Reberts of Littlestown

LILLIE SCHWARTZ - Determined to win Alex''s love Lillie knows from the start that she has a serious rival in the flamboyant Belle McPherson.ALEX REBERT - Alex also knows that Belle''s heart belongs to his adopted brother, Jamie McPherson. Alex''s is a secret passion that will haunt him for many years.EFFIE RIFFLE - Materialistic and beautiful, Effie feels that love can tame the drinking habits of the fashionable, wealthy Harry Rebert.HARRY REBERT - The story of the Rebert family concludes with Harry, the product of obsessive maternal love, lured by the excitement of the Roaring Twenties, a victim of progress and his own personal demons.The continuing saga of the Rebert family which began with the Civil War follows these love stories, while they are constantly clouded by a changing American culture--Women''s Rights and Suffrage, the birth of the modern cities, World War 1, and Prohibition.