Harvest, Belva Plain
Harvest, Belva Plain
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Harvest

Author: Belva Plain

Narrator: Joyce Bean

Unabridged: 11 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 02/26/2010


Synopsis

Harvest continues the story of the family of the wealthy Paul Werner, last met in Tapestry, also available by Brilliance Audio. The novel centers around Iris, the daughter of the beautiful passionate Anna from a secret love affair with Paul Werner. During the turbulent 60s, Iris and Theo's fragile marriage begins to falter, while their son Steve, a student at a midwestern university, comes under the say of the charismatic and radical son of Paul Werner's niece, Meg. It is in these already difficult times that Steve unwittingly starts a chain of events that throws the family into emotional chaos. Paul, consumed by a lifelong secret he will never divulge - that of Iris' true parentage - helps this trouble family, and in so doing is finally able to find happiness for himself.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Judy

I like the way each subsequent book is written to overlap the others and is from the viewpoint of a different family member. Enjoyable......more

Goodreads review by Justine

This was ok, but nothing compared to the first three. Things that were supposedly resolved earlier became issues again, almost as if the author couldn't figure out what to do with the characters anymore and had to revisit old problems. I dunno, it just didn't have the same magic as the first three w......more

Goodreads review by Vivien

Fabulous continuation of the Jewish American family saga. This book predominantly about Theo and Iris and Paul Werner Interesting times as America enters the Vietnam war. Highly recommend providing the saga is read in sequence.......more

Goodreads review by Chris

The 4th in the family saga, which intertwines the lives of the two families set in the turbulent 1960's. The oldest generation still holds onto their pre-WWII perspective of how one should live their life and the youngest finding their way in the world rebelling against the norms and the Vietnam wor......more