Belva Plain 
Looking Back 

They are the most unlikely friends: rich, kind, Cecile; brave, talented Norma; and Amanda, the poor girl they met at college. Now Cecile has married her talented architect, Amanda has married Norma’s brother and Norma has found a niche with her work as a teacher and her beloved music.But behind the fa ade of happiness and friendship lie secrets that threaten to tear the three friends apart. There will be the sorrow of one who wants a child and cannot have one; another has a child she does not want. As the three women’s secrets and desires converge, there will be scandal, heartbreak – and the crime which will bring both justice and an unexpected happiness to three families . . .