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A stirring family saga from the queen of the genre

A searing story of secrets and redemption from the queen of family-saga writers.

With the rich threads of Evergreen, The Golden Cup, and Tapestry, skillful storyteller [Belva] Plain continues to weave her eventful saga of the Werners."-Publishers Weekly Only one man knew the secret Anna Friedman vowed to carry to her grave. Only he could undo her perfect life, and he had kept his silence-and his distance-for years. Yet as she watched her daughter Iris marry and have her own family, Anna saw the slow corrosion of a lifetime...

From one of the world's most beloved storytellers, a novel of mothers and daughters, of mixed blessings and second chances. CROSSROADS brilliantly explores the fragility of life-and the power of love to heal and transform. Gwen Wright has grown up in a world of privilege and opportunity. Jewel Fairbanks has grown up with nothing. From the moment they meet, beautiful, conniving Jewel envies Gwen, who seems to have everything Jewel wants. The tw...

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Storytelling magic at its best! Tapestry continues the saga of the Werner family begun in Evergreen and The Golden Cup. The story revolves around wealthy Paul Werner and interweaves with a myriad of other characters as he quests for ultimate happiness and contentment. Belva Plain pulls together the many life-threads entwined with Paul Werner's to form a magnificent tapestry for listening enjoyment. Belva Plain's warmth and sensitivity to her c...

Harvest continues the story of the family of the wealthy Paul Werner, last met in Tapestry, also available in Bookcassette audio. The novel centers around Iris, the daughter of the beautiful passionate Anna from a secret love affair with Paul Werner. During the turbulent 60s, Iris and Theo's fragile marriage begins to falter, while their son Steve, a student at a midwestern university, comes under the say of the charismatic and radical son of ...

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Few authors have understood the tender intricacies of relationships better than the incomparable Belva Plain. In Heartwood, her final novel, she comes full circle with the themes she took up in her very first work, Evergreen, bringing us an unforgettable story of family and friendship, love and marriage, the challenges of life and the true secret of happiness. Though Iris Stern considers herself a modern woman, with a successful career and a...

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A woman of hidden desires, Hennie De Rivera has none of the wealth enjoyed by her relatives, the Werner banking dynasty. But tall, shy Hennie has grand dreams, especially of daring activist Dan Roth, who invites controversy by fighting for New York's poorest immigrants. Breaking society's rules may have devastating consequences for this passionate woman -- and for her nephew Paul Werner, who weds his debutante fiancee while still yearning for ...

In Legacy of Silence, New York Times bestselling author Belva Plain creates an unforgettable story of a remarkable family-and a deception that reaches across continents, oceans, and generations. Caroline Hartzinger flees wartime Europe with a shattered life and a devastating secret. Pregnant and unwed, she arrives in America in 1939. Joel Hirsch offers marriage and respectability, hoping one day to earn her love, if not the passion she feel...

In public, Oliver Grey is a devoted father, prominent public figure, humanitarian, and respected businessman. But in private, there's a much darker side to Oliver Grey, a side so dark that someone is driven to kill him...Though the Greys appear to be an enviable upper class family, they are not without problems. Ian, the older son, is a womanizer and compulsive gambler, Clive, the younger son, is an odd man barely five feet tall with no life o...

At thirty-six, Jennie Rakowsky's dreams were coming true. She was about to marry a wonderful man, her career as a lawyer was skyrocketing, and she had never been more beautiful. And then the secret she had hidden for nineteen years threatened to shatter it all.