Heartwood [Large Print] - Hardcover

Belva Plain

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1611292107 ISBN 13: 9781611292107

Publisher: Delacourt Press/Random House, 2011

Synopsis

Though Iris Stern considers herself a modern woman, with a successful academic career and a happy marriage, she still holds steadfast to her old-fashioned sensibilities. But as the mother of three adult children, each with their own lives and burdens to bear, she often finds those sensibilities called into question when confronted with the choices her children have made. For one of Iris's daughters, it's the choice of a fresh start in New York City--and a last chance to save her troubled marriage. While Laura and Robbie cope with an impending separation and its effect on Iris's young granddaughter, Iris herself must come to grips with the discovery of a long-held family secret. But it's an emotional parting of another kind that looms most prominently on Iris's horizon -- as neither her beloved husband, nor the solidity of her own marriage is immune to the ravages of time. Through separations and reunions, the changes we cannot avoid and the love that sustains, Iris will weather whatever lies ahead with a faith that cannot be shaken. Like the inmost rings of a tree that abide through the generations, she will be as strong as heartwood.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delacourt Press/Random House
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1611292107
• ISBN 13: 9781611292107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 499