Harvest - Werner Family Saga, Bk 4 Author:Belva Plain The crowning volume of the magnificent Werner family saga that began in "Evergeen" and continued through "The Golden Cup" and "Tapestry" bring old friends into new times and introduces us to new friend we will come to know and cherish. — The novel centers around Iris, the daughter of the beautiful passionate Anna. Du... more »ring 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.
Iris and Theo Stern seemed to have it all: a secure marriage, four attractive children, a beautiful house filled with lovely things as well as the respect that came with Theo's work as one of the country's top surgeons. But one outsider, Paul Werner, knew better. Watching over them with anguish, he knew of Iris's frustrations, Theo's wandering eye and affections. He saw their eldest son, Steve, bright and sensitive, beginning to rebel against the values and beliefs of his family. But above all he knew the secret that lay buried at the heart of the Sterns' seeming security and happiness. The secret that could destroy everything ...
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 troubled family, and in so doing is finally able to find happiness for himself.« less