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Finished a cute little read by Belva Plain titled "Heartwood." Set in the 1980's it features a family of parents and grown children who have made some interesting choices for their lives in that time frame. The only daughter has become a Martha Stewart type who out of desperation to keep the family's finances afloat has had to make a living the only way she knows how. Cooking and creating. Her husband keeps getting side tracked from finishing his doctorate program and can't seem to stay on track with his chosen career. The changes have caused a rift between she and her husband and also with her mother. Probably not one of Belva's best novels. Okay, but not a five star read.

Looking forward to two days off! Will be awhile before that happens again so I hope to take advantage of it. Still have to finish my stained glass project.

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Just finished "Crossroads" by Belva Plain. Once again, a very good story teller only this time from good old USA. Her subjects were the very rich but drab Gwen and the very gorgeous but poor Jewel. Both suffer from jealousy and spend years hating each other for what they don't have and they other does. Gwen marries for love but poor and Jewel eventually gets her rich man only to discover that he's in love with her hated nemesis, Gwen. Oh, what a tangled web! Too bad they wasted so many years on such pettiness as they would end up learning in a very bad way. Quick and interesting read.