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"Surprising, moving."
--Publishers Weekly
A selection of the Literary Guild and the Doubleday Book Club
--Publishers Weekly
A selection of the Literary Guild and the Doubleday Book Club
"From the Paperback edition.
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From bestselling author Belva Plain, who is often described as the consummatewriter about family, comes this novel about a haunting deception that reachesacross continents, oceans, and years. Simultaneous release with the DelacortePress hardcover.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Belva Plain has done it again!
14 Jun 1998
Format:Hardcover
Belva Plain has crafted a splendidly stunning story in her novel, "Legacy of Silence," which leaves one begging for more. Not since Sidney Sheldon's "The Other Side of Midnight" have I encountered a story that I could not put down. It has all the ingredients a family saga needs: Two strong woman characters, a plot that continually moves along and unfolds and a great amount of suspense which finally explodes. To reveal the plot in any great detail would be a mistake. "Legacy of Silence" is about deceit, lies and the means in which one can control the history of ones family. The characters of Caroline and Lore will remain with the reader long after the last page has been read. The New York Times once said of Belva Plain, "She is the queen of family sagas." Yes, she is!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I loved this book. I did not want it to end.
13 Jun 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Belva Plain made the characters come to life in this novel. I thought the ending was excellent. Lore was a very interesting character and Belva kept her doings a secret to the end. There was a lot of interesting history in this book, the second world war, the nazis, the persecuted Jews. It really gave you a feeling of what those years were like for some people. It was a very realistic story of what could have happened in those years. All of the emotions of life were displayed...death, birth, war, hate,love, loyalty, honesty, dishonesty and so on. Belva, hurry with another novel and I will be the first in line to buy it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
The book sways your emotions!
10 Nov 1998
Format:Paperback
The book spins the tale of a family of Jewish heritage. The heroine, Caroline, fled Eurpope to the US when she was merely a teenager. Having lost her parents and her lover, she accepted the offer of a marriage of convenience. The peace Caroline yearned for disappeared when her daugther,Eva found out the truth about her own father. The 'truth' was to haunt the family for many years before it finally came to light.
This book comes with dramas and twists. It has also not failed to invoke many conflicting emotions in me. We are supposed to love Caroline, the heroine, who was brave and strong, but yet, we can't love her totally, from the way she behaves towards her lawful husband. Joel seemed to be the perfect guy, totally devoted to his wife but yet he married another in total contrast of his late wife, 2 years after her death. And of course, the truth about Walter and Lore, after we've hated and loved them for nearly more than 3 quarters of the book....
This is definitely one of Belva Plain's better books.
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