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Mar 09, 2011 | ISBN 9780307789464 Buy
Jul 05, 2000 | 176 Minutes Buy
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Mar 09, 2011 | ISBN 9780307789464
Jul 05, 2000 | ISBN 9780553752045
176 Minutes
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…
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.
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
"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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