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Whispers : A Novel by Belva Plain (1994, Mass Market)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100440216745
ISBN-139780440216742
eBay Product ID (ePID)154950
Product Key Features
Book TitleWhispers : a Novel
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicContemporary Women, Sagas, Family Life, General
Publication Year1994
GenreFiction
AuthorBelva Plain
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight9 Oz
Item Length6.8 in
Item Width4.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Subtle and intelligent." -- West Coast Review Of Books. "Impeccably done" --Booklist. "By getting under the skin of each of her diverse characters, Plain delivers a story of considerable impact." --Publisher's Weekly., "Subtle and intelligent." -- West Coast Review Of Books . "Impeccably done" -- Booklist . "By getting under the skin of each of her diverse characters, Plain delivers a story of considerable impact." -- Publisher's Weekly .
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisRobert and Lynn Ferguson are a picture-perfect couplewith two beautiful daughters and a lovely home inan exclusive Connecticut community. Robert is onthe fast track of a major corporation. Lynn isdevoted to her family and good works. But in theFerguson's closed doors hide a painful secret Lynn mustkeep from the world-and her children-at anycost... Not even the Fergusons's best friends, Josie andBruce Lehman, know of Lynn's shame. Social workerJosie sees her bruises distrusts thetoo-ambitious, too perfect Robert, and suspects the real causeof the children's increasingly disturbed behavior.But not even Josie can pierce Lynn's wall ofsilence, a wall that will not crumble until Lynn isforced to face herself-and the truth-at last. BelvaPlain's searing novel of a family's heartbreak, awoman's courage, and a subject too often talkedabout only in 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 in the Ferguson's closed doors hide a painful secret Lynn must keep from the world-and her children-at any cost... Not even the Fergusons's best friends, Josie and Bruce Lehman, know of Lynn's shame. Social worker Josie sees her bruises distrusts the too-ambitious, too perfect Robert, and suspects the real cause of the children's increasingly disturbed behavior. But not even Josie can pierce Lynn's wall of silence, a wall that will not crumble until Lynn is forced to face herself-and the truth-at last. Belva Plain's searing novel of a family's heartbreak, a woman's courage, and a subject too often talked about only in whispers.
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