01149cam a2200265 4500 261673117 TxAuBib 20160101120000.0 120509t20122011||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780440246039 pbk 0440246032 pbk AU@ eng AU@ EINCP MQP RLZ BKL TxAuBib Plain, Belva. Heartwood : a novel / Belva Plain. Dell mass market ed. New York : Dell, 2012. ©2011. 378 p. ; 18 cm. Though Iris Stern considers herself a modern woman, with a successful academic career and a happy marriage, she still holds steadfast to her old-fashioned sensibilities. But as the mother of three adult children, each with their own lives and burdens to bear, she often finds those sensibilities called into question when confronted with the choices her children have made. 20160101. Interpersonal relations Fiction. Jewish families Fiction. Jewish women Fiction. New York (N.Y) Fiction.