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Promises

By Belva Plain

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By Belva Plain

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Category: Suspense Romance

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Mass Market Paperback $7.99

Apr 07, 1997 | 464 Pages

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Mar 09, 2011 | 464 Pages

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Jul 05, 2000 | 180 Minutes

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    About Promises

    With her three children, beautiful home, and loving husband, Margaret Crane is a woman others would envy.  Adam’s job has cushioned them nicely over the years, and it should be a time of contentment, rewards, of new challenges together.  But lately Adam has been working too late, too hard, at the office. Margaret is sure it’s just the rumored takeover of his company–until she meets Randi, The Other Woman…

    Meanwhile, Nina, the orphaned cousin the Cranes raised as their own daughter, is reveling in New York.  She thinks she’s found Mr. Right in Keith, a brilliant investment banker.  But Keith has a secret he has not shared with Nina.  All he asks for is time…and patience.  And as Nina clings to stolen weekends with Keith, Margaret plays dutiful wife, trying to ignore warning signs of her own failing marriage.  A rift has developed between the two women who have loved each other as mother, daughter, friends.  Keith is not welcome in Margaret’s home.  And Nina herself is the other woman…

    About Promises

    With her three children, beautiful home, and loving husband, Margaret Crane is a woman others would envy.  Adam’s job has cushioned them nicely over the years, and it should be a time of contentment, rewards, of new challenges together.  But lately Adam has been working too late, too hard, at the office. Margaret is sure it’s just the rumored takeover of his company–until she meets Randi, The Other Woman…

    Meanwhile, Nina, the orphaned cousin the Cranes raised as their own daughter, is reveling in New York.  She thinks she’s found Mr. Right in Keith, a brilliant investment banker.  But Keith has a secret he has not shared with Nina.  All he asks for is time…and patience.  And as Nina clings to stolen weekends with Keith, Margaret plays dutiful wife, trying to ignore warning signs of her own failing marriage.  A rift has developed between the two women who have loved each other as mother, daughter, friends.  Keith is not welcome in Margaret’s home.  And Nina herself is the other woman…


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    About Promises

    From the bestselling author of The  Carousel and Daybreak  comes a stirring, timely story of adultery and its  impact on the American  family.

    Margaret and Adam Crane seem to have a near perfect  life–she’s a teacher, he’s a computer executive, and  together they are lovingly raising their own  children and Margaret’s orphaned niece. Then one day  the phone rings–and suddenly everything changes  forever as a woman from Adam’s university days  reappears in his life, and an old affair re-ignites. At  the same time, there are problems in Adam’s  workplace–a possible takeover and downsizing. The  reverberations from these two circumstances will touch  many lives and bring with them changes that no one  could have predicted.

    In  Promises, Belva Plain–as only she can  do–depicts the fraying fabric of family life in  the wake of extramarital affairs, while at the same  time celebrating the importance of strong and  nurturing family values. Dramatic, compelling, and  always exciting, Belva Plain’s storytelling talents  confirm her standing as the foremost chronicler of  family life today.


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    Crossroads
    The Sight of the Stars
    Her Father's House
    After the Fire
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    Heartwood
    Crossroads
    The Sight of the Stars
    Her Father's House
    After the Fire
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    About Belva Plain

    Belva Plain is the New York Times bestselling author of Evergreen, Random Winds, Eden Burning, Crescent City, The Golden Cup, Tapestry, Blessings, Harvest, Treasures, Whispers, Daybreak, The Carousel, Promises, Secrecy, Homecoming, Legacy of Silence, Fortune’s Hand, After the Fire, Looking… More about Belva Plain

    About Belva Plain

    Belva Plain is the New York Times bestselling author of Evergreen, Random Winds, Eden Burning, Crescent City, The Golden Cup, Tapestry, Blessings, Harvest, Treasures, Whispers, Daybreak, The Carousel, Promises, Secrecy, Homecoming, Legacy of Silence, Fortune’s Hand, After the Fire, Looking… More about Belva Plain

    About Belva Plain

    Belva Plain is the New York Times bestselling author of Evergreen, Random Winds, Eden Burning, Crescent City, The Golden Cup, Tapestry, Blessings, Harvest, Treasures, Whispers, Daybreak, The Carousel, Promises, Secrecy, Homecoming, Legacy of Silence, Fortune’s Hand, After the Fire, Looking… More about Belva Plain

    Product Details

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Dell
    Apr 07, 1997 | 464 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780440216872

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Dell
    Mar 09, 2011 | 464 Pages | ISBN 9780307789464

    Audiobook Download | $6.95
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jul 05, 2000 | 180 Minutes | ISBN 9780553752045

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    Praise

    "Belva Plain is in a class by herself."
    —The New York Times

    "An emotionally compelling novel."
    —Booklist

    "A superb storyteller…a talent worth remembering…Mrs. Plain’s novels are good stories well told."
    —Newark Star-Ledger

    "A brilliant portrayal…the author takes us once again into the soul of the American family." —Leader (Lovington, New Mexico.)

    "Belva Plain writes with authority and integrity."
    —San Francisco Chronicle

    "A consummate storyteller whose skills at bringing likable characters, turbulent events and moving emotional drama together in a fabulous story has never been better."
    — Rave Reviews

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