Commitments

SUMMARY: With one New York Times bestseller after another, Barbara Delinsky has made an indelible mark on readers with her novels of searing poignancy. Now comes one of her classic tales, an emotional and suspenseful story of a woman torn between the needs of her family and those of the man she loves... COMMITMENTS Sabrina Stone married wealthy and unwisely. And she's paying the price, wedded to a man who refuses to accept their handicapped son and denying her attraction to reporter Derek McGill, who interviews her for a story on parents of special children. Months later, in the midst of a divorce, Sabrina receives a shock: Derek has been unjustly convicted of murder. Impulsively she visits him in prison and what begins as an act of compassion soon turns into a dangerous and passionate test of courage. For as she tries to save him, Sabrina will discover the most important commitment of all, one that will determine the course of her life, the fate of her child, and the measure of her love.

on Her Manhattan Rooftop Terrace, Elegant Sabrina Stone Looks Like A Society Wife, Except For The Handicapped Child In Her Arms. She Speaks With Investigative Reporter Derek Mcgill For Only A Few Minutes; It Is Long Enough To Tell Her All She Needs To Know About This Caring Man. Sabrina Next Meets Derek In A Maximum Security Prison-after He Is Convicted Of Murder. She Comes To Tell Him She Believes In His Innocence, And Finds Him A Man Hardened By Experience Yet One Who Still Loves Her And Her Son But To Commit Herself Sabrina Must Finally End Her Marriage And Begin A Fight For A Man's Freedom That Holds No Guarantees, Only The Promise Of Fulfilling All Of Their Dreams.

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delinsky Uses Nuance And Detail To Draw Realistic Characters And Ensure That Emotion Is Genuine.

Writer Sabrina Stone had married wealthily and unwisely. Her husband's refusal to love their handicapped son adds more strain to an already failing relationship. Yet Sabrina fells a commitment to her marriage-- one that she has vowed to honor. Then one day, she encounters an investigative reporter who is writing a story on parents of special children. They speak for only a few minutes, but it is long enough for the two of them to feel a desire that stuns them, a desire they both assume must remain unfulfilled. This Barbara Delinsky classic is available with a brand new cover and - for a limited time only- at an irresistible price.