She was the exquisite daughter of a wealthy Jewish merchant. From a charmed girlhood in opulent New Orleans, she would be swept into the cataclysm of the Civil War. Forced to choose between her duties as a Southern wife and mother and her love for a forbidden man, a forbidden cause, Miriam Raphael is at the center of the whirlwind in a spellbinding novel of divided loyalties and divided hearts.
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"Rich, colorful, and compelling."—John Barkham Reviews.
"Belva Plain doesn't know how not to write a best-seller."—Newsday.
"Belva Plain doesn't know how not to write a best-seller."—Newsday.
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She was the exquisite daughter of a wealthy Jewish merchant. From a charmed girlhood in opulent New Orleans, she would be swept into the cataclysm of the Civil War. Forced to choose between her duties as a Southern wife and mother and her love for a forbidden man, a forbidden cause, Miriam Raphael is at the center of the whirlwind in a spellbinding novel of divided loyalties and divided hearts.
"Rich, colorful, and compelling." -- John Barkham Reviews.
"Belva Plain doesn't know how not to write a best-seller." -- Newsday.
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By Jackie Lombardi (Ohio, America) - See all my reviews
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This book swept me into the passion, politics, and struggles of the Civil War era. What amazed me about this book, page after page, was Belva Plain's vivid choice of words. I felt moved by every scene, however significant, through the book. Belva knows her characters intimately and draws you into their hearts. I read paragraphs over and over again because I was so moved by Belva's ability to bring the 1800's South to life and the emotions of love, commitment, duty, religion, and heritage. This is a book that will be cherished on my shelf forever and I will surely re-read when I want to escape to power that it offers.
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I found this book to be extremely poignant, with well defined, strong convictions, right or wrong. Family loyalties in the face of extreme differing opinions.. overcomed inner strugles.. unfulfilled affairs of the heart.. the whole gamut of what makes a readable story with heart pounding and mind absorbing.. I will make a point of reading more of Ms Plain's books.
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Not that great....,
By ShayShay (Warner Robins, GA) - See all my reviews
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Belva Plain has created a story that is historically accurate and completely believable as you are reading it....but there is something that she just fails to capture in writing this book. As you are reading it you are not drawn to the characters and they really aren't deep characters at all but rather shallow and superficial. The plot, while interesting, is not a page turner and it is mostly concentrated on the love aspect. Also the ending in my opinion was rather disappointing.
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Toward evening of a spring Saturday in the year 1835, a traveling berlin made a sudden appearance at the crest of a rise above the village of Gruenwald-midway between the Bavarian Alps and the city of Wurzburg in the province of Franconia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, Marie Claire, New York, Aunt Emma, Miss Miriam, Eugene Mendes, Beau Jardin, Gabriel Carvalho, Lambert Labouisse, Sylvain Labouisse, United States, Judah Touro, Aunt Dinah, Miss Eulalie, David Raphael, Judah Benjamin, M'sieu David, Henry de Rivera, Belva Plain, Charles Hotel, Chartres Street, Ferdinand Raphael, Gershom Kursheedt, Jenny Lind, King Charles New!
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Toward evening of a spring Saturday in the year 1835, a traveling berlin made a sudden appearance at the crest of a rise above the village of Gruenwald-midway between the Bavarian Alps and the city of Wurzburg in the province of Franconia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, Marie Claire, New York, Aunt Emma, Miss Miriam, Eugene Mendes, Beau Jardin, Gabriel Carvalho, Lambert Labouisse, Sylvain Labouisse, United States, Judah Touro, Aunt Dinah, Miss Eulalie, David Raphael, Judah Benjamin, M'sieu David, Henry de Rivera, Belva Plain, Charles Hotel, Chartres Street, Ferdinand Raphael, Gershom Kursheedt, Jenny Lind, King Charles New!
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- Thank You! (Miniature Pop Up Book) by Running Press on page 220
- Mardi Gras (Ldp Thrillers) (French Edition) by S. Brown on page 294
- Marie Claire (French Edition) by Marguerite Audoux on page 183
- After the Fire by Belva Plain on 4 pages
- Looking Back by Belva Plain in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Broken Silences: Interviews with Black and White Women Writers by Shirley M. Jordan on page 66, page 69, and page 74
- Fortune's Hand by Belva Plain in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Tapestry by Belva Plain in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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