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WHISPERS

The picture-perfect surface of the Ferguson family is marred by a terrible truth, glimpsed occasionally by outsiders such as Josie, a social worker.

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  • "A l'occasion d'une banale histoire de mariage avec la naissance de deux enfants, la romancière étudie une montée de violence de la part du mari et la situation des femmes battues. [SDM]."
  • "Attack, one Lynn blames on herself, for, after all, Robert is the love of her life. With a lovely home in an exclusive Connecticut community, the Fergusons are living the ultimate American Dream - a picture-perfect marriage, two beautiful children, parties at the country club, and wonderful friends. Yet Lynn, a devoted mother and model corporate wife, has never been able to piece together all the parts of her husband's past - his failed first marriage, and the son he."
  • "The picture-perfect surface of the Ferguson family is marred by a terrible truth, glimpsed occasionally by outsiders such as Josie, a social worker."@en
  • "Brings Belva Plain to a new level as an author. Holding a mirror up to modern life, she has written an inspiring and compelling story about a family's heartbreak, a woman's courage - and about a subject too long discussed only in whispers."
  • "Never discusses. Somewhere in those mysterious years may be the key to understanding the violence that is tearing her family apart. But not even to their closest friends can Lynn bear to reveal what is really going on in the Ferguson household, the lies she has been telling, the pain she sees in her children's eyes, and the family secrets that are about to explode in a shattering and unforgettable climax. Written with extraordinary sensitivity and intelligence, whispers."
  • "A battered wife has an idyllic life on the surface, but her husband's quick temper and mysterious past make her life far from perfect."@en
  • "A realistic portrait of a marriage in which we are made privy to the secret life of one outwardly perfect family, hear the whispers about what goes on behind their closed doors, and experience the triumph when one person dares to tell the truth."@en
  • "It can happen in the best of families--even the Fergusons. When Lynn and Robert first meet, she's bright, fresh-faced twenty-year old; he's handsome, a bit older, a charming young executive on the fast track. From the start they fall deeply in love, thrilled by the discovery of their mutual desire. But as early as their honeymoon the gold begins to tarnish, when Robert's anger erupts into a physical assault, one for which Lynn blames herself. To all appearances Lynn and Robert are living the ultimate American dream-a lovely home in an exclusive Connecticut suburb, a picture-perfect marriage, two beautiful children, a country club membership, and wonderful friends. But not even with their closest friends can Lynn reveal what is truly happening to her family. Their secret life is betrayed only is whispers of what goes on behind closed doors."@en
  • ""Robert and Lynn Ferguson are a picture-perfect couple with two beautiful daughters and a lovely home in an exclusive Connecticut community. Robert is on the fact track of a major corporation. Lynn is devoted to her family and good works. But the Fergusons' closed doors hide a painful secret Lynn must keep from the world -- and her children-- at any cost....""@en
  • "The truth. It can happen in the best of families - even the Fergusons. When Lynn and Robert first meet, she is a bright, open-faced twenty-year-old; he is handsome, a little older, a charming young executive who is already rising fast in one of America's top corporations. From the start, they are deeply in love, thrilled by the discovery of their mutual desire. It is only on their honeymoon that the gold begins to tarnish when Robert's anger erupts into a physical."
  • "In Whispers, her stunning new novel, Belva Plain shows she has no equal as a chronicler of twentieth-century American life. Here she creates one of the most realistic portraits of a marriage in recent fiction, a tale of the nineties told with shocking authenticity. In it we are privy to the secret life of one outwardly perfect family, we hear the whispers about what goes on behind their closed doors, and we experience the triumph that comes when one person dares to tell."
  • ""Robert and Lynn Ferguson are a picture-perfect couple with two beautiful daughters and a lovely home in an exclusive Connecticut community. Robert is on the fact track of a major corporation. Lynn is devoted to her family and good works. But the Fergusons' closed doors hide a painful secret Lynn must keep from the world -- and her children-- at any cost ...""@en

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  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Love stories"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Historie miłosne amerykańskie"@pl
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Livres audio"
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "WHISPERS"@en
  • "Leḥishot"
  • "Ei kaikki kultaa"@fi
  • "Les silences du coeur : roman"
  • "Shepot"
  • "Verdades ocultas"
  • "Verdades ocultas"@es
  • "Whispers"@en
  • "Whispers"
  • "Whispers / S"
  • "Szepty"@pl
  • "Szepty"
  • "Whispers. Large print ed"@en
  • "Whispers (LP)"@en
  • "Il silenzio di una donna"
  • "Il silenzio di una donna"@it
  • "Hvisken"@da
  • "Les Silences du coeur"
  • "Les silences du coeur"
  • "Verdades Ocultas"

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