Red Leaves by Belva Plain
It happened as car accidents often do, violently and without warning. In a flash of steel and glass, lives are lost, dreams shattered, and families forever changed. That's how it happens for Jean Wright. In the days that follow, as neighbors stop by with plates of food and words of comfort, Jean knows one thing for certain: her carefully ordered world will never be the same. For there is the surviving child to think about now - and Jean must put aside her grief to take in one-year-old Guin, who has no one else to raise her. But as Guin grows up into a shy, dreamy girl, their life together is fraught with conflict. When Guin defies the only mother she's ever known by striking out on her own - eloping with a man far below her social standing - their relationship seems irreparably damaged. It is only when Guin has a child of her own, a little girl who is so very like Jean in personality, that events come full circle...and she finds that the qualities that drive you apart can also draw you together.
The queen of family-saga writers. . Belva Plain is in a class of her own. - New York Times on HER FATHER'S HOUSEA terrific tale of a father's devotion and its sad consequences. - The Bookseller on HER FATHER'S HOUSE As ever Belva envelopes many intriguing characters for a delightful profligacy of non-restrained emotions . . . an addictive page turner. - North Wales Chronicle on SIGHT OF THE STARS This is one book you won t be able to put down . . . be prepared for a thoroughly compelling read. - Woman s Weekly on FORTUNE'S HAND
Belva Plain's first novel, Evergreen, was published in 1978 and became an international bestseller. She has since entranced a worldwide audience with over twenty bestsellers. She lives in northern New Jersey.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340734803 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340734809 |
| Title | Red Leaves |
| Author | Belva Plain |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2008-12-11 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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