beloved Storyteller Belva Plain Understands The Rich Tapestry Of The Human Heart Like No Other. Her Many Dazzling new York Times Bestsellers Probe The Shifting Bonds Of Marriage And Family With Insight, Compassion, And Uncommon Grace. And Her New Novel Is No Exception. A Tale Of Fathers And Daughters, Lovers And Families, Acts Of Love And Acts Of Betrayal, her Father’s House Is Belva Plain’s Most Powerful And Unforgettable Novel Yet.

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. Shall He Consider A Step That Would Force Him Into Flight And A Life Of Hiding?

from Her Earliest Years, Tina Is Exceptional, A Brilliant Student And A Joyous, Loving Spirit. At The University She Falls In Love With Gilbert, Who Graduates From Law School Just As She Is About To Enter Medical School. Together They Go To New York, Where She Learns The Truth About Her Family’s Past, A Truth That Must Change Her Regard For The Father Who Has Protected And Cherished Her. When A Terrible Lie Has Been Told Out Of Love, Can It Be Forgiven?

with Courage And Compassion, Belva Plain Paints A Moving Portrait Of The Choices That Shape The Course Of Our Lives, The Secrets That Haunt Us, And The Love That Helps Us Heal And Move On. It Is A Work Of Riveting Storytelling And Rare Emotional Power By One Of The Most Gifted Novelists Of Our Time.

with Her Latest Novel, Plain Delivers The Flowing Plot And Neatly Resolved Conflicts Her Fans Will Expect, But The Real Strength Of The Book Is That She Doesn't Make Tidy Moral Distinctions Between Her Villain And Hero. Young Donald Wolfe Is Steadily Building A Career With A Prestigious New York Law Firm When He Meets Lillian, A Glamorous Beauty With A Mysterious Past. Soon After They Marry, Donald Discovers That Lillian Is An Unfaithful Social Climber And That He Is Merely Her Stepping Stone To Greater Riches And Social Prestige. After A Brief, Miserable Marriage, Lillian Divorces Him While Carrying His Child. Soon After, Donald Kidnaps His Daughter, Assumes A False Identity, Flees New York And Lands On A Farm In The Georgia Foothills. In This Pastoral Setting, He Creates A Wholesome And Respectable Life For Himself And His Daughter. It Isn't Until The Child Is Nearly Twenty That She Discovers The Truth About Her Father's House, And Their Stable Existence Is Threatened. Plain's Exploration Of Good Characters Who Tell Desperate Lies And Bad Characters Who Conduct Genuine Acts Of Charity Will Keep The Reader Pleasantly Guessing.

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