This story is the struggles of immigration and the heroic individuals that came to America to make their fortunes. It is a warm story of continuing love which is richly written with fine details which are vivid and memorable.

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This is the first Belva Plain book I have ever read. I enjoyed it very much and I plan on reading her other books too. The story moved very quickly but it did start to get long towards the end. All in all though the story and all the family members were interesting. I liked how each chapter was from the viewpoint of a different family member--I esp. liked Anna's chapters. They all dealt with a lot of hardships over the years. The ending made me a little teary eyed.

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A wonderful book by Belva Plain that follows the life of an immigrant woman's loves, family fortunes and a century's hopes and tragedies.

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Excellent book. Generational book about a Jewish family.

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Yearning for a better life, Anna Friedman fled Poland for New York at the turn of the century. Finding work as a maid for the Werner family, Anna discovers an elegance beyond her dreams - and the passion of Paul Werner, a man beyond her reach, even when she is in his arms. But it is Joseph Friedman she marries. And through an act of illicit passion that will haunt her through all her days, Anna lifts Joseph from poverty to a wealth on which the Friedman dynasyt would be based on for generations.

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