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Fresh Fiction recently did an interview with Barbara Delinsky on the publication of The Secret Between Us: “i’m an everyday woman writing about everyday people facing not-so-everyday challenges.”

Do you agree with the idea that her characters are everyday people? Do they ring true to you?

If you’ve ever wondered about how a book makes it from the author’s imagination to the bookshelf, Barbara Delinsky’s blogged about the evolution of The Secret Between Us from an idea to a finished book, including how she chose character names, plotted the book, and phone visits with reading groups. There’s even a sneak peek at deleted scenes from the book…