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In her compelling new novel, TREASURES, Belva Plain takes us once again intot he 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 Osbournes began at the bottom and achieved stellar heights. They were determined to make their mark. Their mother might have kept the family going to simply spit and sprirt, 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 our for Texas in the booming '70s. Her marraige to the scion of a comfortable Houston family seemed a triumph, but it ended in shattering dillusion. The wealth and power of her second husband swept her into the most dazzling circles of New York society.
On Wall Street, Eddy'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 connoiseur 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 Ohion town where they'd all been born. Married to her highschool 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? Suddently 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 commited 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 savage what they alone can treasure.
Where did it all go wrong? The Osbournes began at the bottom and achieved stellar heights. They were determined to make their mark. Their mother might have kept the family going to simply spit and sprirt, 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 our for Texas in the booming '70s. Her marraige to the scion of a comfortable Houston family seemed a triumph, but it ended in shattering dillusion. The wealth and power of her second husband swept her into the most dazzling circles of New York society.
On Wall Street, Eddy'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 connoiseur 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 Ohion town where they'd all been born. Married to her highschool 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? Suddently 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 commited 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 savage what they alone can treasure.
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