A Mother's Love
by Danielle Steel
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A devoted mother outrunning a troubled childhood and adapting to an empty nest is tested in ways she never expected in this suspenseful novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel.On the occasion of her daughter Valerie's wedding and her upcoming fiftieth birthday, bestselling author Halley Holbrook finds herself reflecting. Raising twins Valerie and Olivia is her proudest accomplishment. Halley has been able to give them the loving and safe home she never had, having show more survived a childhood so traumatic she's never talked about it with her girls. Long ago, Halley decided to live in the sunlight of the present, not the dark shadows of the past.
After Valerie moves to Los Angeles with her producer husband, and Olivia follows to remain close to her sister, Halley is empty-nesting in her Fifth Avenue apartment. Facing her first holiday alone in years, she books a trip to Paris.
On the flight over, she meets charming Bart Warner, and the two become fast friends. Halley hasn't dated since her partner died three years ago, yet she quickly begins to feel more like herself. But when a cunning thief makes off with her handbag and then begins to harass her, it reawakens old ghosts from her past. Vowing not to be a victim, and with Bart's help, she chooses a bold course of action.
The moving story of a woman determined to give her daughters what she never had—a mother's love—Danielle Steel's gripping novel is a story of emotional resilience and truly letting go.
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My go to is always Danielle Steel when I need an easy read no matter the subject -- romance or drama or both in the same book.
Halley is a best-selling novelist (natch). Her twin daughters are 27 and identical. Valerie just got married. She's an entertainment lawyer. Olivia is an artist. They are both moving to CA. Halley will be alone for the first time in years since her partner died.
The chapters alternate between Halley and the girls. This is the first year they aren't spending Christmas together. The girls are going on a yacht that Valerie's husband Seth rented. Halley is highly "allergic" to the sea and declines to go. The girls and Seth feel bad about it. Halley decides to go to Paris after Christmas for two weeks and rented a show more house. On the plane to Paris, she meets a nice man and he's there to visit his son and daughter-in-law.
I like that she alternates chapters since it makes it more interesting and not focused on Halley and her writing all the time. It then focused later on Halley and how her valuable Birkin bag (one of a kind it seems) got stolen when she was sitting at a restaurant. It seems there are professional thieves who do this. It was terrifying what she had to go through to catch this thief who the police have been trying to catch for a few years.
There was a lot of drama of course. She and Bart, the man she met became very close and you know how this is going to end right?
There's a lot of repetitiveness of sentences it seems which can be annoying sometimes. I've read many of her books and don't recall if this occurs in them or not. This book wasn't as fast moving as her others for some reason either. This wasn't one of my favorites of her books though. show less
Halley is a best-selling novelist (natch). Her twin daughters are 27 and identical. Valerie just got married. She's an entertainment lawyer. Olivia is an artist. They are both moving to CA. Halley will be alone for the first time in years since her partner died.
The chapters alternate between Halley and the girls. This is the first year they aren't spending Christmas together. The girls are going on a yacht that Valerie's husband Seth rented. Halley is highly "allergic" to the sea and declines to go. The girls and Seth feel bad about it. Halley decides to go to Paris after Christmas for two weeks and rented a show more house. On the plane to Paris, she meets a nice man and he's there to visit his son and daughter-in-law.
I like that she alternates chapters since it makes it more interesting and not focused on Halley and her writing all the time. It then focused later on Halley and how her valuable Birkin bag (one of a kind it seems) got stolen when she was sitting at a restaurant. It seems there are professional thieves who do this. It was terrifying what she had to go through to catch this thief who the police have been trying to catch for a few years.
There was a lot of drama of course. She and Bart, the man she met became very close and you know how this is going to end right?
There's a lot of repetitiveness of sentences it seems which can be annoying sometimes. I've read many of her books and don't recall if this occurs in them or not. This book wasn't as fast moving as her others for some reason either. This wasn't one of my favorites of her books though. 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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