Aldiss' increasing dementia, Jack is ready to let it boil into the public eye again unless Mallory finally takes a stand and helps repair the rift and put the puzzle to rest. Mallory's trip back home reawaken feelings for Jack, brings her own daughter into the family she barely knows, and helps heal the sisters and Tom in unexpected ways.

As usual Barbara really delivers with this story. The way she addresses family dynamics is really captivating. You feel all the emotions each character is going through. Like you're with them.

I found this book too boring. After 6 chapters I gave up. It was too rambling not coming to the point anytime soon..

Sounds like a simple premise but this is Barbara Delinsky so forget about simple. Simply marvelous would be so much more appropriate. So we are in Bay Bluff Rhode Island visiting family for a week – hence A WEEK AT THE SHORE. Again simple, concise and once again a reminder Barbara Delinsky. Think of Coast Road and it will all make sense.
Mallory Aldiss and her thirteen-year-old daughter Joy are making a surprise visit to Bay Bluff to check on her aging father. His behavior is causing problems and angst. And as it upsets Mallory, she knows it is prudent to see what is going on. Add to that Joy is bursting to see Bay Bluff. In thirteen years neither have set foot in Mallory’s hometown. Mallory entertains her sisters Anne and Margo in the safety of her home in New York.
Returning is sure to dredge up memories, good and bad. And of course, facing people she hasn’t seen in years – for some now going on twenty.
Lots of Mallory to think about. Perhaps a good look at the place that holds a lot of memories and a chance to make new ones. Mallory must face new realities. Her father hasn’t change since the early years but there is a new connection being forged. Joy is loving having family around. It hasn’t always been so.
And there are people in Bay Bluff whose images in Mallory’s mind may be softening.
Three sisters grew up at Bay Bluff. The father a lawyer and judge who ruled the family like his courtroom. The mother seemed to allow the father to rule the roost until events changed the entire family dynamics. That event is central to A WEEK AT THE SHORE.
Secrets have so many facets and unfortunately, they tend to fester. The sisters Margo, Mallory and Anne, each had such a different place in this family and in their reaction to what happened twenty years ago. Mother and daughters Mallory and Margo carved out new independent lives. Anne stayed with her father. And now Mallory is back trying to find some truths.
Time is not on her side. Her visit has a small window of a week. Her dad’s memory is questionable. And her welcome home is shrinking daily. Her sister Anne makes no attempt to hide the fact that her help isn’t welcome and there is that feeling that Mallory can’t escape from that Anne is wary of her help and questions.
All three sisters had enormously different relationship with their parents. This was not a warm loving family. Each walked away with hurt and insecurities. Some secrets are best left unknown or are they.
And it doesn’t help matters that the next-door neighbor and one-time friend Jack would really like to unlock those secrets.
Enter the world of Barbara Delinsky. A WEEK AT THE SHORE is a discovery of not only who these characters are but how they got there and luckily, we have Barbara Delinsky to lead us on the path to discovery. Simply put Barbara Delinsky constructs some of the best characters and their interpersonal relationships make the pages just fly by. A WEEK AT THE SHORE is a beautiful story. Like life there is beauty and ugliness but A WEEK AT THE SHORE handles truth.

Delinsky delves into the relationships of three sisters that was altered 20 years ago my a scandal involving their parents and neighbors. When all sisters return to Bay Bluff, they find answers to questions that have haunted them for years. A book about going home to your roots and the deep bind between sisters that is hard to break.

Who wouldn't love a week at the shore? Especially when going to the shore means visiting the place you grew up. But going home means confronting a first love, seeing family that you haven't seen in years, and introducing your own daughter to all that you left behind.

A Week at the Shore rebuilds long lost relationships and answers some mysteries along the way.

Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC of this book for my honest review.

I have been a Barbara Delinsky fan for a very long time.. this book about family and all the complexities that come with it,.did not disappoint me. It is well written with great character development. Make sure you read A Week At The Shore. It is a winner