Martin Farrell, born with the twentieth century, was the son of a backwoods doctor. He had seen his father work himself to an exhausted standstill and die penniless but beloved by all whom he had served so devotedly. The same spirit of dedication burned in him, the same fate might well have been his, if luck and exceptional abilities had not led him into the new and adventurous field of brain surgery. From then on it was a hard uphill fight all the way to international fame; his path strangely crisscrossed by the destinies of two remarkable women: the beautiful and talented Mary Fern, whose haunting presence he could never exile form his mind; and her hunchback sister Jessie, whose restless intelligence and fierce courage more than redeemed the deficiencies of her body. The world of international medicine has never been evoked more vividly, nor has a more poignant love story been acted out against this background.

Random Winds

Literature & Fiction

PLAIN, BELVA

Contemporary

DELACORTE PRESS

A novel from the author of "Evergreen" and "The Golden Cup". Paul Werner, married to his childhood sweetheart, Marian, has reached the pinnacle of social and financial success. But Paul yearns for the love of Anna - a once-in-a-lifetime love.

Tapestry

Collins

The towering modern classic of passion and  ambition that forever changed the way we see the  courageous immigrants who came to America's shores -- the  story of Anna Friedman transfixes us with the  turbulent emotions of a woman and her family touched  by war, tragedy, and the devastating secrets of one  forbidden love... bittersweet and evergreen.

evergreen

Genre Fiction

DELL PAPERBACK

When the island of St. Felice is swept by violence, the destiny of its wealthiest family, the owners of the estate Eleuthera, hangs in the balance

Eden Burning

Romance

Historical

Fontana

She was the exquisite daughter of a wealthy  Jewish merchant. From a charmed girlhood in opulent New  Orleans, she would be swept into the cataclysm of  the Civil War. Forced to choose between her duties  as a Southern wife and mother and her love for a  forbidden man, a forbidden cause, Miriam Raphael is  at the center of the whirlwind in a spellbinding  novel of divided loyalties and divided hearts.

Crescent City

Fontana/Collins

tapestry

Dell

The Golden Cup & Tapestry Omnibus

GRAFTON

Treasures

Dell Publishing

In public, Oliver Grey is a devoted father, prominent public figure, humanitarian, and respected businessman.  But in private, there's a much darker side to Oliver Grey; a side so dark that someone is driven to kill him...Though the Greys appear to be an enviable upper class family, they are not without problems.  Ian, the older son, is a womanizer and compulsive gambler; Clive, the younger son, is an odd man barely five feet tall with no life outside his work as an accountant; and Amanda, Oliver's niece, whom he raised after her parents died in a plane crash, has been twice divorced and has had a difficult life. Dan, Amanda's brother, is the only Grey who appears to have no problems—except with his six-year-old daughter Caroline, whose behavior reminds him more and more of his troubled sister Amanda.The trouble had started with Oliver Grey's decision to divide his nationally known business, Grey's Food, among Ian, Clive, and Dan.  Amanda, bitter about being left out of the business, arrives from California to straighten out her financial holdings in the company.  On a visit to Ellen, Dan's wife, Amanda sees a silver carousel much like the one Oliver gave her when she was a child.  Ellen says the carousel was a gift to Caroline from Oliver.  Amanda breaks down and tells Ellen that Oliver had given her the carousel to keep her from telling the truth about the unspeakable things he had done to her.  Ellen, horrified by this revelation, finally understands why her daughter has been acting so strangely and why a therapist had raised the possibility that Caroline may have been sexually abused.  Ellen goes to Oliver Grey's home that evening to confront him.  And when she leaves he is dead.Belva Plain breaks new ground in this stunning new novel.  A family drama with a strong strain of mystery, The Carousel confirms her standing as one of today's most compelling and popular writers.

The Carousel

Hodder&Stoughton Ltd

General FictionLarge Print EditionA must purchase for all public libraries. Booklist* A New York Times Bestseller* A Literary Guild Main Selection* A Doubleday Book Club Main SelectionMargaret Crane has been the perfect wife, mother and teacher for nearly two decades. The Cranes were, in fact, the quintessentially happy, middle-class family. But when her husband suddenly leaves her for another woman, the fabric of Margarets life and that of her children is shattered. Emotionally distraught and fragile herself, Margaret must find a way to guide her children through the destuction of their family.

Promises

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