Homecoming

With unerring insight and emotional power Belva Plain in
her extraordinary novel tells the story of a family
divided and of the proud matriarch who takes a bold last
stand to unite her warring children in what may be their
last Homecoming. It is a crisp December day when Annette
Byrne walks to the end of her long curving driveway and
drops five sealed envelopes into the mailbox quickly
before second thoughts stay her hand. Shortly thereafter
with the holidays approaching her estranged family will be
gathered at her country estate for the first time in
years. The sons. . . two brothers embittered by a breach
of ethics honor and trust. The grandchildren. . . one
young couple on the verge of divorce; another lovingly
united against the parents who have tarnished their lives.
As the ill-fated meeting hurtles toward a bitter and
abrupt conclusion not even Annette Byrnes indomitable will
can heal the rift–until a shattering event alters the
landscape forever.