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Belva Plain's many New York Times best-selling novels, including Promises, are beloved by her fans for their ability to convey bittersweet tales of the heart. Looking Back follows the intertwined lives of three bright young women. Cecile is a beautiful child of privilege; Amanda is ambitious but poor; Norma is the academic star, yet the least self-assured. They are inseparable at college. And when the three classmates graduate and move into careers and marriage, they remain close. But, secretly, one of them will begin a relationship that undermines their trust and alters the course of each life it touches.
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Crossroads
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- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 13
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Beginning in 1920 and paralleling Hitler’s rise to power, this compelling story revolves around wealthy Paul Werner and interweaves a myriad of other characters as he quests for ultimate happiness and contentment. You will meet an unforgettable American family as they struggle with birth, death, murder, illicit passion, and great tragedy – and one man who must fight his own war against evil. Belva Plain pulls together the many life-threads entwined with Werner's to form a magnificent tapestry.
By: Belva Plain
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Home Coming
- By: Belva Plain
- Narrated by: Lindsay Crouse
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 695
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 560
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 553
Belva Plain captured readers' hearts with her first novel, Evergreen, which Delacorte published more than 30 years ago. It topped the New York Times best-seller list for 41 weeks and aired as an NBC-TV miniseries. In total, more than 20 of her books have been New York Times best sellers. Today 30 million copies of her books are in print.
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5 out of 5 stars
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absolutely the best
- By Phillip on 11-30-04
By: Belva Plain
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Her Father's House
- By: Belva Plain
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4 out of 5 stars 20
It is the spring of 1968 when Donald Wolfe, a young graduate of a Midwestern law school, arrives in New York. Filled with ambition and idealism, he is dazzled not only by the big city, but by the vivacious, restless Lillian, whom he marries in the heat of infatuation. Surely theirs is no marriage made in heaven, but they have a child, Tina, and she is the love of Donald’s heart. For her he would give up everything - his home, his distinguished career, and his freedom. When his flawed marriage begins to fail, a choice must be made.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narrator Awful!
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By: Belva Plain
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Fortune's Hand
- By: Belva Plain
- Narrated by: Ken Howard
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
Robb MacDaniel, a schoolteacher with noble intentions, comes into a little money, enabling him to go to law school. Upon graduation, he goes to work for a fine, honorable firm, and marries the daughter of the senior partner, leaving behind the hometown girl he had planned to wed. From then on, his career brings enormous successes but then takes a shocking turn that changes his life, the life of his family, and reverberates into the next generation.
By: Belva Plain
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Promises
- By: Belva Plain
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 9
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 9
Margaret and Adam Crane are happy with their professional careers, their three young children, and their home. But when a woman from Adam's past suddenly appears, she ignites desires that threaten to consume the very fabric of his marriage. In the resulting emotional and financial chaos, Margaret and the children must resist ending up as the casualties of Adam’s adultery.
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1 out of 5 stars
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narration was horrible!
- By Tanya on 10-09-19
By: Belva Plain
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Crossroads
- By: Belva Plain
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Cassie Wright never saw it coming. As owner of Wright Glassworks, the foremost company in a thriving New England town, Cassie's life was quiet, focused on her work and home until a tragic accident turns her carefully ordered world upside down. For there is a surviving child to think about, and Cassie must take in one-year-old Gwen, who has no one else to care for her. As the years pass, Cassie will raise Gwen as her own, and a little girl who lost everything will flourish in a world of privilege and opportunity.
By: Belva Plain
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Tapestry
- By: Belva Plain
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14
Beginning in 1920 and paralleling Hitler’s rise to power, this compelling story revolves around wealthy Paul Werner and interweaves a myriad of other characters as he quests for ultimate happiness and contentment. You will meet an unforgettable American family as they struggle with birth, death, murder, illicit passion, and great tragedy – and one man who must fight his own war against evil. Belva Plain pulls together the many life-threads entwined with Werner's to form a magnificent tapestry.
By: Belva Plain
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Home Coming
- By: Belva Plain
- Narrated by: Lindsay Crouse
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 695
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 560
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 553
Belva Plain captured readers' hearts with her first novel, Evergreen, which Delacorte published more than 30 years ago. It topped the New York Times best-seller list for 41 weeks and aired as an NBC-TV miniseries. In total, more than 20 of her books have been New York Times best sellers. Today 30 million copies of her books are in print.
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5 out of 5 stars
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absolutely the best
- By Phillip on 11-30-04
By: Belva Plain
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Her Father's House
- By: Belva Plain
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4 out of 5 stars 20
It is the spring of 1968 when Donald Wolfe, a young graduate of a Midwestern law school, arrives in New York. Filled with ambition and idealism, he is dazzled not only by the big city, but by the vivacious, restless Lillian, whom he marries in the heat of infatuation. Surely theirs is no marriage made in heaven, but they have a child, Tina, and she is the love of Donald’s heart. For her he would give up everything - his home, his distinguished career, and his freedom. When his flawed marriage begins to fail, a choice must be made.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narrator Awful!
- By Penny on 10-09-04
By: Belva Plain
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Fortune's Hand
- By: Belva Plain
- Narrated by: Ken Howard
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
Robb MacDaniel, a schoolteacher with noble intentions, comes into a little money, enabling him to go to law school. Upon graduation, he goes to work for a fine, honorable firm, and marries the daughter of the senior partner, leaving behind the hometown girl he had planned to wed. From then on, his career brings enormous successes but then takes a shocking turn that changes his life, the life of his family, and reverberates into the next generation.
By: Belva Plain
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