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Homecoming
Homecoming
Author: Belva Plain
ISBN-13: 9781568655147
ISBN-10: 1568655142
Publication Date: 1996
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell
Book Type: Hardcover
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24 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

countrylane avatar reviewed Homecoming on + 81 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
You won't put this one down until the very end: A wealthy, aging matriarch walks to the end of her lane and drops five sealed envelopes in to the mailbox. Thus begins the tale of a family alienated and embittered by past events. You will fall in love with this old gal, but her family is mess. They are brought together in an ill fated meeting that will have you up all night until you reach the shattering conclusion! One of this author's best, in my opinion!
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Helpful Score: 1
A story of a mother's attempt to reunite her family after the storms of life have split them apart. Written by a real master.
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One of my favorite Belva Plain stories. A wonderful holiday time book that deals with the love of a family and the stiches the ty and bind.
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This book is very good about a divided family being united.
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Good read--Belva at her best.A story of family reunited.
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Kept my interest. A family saga story where estranged family members reunite...
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This was an interesting book, and took the approach of trying to reunite a family torn to peices.
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Good, quick read. I enjoy Belva Plain books.
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Lovely story
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Enjoyable good read lovely ending
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a novel of a family devided and the proud matriarch who takes a bold stand to unite her children in what mat be their last homecoming.
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great; read it in one day
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Very interesting family story -- a divided family! Fast and easy
reading -- excellent characters - realistic people. Bigger print
than some paperbacks. Enjoyable summer/fall reading.
emeraldfire avatar reviewed Homecoming on
A woman's children are at odds with each other and she tries to trick them and her grandchildren to come home for the last time. What she can't control is their reaction to each other when they come home.

I thought this book was a very easy read and I loved it. I give it an A+! I would recommend to readers who like books about families.
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Very good, fast read.
glbirch avatar reviewed Homecoming on + 205 more book reviews
Very enjoyable, quick read. A heartwarming story about family divisions and reconciliation by a great author.
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A beautiful, heartrending story of healing, love, and forgiveness.
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from front flap-----a tunning novel of a family divided and the matriarch who takes a bold last stand to unite her warring children in what may be their last---------
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A good read about family dynamics.
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Very quick read. Easy and simple!
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Large Print book. The matriach of an estranged family invites them all to a holiday celebration.
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From back cover:
It is a crisp December day when Annette Byrne walks to the end of her long, curving driveway and drops five sealed envelopes into the mailbox. Quickly. Before second thoughts stay her hand. Shortly thereafter, with the holidays approaching, her estranged family will be gathered at her country estate for the first time in years.
The sons...two brothers embittered by a breach of ethics, honor, and trust. The grandchildren...one young couple on the verge of divorce; another, lovingly united against the parents who have tarnished their lives. As the ill-fated meeting hurtles toward a bitter and adrupt conclusion, not even Annette Byrne's indomitable will can heal the rift--until a shattering event alters the landscape forever.
SuperHK avatar reviewed Homecoming on + 27 more book reviews
From the back cover: "It is a crisp December day when Annette Byrne walks to the end of her long, curving driveway and drops five sealed envelopes into the mailbox. Quickly. Before seocnd thoughts stay her hand. Shortly thereafter, with the holidays approaching, her estranged family will be gathered at her country estate for the first time in years.
The sons...two brothers embittered by a breach of ethics, honor, and trust. The grandchildren...one young couple on the verge of divorce; another, lovingly united against the parents who have tarnished their lives. As the ill-fated meeting hurtles toward a bitter and abrupt conclusion, not even Annette Byrne's indomitable will can heal the rift--until a shattering event alters the landscape forever."
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Picked this one up at a garage sale and never read it...it looks intersting. a family divided, coming together for reconsiliation...