The Ranch
by Danielle Steel
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Fiction. Literature. Romance. HTML:In her 39th best-selling novel, Danielle Steel brings to life the story of three women, old roommates from college, who come together after twenty years, one summer at The Ranch.They had been inseparable in college, Mary Stuart, Tanya, and Zoe. But in the more than twenty years that followed, the three had moved on with their lives, settled in different cities, and found successful careers and new roles as mothers and wives. By chance, each would find show more herself alone for a few weeks one summer, wrestling with the present and the past. At a sprawling ranch in the foothills of Wyoming's Grand Teton Range, the three women come together and find courage, healing, and truth, and reach out to each other once again.
Despite the honesty they once shared, now pretense between them runs high. Mary Stuart Walker, married for twenty-two years to a Manhattan lawyer, kept herself busy with volunteer work, and now masks the loneliness that consumes her life. A year has past, and Mary Stuart still hasn't gotten over the guilt, or the fear that her husband will never forgive her for their son's death... Tanya Thomas, an award winning singer and rock star, enjoys all the trappings of fame and success—a mansion in Bel Air, legions of fans, and a broken heart. All the Grammy awards in the world can't make up for the children she wanted but never had, the men who have taken advantage of her, and just gone along for the ride, and still are... Dr. Zoe Phillips has her hands full as a single mother to an adopted two-year-old, and as a doctor at an AIDS clinic in San Francisco. Predictably, as they all know, she is as liberal as she ever was, and marriage was never a dream she coveted or shared with them. Tending to her patients is a full-time job that leaves Zoe little time for herself—until unexpected news forces her to reevaluate both her future, and her current life.
But despite the changes in their lives, their friendship is still a bond they all treasure and share. For each of the women, a few weeks at the ranch will bring healing and release, as old hurts are buried, ancient secrets revealed, and love replaced or renewed. In The Ranch, bestselling novelist Danielle Steel brings reality to the meaning of friendship, with dramas whose truths we all share. show less
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Interesting but predictable love story by Steel, with the main star and a HUGE star with a couple of girlfriends tyring to find love and happiness. They go to a Ranch for a retreat together. One ends up surprisingly staying with her husband who ignored her after her son's death. The STAR hooks up with a ranch hand.
Typical Danielle Steele love story.
Mary Stuart, Tanya y Zoe fueron inseparables durante sus años universitarios. Pero en veite años, sus vidas han tomado rumbos distintos: se establecen en diferentes ciudades, desarrollando carreras éxitosas, encontrando nuevos motivos como esposas y madres. Casualmente todas ellas se encuentran solas durante el verano, luchando contra el presente y el pasado. En un inmenso rancho en Wyoming al pie de las montañas "Grand Teton", las tres mujeres se reúnen para encontrar el valor, la verdad y la comprensión que las une de nuevo.
A pesar de los cambios en sus vidas, su amistad sigue siendo muy valiosa. Al cabo de varias semanas en el rancho, se sienten con mayor fortaleza y libertad. Al enterrar viejos recuerdos se revelan secretos show more del pasado y se renueva el amor. En El Rancho show less
A pesar de los cambios en sus vidas, su amistad sigue siendo muy valiosa. Al cabo de varias semanas en el rancho, se sienten con mayor fortaleza y libertad. Al enterrar viejos recuerdos se revelan secretos show more del pasado y se renueva el amor. En El Rancho show less
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Danielle Steel was born in New York City on August 14, 1947. She studied literature, design, and fashion design - first at Parsons School of Design and later at New York University. Her first novel, Going Home, was published in 1972. Her other books include The House on Hope Street, The Wedding, Irresistible Forces, Granny Dan, Bittersweet, Mirror show more Image, The Klone and I, The Long Road Home, The Ghost, Special Delivery, The Ranch, His Bright Light, Southern Lights, Blue, Country, The Apartment, Property of a Noble Woman, The Mistress, Dangerous Games, Against All Odds, The Duchess, Fairytale, Fall From Grace, The Cast, The Good Fight, and Turning Point. A number of her novels have made major bestseller lists and have also been adapted into TV movies or miniseries. She also writes children's books including the Max and Martha series. In 2002, she was decorated by the French government as an Officer of the Order des Arts et des Letters for her contributions to world culture. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Ranchen
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- 1997
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