Legacy of Silence

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Summary: Belva Plain has done it again!
Review: Belva Plain has crafted a splendidly stunning story in her novel, "Legacy of Silence" which leaves one begging for more. Not since Sidney Sheldon's "The Other Side of Midnight" have I encountered a story that I could not put down. It has all the ingredients a family saga needs: Two strong woman characters, a plot that continually moves along and unfolds and a great amount of suspense which finally explodes. To reveal the plot in any great detail would be a mistake. "Legacy of Silence" is about deceit, lies and the means in which one can control the history of ones family. The characters of Caroline and Lore will remain with the reader long after the last page has been read. The New York Times once said of Belva Plain, "She is the queen of family sagas" Yes, she is!

Rating:
Summary: Belva Plain has done it again!
Review: Belva Plain has crafted a splendidly stunning story in her novel, "Legacy of Silence" which leaves one begging for more. Not since Sidney Sheldon's "The Other Side of Midnight" have I encountered a story that I could not put down. It has all the ingredients a family saga needs: Two strong woman characters, a plot that continually moves along and unfolds and a great amount of suspense which finally explodes. To reveal the plot in any great detail would be a mistake. "Legacy of Silence" is about deceit, lies and the means in which one can control the history of ones family. The characters of Caroline and Lore will remain with the reader long after the last page has been read. The New York Times once said of Belva Plain, "She is the queen of family sagas" Yes, she is!

Rating:
Summary: Belva Plain has done it again!
Review: Belva Plain has crafted a splendidly stunning story in her novel, "Legacy of Silence," which leaves one begging for more. Not since Sidney Sheldon's "The Other Side of Midnight" have I encountered a story that I could not put down. It has all the ingredients a family saga needs: Two strong woman characters, a plot that continually moves along and unfolds and a great amount of suspense which finally explodes. To reveal the plot in any great detail would be a mistake. "Legacy of Silence" is about deceit, lies and the means in which one can control the history of ones family. The characters of Caroline and Lore will remain with the reader long after the last page has been read. The New York Times once said of Belva Plain, "She is the queen of family sagas." Yes, she is!

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Summary: Beautiful Book!
Review: Belva Plain knows how to capture your attention right from the start. Her characters are perfect and the story is one you won't want to put down. Endings can be disappointing in many books, but not in this one. Right to the end, you will be surprised and captivated. Bravo, Belva!

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Summary: I loved this book. I did not want it to end.
Review: Belva Plain made the characters come to life in this novel. I thought the ending was excellent. Lore was a very interesting character and Belva kept her doings a secret to the end. There was a lot of interesting history in this book, the second world war, the nazis, the persecuted Jews. It really gave you a feeling of what those years were like for some people. It was a very realistic story of what could have happened in those years. All of the emotions of life were displayed...death, birth, war, hate,love, loyalty, honesty, dishonesty and so on. Belva, hurry with another novel and I will be the first in line to buy it.

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Summary: One of the best novel's Belva Plain has written.
Review: Belva Plain's Legacy of Silence held me in suspense. I felt at times that the deceit, lies, and betrayals hit close to home. Never in all the years that I have read novels by Belva Plain did this touch the social woes that families go through. Thank you for a novel well done.

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Summary: Belva Plain does it again. Does not disappoint.
Review: From the moment I started reading page one, I knew this book would be one that I couldn't put down. The fact that I had so much to do and was able to finish it in three days, is typical of Belva Plain's writing. I have read everyone of her books, as they come out and only hope she keeps them coming. I was a little bewildered as to where the the duplicity was to be, but when you get to the last few chapters, everything comes together. What an awful time for these people.

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Summary: inacurate
Review: I was disappointed! I do not want to spoil the book for future readers, but the plot does not ring true. All I can say is that the depth of the sibling rivalry is not revealed until the siblings are both dead. If there was that great a trauma, surely the reader should have had some inkling of it in the first 375 or so pages!

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Summary: Where's the family conflict?
Review: I was disappointed! I do not want to spoil the book for future readers, but the plot does not ring true. All I can say is that the depth of the sibling rivalry is not revealed until the siblings are both dead. If there was that great a trauma, surely the reader should have had some inkling of it in the first 375 or so pages!

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Summary: inacurate
Review: I was dissapointed with the akward style of writing of this book. Also found some glaring errors. Vic. there were no car radios in 1938 (unless in Mercedes, perhaps.) German gentiles could not emigrate, specially men of army age.Most gentiles married to Jews tried to hide them underground during the war, with varying success. But immigration for them was impossible after 1936.