Belva Plain

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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 1978
  • Latest Book:
    February 2011
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About the Author

Belva Plain lived in New Jersey for twenty years with her husband, an opthalmologist, and children. After graduating from Barnard College she wrote several short stories for women's magazines, latr phasing herself out of writing in order to concentrate on her family.
Evergreen was her first novel when she returned to writing.

Belva Plain died in October

Full Series List in Order

Werner Family Saga

1 - Evergreen (Mar-1978)
2 - The Golden Cup (Sep-1986)
3 - Tapestry (Apr-1988)
4 - Harvest (Aug-1990)
5 - Heartwood (Feb-2011)

Book List in Order: 23 titles

  • Evergreen

    Werner Family Saga - 1

    FROM SHTETL TO MANSION--THE WONDERFULLY RICH EPIC OF A WOMAN'S LOVES, A FAMILY'S FORTUNES, AND A CENTURY'S HOPES AND TRAGEDIES Anna, born in hopeless poverty, survived the terrible tenements with one passionate conviction: she would never suffer ...

  • Random Winds

    From a quiet turn-of-the-century village in upstate New York to elegant house parties in the English countryside ... from the bedsides of the rural poor to the frenetic emergency room of a Manhattan hospital... from war-torn London to luxurious lover...

  • Eden Burning

    For Teresa Francis, a beautiful girl growing up in a magical island world of emerald waters, vast formal lawns, and great white mansions, St. Felice was heaven on earth. Until the moment she lost her innocence and was expelled from paradise--for beco...

  • Crescent City

    “Well written, fascinating, rich in plot and characters . . . presents [not only an interesting story, but] a portrait of the Jewish community in the 19th-century South.” -- Newark Sunday Star-LedgerShe was the exquisite daughter of a wealthy ...

  • The Golden Cup

    Werner Family Saga - 2

    In this magnificent return to the world of Evergreen, Henrietta Roth an extraordinary woman, fights to control her destiny; and three turbulent generations come vividly to life against a background of immigrant struggle, war, and passion. A master...

  • Tapestry

    Werner Family Saga - 3

    THE MAGNIFICENT SAGA BEGUN IN EVERGREEN CONTINUES Beginning in 1920, paralleling Hitler's rise to power, and encompassing World War II, Belva Plain's new novel weaves the threads of history into a brilliant tapestry. As vivid events plunge the wo...

  • Blessings

    At thirty-six Jennie Rakowsky's dreams were coming true. She was about to marry a wonderful man, her career as an attorney was skyrocketing, and she had never been more beautiful. And then the secret she had hidden for nineteen years threatened to sh...

  • Harvest

    Werner Family Saga - 4

    An unforgettable, novel yielding the fruit of hidden passions, corrosive secrets, and tragic rebellion that simultaneously shape and echo the fortunes of three generations. At the center of the storm are the beautiful Anna trying to undo the dama...

  • Treasures

    A story of family... the Osbornes -- two sisters  and a brother -- united by family ties but split  apart by different dreams. Lara, the happy young  wife, longs for the family that will make her life  whole. C...



  • Whispers

    Robert and Lynn Ferguson are a picture-perfect couple with two beautiful daughters and a lovely home in an exclusive, Connecticut community. Robert is on the fast track of a major corporation; Lynn is devoted to her family and good works. But the Fer...

  • Daybreak

    The doctor's office is cool, white, sterile. But the doctor's words are searing: blood tests prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Margaret and Arthur Crawfield's beloved, dying son is not their child. Now they must face Peter's death and the shock...

  • The Carousel

    In public, Oliver Grey is a devoted father, prominent public figure, humanitarian, and respected businessman. But in private, there's a much darker side to Oliver Grey; a side so dark that someone is driven to kill him...Though the Greys appear to b...

  • 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 Ada...

  • Secrecy

    First came the sin.  Then the lies.He was handsome, charming, irresistable, and an eighteen-year-old lady-killer, her uncle Cliff's stepson, Ted.  But in one terrible night he would shatter the life of fourteen-year-old Charlotte ...

  • Homecoming

    With unerring insight and emotional power, Belva Plain, in her extraordinary novel, tells the story of a family divided and of the proud matriarch who takes a bold last stand to unite her warring children in what may be their last Homecoming.It is a ...

  • Legacy of Silence

    In Legacy of Silence, New York Times bestselling author Belva Plain creates an unforgettable story of a remarkable family -- and a deception that reaches across continents, oceans, and generations.   Caroline Hartzinger flees wartime Europe with...

  • Fortune's Hand

    HE LED A CHARMED LIFE UNTIL HE WANTED MORE. Robb MacDaniel was an idealistic young teacher engaged to his high school sweetheart--when a sudden windfall, tragically earned, offered him the opportunity to go to law school and pursue a brilliant car...

  • After the Fire

    In her stunning new novel, New York Times bestselling author Belva Plain penetrates a shattered marriage to explore one of the most provocative issues of our time. Once again Plain proves herself the writer who sets the standard for family stories in...

  • Looking Back

    They met at school and have been inseparable ever since: Cecile, confident, elegant daughter of privilege; Norma, extraordinarily gifted and sadly troubled; and beautiful, ambitious Amanda, determined to rise above her humble southern beginnings. Two...



  • Her Father's House

    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 hea...

  • The Sight of the Stars

    New York Times bestselling author Belva Plain beguiles us once again with a novel that explores the bonds that sustain families -- and the lies that can shatter them forever. Sweeping through the pivotal events of twentieth-century America, The Sigh...

  • Crossroads

    No one explores the rich tapestry of the human heart as Belva Plain does. Her more than twenty New York Times bestsellers have captivated readers and garnered legions of devoted fans. Now Plain dazzles us once again with a new novel of rare eloquence...

  • Heartwood

    Werner Family Saga - 5

    Few authors have understood the tender intricacies of relationships better than the incomparable Belva Plain. For three decades her deeply moving epics have captivated the hearts and imaginations of readers everywhere. Now, in her final novel, she co...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Belva Plain has published 23 books.

Belva Plain does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Heartwood, was published in February 2011.

The first book by Belva Plain, Evergreen, was published in March 1978.

Yes. Belva Plain has 1 series.
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