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Title | : | Blessings |
Author | : | Belva Plain |
Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 393 pages |
Published | : | September 15th 2010 by Dell (first published July 1st 1989) |
Categories | : | Fiction. Romance. Contemporary Romance |

Belva Plain
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 393 pages Rating: 3.91 | 2674 Users | 49 Reviews
Description During Books Blessings
At thirty-six Jennie Rakowsky's dreams were coming true. She was about to marry a wonderful man, her career as a lawyer was skyrocketing, and she had never been more beautiful. Then the secret she had hidden for nineteen years threatened to shatter it all.From growing up as a child of impoverished Holocaust survivors to discovering the glittering exclusive world of America's Jewish aristocracy, Jennie had learned how important family and heritage could be. Now she had to discover the values that went deeper still ... and the ties that entwine the heart with the richest love of all.
Present Books As Blessings
Original Title: | Blessings |
ISBN: | 0440243254 (ISBN13: 9780440243250) |
Edition Language: | English |
Rating Out Of Books Blessings
Ratings: 3.91 From 2674 Users | 49 ReviewsJudge Out Of Books Blessings
Honesty is always the best policy, no matter the outcome. Secrets always come out no matter how hard you work to keep them hidden. It was an ok book, I wasn't invested in the lead character, too whiny for me.Jennie Rakowsky had a daughter out of wedlock as a young college student. Unwilling to consider abortion, she went to a home for unwed mothers, had the baby and immediately gave her up for adoption. She then moved forward with her life, putting this difficult time behind her. Now, almost 20 years later she is a successful lawyer and advocate of women's rights and is engaged to be married. Out of the blue she receives a phone call from an agency stating that her daughter would like very much to
Blessings did not push me to the edge of my seat but after more than a decade of having read it, I can still remember some scenarios from the book just because they happen in real life. Belva Plain certainly knows the emotional anatomy of a woman - how clingy to family a woman can get when after exhausting all her strength, she still falls to the cold bed of failure. It's a good enough quick read for me; I can forgive the predictability.

If this had been the first Belva Plain book I had ever read, I certainly wouldn't pick up another. The lead female character was weak and simpering and spent much of her time wailing about her life and not being able to face anything (despite being described throughout the book as a strong women's advocate lawyer) and the plot was predictable and boring. I'm all for a light, guilty pleasure read, but there wasn't any pleasure in this for me, just a lot of eye-rolling.
Although this book kept my interest, I have to agree with an earlier review questioning why an attractive young successful self-made attorney would be so insecure. Also, her fiancé is apparently this wonderful human being and yet she keeps a major secret about her past from him even through their engagement, it doesn't sound logical.
a romantic chick novel, but interesting and well written.
Jennie Rakowsky had a daughter out of wedlock as a young college student. Unwilling to consider abortion, she went to a home for unwed mothers, had the baby and immediately gave her up for adoption. She then moved forward with her life, putting this difficult time behind her. Now, almost 20 years later she is a successful lawyer and advocate of women's rights and is engaged to be married. Out of the blue she receives a phone call from an agency stating that her daughter would like very much to
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