Heartwood : a novel

Label

Heartwood : a novel

Title remainder

a novel

Statement of responsibility

Belva Plain.

Creator

• Plain, Belva.

Subject

• Domestic fiction.
• New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
• Jewish women -- Fiction.
• Jewish families -- Fiction.
• Large type books

Genre

• Fiction.
• Large type books
• Domestic fiction.

Language

eng

Summary

Though Iris Stern considers herself a modern woman, with a successful academic career and a happy marriage, she still holds steadfast to her old-fashioned sensibilities. But as the mother of three adult children, each with their own lives and burdens to bear, she often finds those sensibilities called into question when confronted with the choices her children have made

Subject

• Domestic fiction
• Adult children -- Family relationships
• New York City
• Stern family
• Family secrets -- New York City
• Women's lives and relationships
• Options, alternatives, choices
• Jewish women -- New York City
• Jewish families

Genre

• Domestic fiction
• Women's lives and relationships

Story line

• Character-driven

Tone

• Moving

Character

• Relatable

Cataloging source

BTCTA

Dewey number

813/.54

Index

no index present

LC call number

PS3566.L254

LC item number

H43 2011b

Literary form

fiction

Target audience

adult