Belva Plain Books in Order
Belva Plain has written 23 books, published between 1978 and 2010. The first book is Evergreen (1978) and the newest is Heartwood (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1978–2010
- Confirmed
- 23 of 23 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,702 in 18 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 128–193 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,702 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
Belva Plain wrote family sagas about Jewish families in America, across generations and marriages. Evergreen (1978) opens a catalogue of 23 books, followed by Random Winds (1980), Eden Burning (1982), Crescent City (1985), The Golden Cup (1986) and Tapestry (1988). The Werner Family Saga groups part of the work, with the rest standing alone. Heartwood, published in 2010, is the last catalogued title.
How many Belva Plain books are there?
Belva Plain has 23 books, released between 1978 and 2010. 5 of them belong to the Werner Family Saga series.
Belva Plain Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Belva Plain books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119786983/4
- 219805263/4
- 319824773/4
- 41985–3/4
- 51986–3/4
- 619885543/4
- 719893933/4
- 819894323/4
- 91992–3/4
- 1019934753/4
- 1119944203/4
- 1219954213/4
- 1319964543/4
- 1419974223/4
- 1519972493/4
- 161998–3/4
- 1719994213/4
- 1820003423/4
- 1920013403/4
- 202002–3/4
- 2120033423/4
- 2220053523/4
- 2320103843/4
Belva Plain books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Belva Plain Standalone Novels
18 books18 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Werner Family Saga in order
5 books- 1. Evergreen
- 2. The Golden Cup
- 3. Tapestry
- 4. Harvest
- 5. Heartwood
Do you have to read Belva Plain books in order?
You only need to read Belva Plain books in order within the Werner Family Saga series, which holds 5 of the 23 Belva Plain books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Belva Plain
Start with Evergreen (1978), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Belva Plain book?
Heartwood (2010) is the newest Belva Plain book released so far.
Is there a new Belva Plain book coming?
No next Belva Plain book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Belva Plain at a glance
- Died
- Belva Plain died in 2010, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Belva Plain on record dates from 2010.
- Release pace
- Belva Plain books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 7,702 pages across the 18 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 421 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Belva Plain books, 9 of 23, were published in the 1990s.
What the Belva Plain books are about
22 of the 23 Belva Plain books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: domestic fiction is tagged on 5 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Domestic fiction 5 of 22 books
- Family life 4 of 22 books
- Jewish families 4 of 22 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 22 books
- Jewish women 3 of 22 books
- Romance 3 of 22 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 22 books
- Sagas 2 of 22 books