Heartwood

Heartwood by Belva Plain

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Laura is the daughter everyone wants - reliable, loving, kind, and loyal. But Laura's marriage is in trouble - her loving support of her brilliant, but weak husband, Robbie, is waning. She puts her own talents and gifts down to build him up. Her mother, Iris, a professor and her father, Theo - a doctor, will not understand if steadfast Laura allows her marriage to fail. Unknown to either woman, Theo holds a secret that could hurt either one. A book about 4 generations of women who learn to cope with disappointment, lost love, and the crises that life always seems to hand out.

Belva Plain's final novel - Mom and I will miss her writings of family and relationships.



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