by Belva Plain
“I hope so.” Iris had to blink away tears of her own. She leaned in to kiss her daughter on the cheek. She was so beautiful, this child of hers. The sad look was gone from her eyes, and she was glowing again.
Iris turned to Laura’s companion. “Nick,” she said. “Welcome. Come on in.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
BELVA PLAIN is the New York Times bestselling author of Evergreen, Random Winds, Eden Burning, Crescent City, The Golden Cup, Tapestry, Blessings, Harvest, Treasures, Whispers, Daybreak, The Carousel, Promises, Secrecy, Homecoming, Legacy of Silence, Fortune’s Hand, After the Fire, Looking Back, Her Father’s House, The Sight of the Stars, and Crossroads. A Barnard College graduate who majored in history, Belva Plain lived in Millburn, New Jersey, where she and her husband raised three children. She died in 2010.