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BELVA PLAIN

TREASURES

In her compelling new novel, Treasures. Belva Plain takes us once
again into the intimate lives of an unforgettable family and into the
very heart of the conflicts that beset our troubled times.

Where did it all go wrong? The Osbornes began at the bottom and
achieved stellar heights. They were determined to make their mark,
their mother might have kept the family going on simple spit and
spirit, but Connie and Eddy - bright, ambitious, eager-couldn't wait to
shed their shabby beginnings and seize everything life could offer.

Connie - a vibrant, innocent beauty - set out for Texas in the booming
70s. Her marriage to the scion of a comfortable Houston family seemed
a triumph, but it ended in shattering disillusion. The wealth and
power of her second husband swept her into the most dazzling circles of
New York society.

On Wall Street, Edd's uncanny knack for clever, lucrative deals sent
his personal stock soaring. His boyish good looks and
enthusiasm won entry and acceptance everywhere. He would become a
connoisseur and impassioned collector of all things elegant and
expensive. And when he finally decided to marry a beautiful blue
blood, his lack of social credentials would be no obstacle.

Only Lara, who had helped raise them, remained in the little Ohio town
where they'd all been born. Married to her high-school sweetheart, a
gifted inventor, her longing for children went unfulfilled until the
adoption of six-year-old Sue was followed by the birth of little Peggy,
and it seemed that she, too, had achieved her dream.

Where had it all gone wrong? Suddenly everything Connie possessed
stood between her and the deep, passionate love she craved. Fate and
her deep commitment to family had contrived to put everything Lara
cherished at peril. Addicted to risk at the highest level, Eddy had
committed reckless acts with chilling consequences that now threatened
to destroy them all. They had gone from exuberant innocence to the
brink of despair in a decade driven by the forces of unbridled
ambition. Now, as they approach the '90s, they must choose to stand
alone and watch their dreams die or work together to salvage what they
alone can treasure.

Belva Plain is the critically acclaimed author of the best-selling
novels Evergreen, Random Winds, Eden Burning, Crescent City, The Golden
Cup, Tapestry, Blessings, and Harvest

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