The Lavettes — by Howard Fast

• Sep-1977
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Dan Layette -- the roughneck son of an Italian fisherman. He battled out of the rubble of the San Francisco earthquake to build a mighty shipping empire; rose to the gilded heights of Nob Hill society through a loveless marriage to the daughter of th...

• Oct-1978
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Barbara Layette -- beautiful daughter of rugged Dan Layette and his aristocratic first wife. Rejecting the conflicts of her dual heritage, determined to build a life of her own, she fled an opulent Nob Hill mansion for a turbulent Europe on the brink...

• Sep-1979
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Barbara Lavette -- Raised amid the opulence of Nob Hill, she renounced her aristocratic heritage to marry a rebel, a man scorned by society. But her defiant victory would be shattered by tragedy. Everything she cherished would be menaced by hysteria ...

• Oct-1981
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THE LAVETTE SAGA CONTINUES -- PITTING AN EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY AGAINST ITSELF AND AGAINST A SOCIETY IN THE THROES OF VIOLENT UPHEAVAL AND RADICAL CHANGE... The LAVETTES -- powerful, envied, hated, admired. From Nob Hill to Hollywood, from Washing...

• Aug-1985
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The conclusion of the Lavette saga focuses on Barbara, now in her sixties, whose campaign for election into Congress brings excitement, the renewal of a romantic love, mortal danger, tragedy, and personal triumph...

• Aug-1997
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The critically acclaimed author returns to his best-selling Immigrants saga to finish the life story of his beloved heroine, wealthy matriarch Barbara Lavette, who embarks on a new marriage and faces the challenge of her life. Reprint....