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Four sisters, a Manhattan brownstone, and a tumultuous year of loss and courage are at the heart of Danielle Steel’s new novel about a remarkable family, a stunning tragedy—and what happens when four very different young women come together under one very lively roof.

Candy–it’s the only name she needs—is blazing her way through Paris, New York, and Tokyo as fashion’s late...more Four sisters, a Manhattan brownstone, and a tumultuous year of loss and courage are at the heart of Danielle Steel’s new novel about a remarkable family, a stunning tragedy—and what happens when four very different young women come together under one very lively roof.

Candy–it’s the only name she needs—is blazing her way through Paris, New York, and Tokyo as fashion’s latest international supermodel. . . .

Her sister Tammy has a job producing the most successful hit show on TV, and a home she loves in L.A.’s Hollywood Hills. . . . In New York, oldest sister Sabrina is an ambitious young lawyer, while Annie is an American artist in Florence, living for her art. . . . On one Fourth of July weekend, as they do every year, the four sisters come home to Connecticut for their family’s annual gathering. But before the holiday is over, tragedy strikes and their world is utterly changed.

Suddenly, four sisters who have been fervently pursuing success and their own lives—on opposite sides of the world—reunite to share one New York brownstone, to support each other and their father, and to pick up the pieces while one sister struggles to heal her shattered body and soul. Thus begins an unscripted chapter of their lives, as a bustling house is soon filled with eccentric dogs, laughter, tears, friends, men . . . and the kind of honesty and unconditional love only sisters can provide. But as the four women settle in, they are forced to confront the direction of their respective lives. As the year passes and another July Fourth approaches, a season of grief and change gives way to new beginnings—as a family comes together to share its blessings and a future filled with surprises and, ultimately, hope.

With unerring insight and compassion, Danielle Steel tells a compelling story of four sisters who love and laugh, struggle and triumph . . . and are irrevocably woven into the fabric of each other’s lives. Brilliantly blending humor and heartbreak, she delivers a powerful message about the fragility—and the wonder—of life.(less)

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Published February 13th 2007 by Delacorte Press (first published 1989)

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Feb 19, 2008 Tory rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My kid bought me this book for Valentines Day. Since he's five, we won't really judge him on his lack of literary tastes. Yet. Give him a few years.

Sentimentally, I read it. And then I hated it. Her writing seems to be aimed at the barely literate. She uses small words. Short sentences and repeats things over and over. Then again. And again, just to make sure the point was made.

This book. It made me feel less intelligent, just for having read it.

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Apr 16, 2009 Jen rated it 3 of 5 stars

I am not a huge Danielle Steel fan but this book's title, "Sisters" and blurb on the back caught my eye (I am one of three girls so ya, I have sisters). Interestingly enough, I didn't completely hate it. It had the makings of a good story. However, there were some serious turnoffs about it. The major one being the author's characters are almost, in a sense, overcooked. For me, I prefer to have the characters remain a bit pink so they retain some flavor! I, also like to develop my own opinion of...more

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Mar 07, 2008 Lindsay rated it 1 of 5 stars

Awful, couldn't finish.

The characters were "too perfect," and the father absolutely pathetic when he doesn't visit his daughter in the hospital because it's just "too hard." If I could talk to the book I'd tell the girls to get over themselves and to the dad to grow a pair.

Doesn't even deserve one star.

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Nov 04, 2012 Delaney rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sisters by Danielle Steel was actually recommended to me by my mom. She thought this book would be enjoyable for me and she was right! I gave this 4 stars because while reading this book there was many times when tears actually started to fill my eyes. This is the story of 4 sisters, all completely different from each other but extremely close with one another. Their mother and one of the middle sisters, Annie, get into a horrible car accident. Their mother unfortunately does not make it, howeve...more

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Jul 15, 2008 Charlotte rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit

I love the way the book opens for you. There are four sisters in the book and the first four chapters are dedicated to introducing you to them and their current lives. Sabrina(a successful lawyer in Manhattan), Tammy (a successful t.v. producer in Hollywood) , Annie (an aspiring artist living in Florence, Italy), and Candy (a globe-hopping supermodel). Their family ties are very strong and always drop their own lives to celebrate family holidays together with their parents in Conneticut.

They al...more

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Mar 02, 2013 Mona rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: drama, romance, favorites, danielle-steele, family, favorite-authors, made-me-cry, novels, best-female-characters, ebook, womens-fiction

رواية مميزة ... انتهيت منها و أنا أشعر بطاقة ايجابية و تفاؤل غريب ... و
هكذا هي روايات دانييل دائما ... تشع بالأمل و القيم الإنسانية
أحببت ابطالها كثيرا خصوصا الوالدة التي انتهى دورها في بعد الفصل الخامس أناها ظلت مسطرة على الأحداث بروحها و قيمها التي ربت عليها الشقيقات .. بالحب الذي جمع بينهن و دفع كل واحدة منهن للتضحية بصديقها أو مهنتها أو استقلاليتها و خصوصيتها في سبيل مساعدة أختهم لبناء حياة جديدة مستقلة لا
تحتاج فيها لأحد ... عندما خسرت الأولى في ذلك الحادث مع والدتها
رغم هذا لم تشعر أي...more

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Apr 21, 2013 ℘~®~i~ ツ ~ $☻L☺ ~ ☾ℜ€D€ℜ€ ♥ ~!! rated it 3 of 5 stars

After finishing this book, the first thing that I really loved was that it was "clean". :D
Yup, you know what I mean. It didn't have all the unnecessary details and it was way cleaner than most young adult, adult novels. And yet, it is worth a read. The story itself is very touching. Sometimes it feels as if the author has stretched the story out, but that may just be because of the description that the author provides her readers. The story, does at times, lack a realistic touch. In the end, it...more

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Oct 16, 2012 27nov rated it 2 of 5 stars

دانيال كاتبة مشهورة الجميع يقرأ لها لبساطتها في التعبير وشرح الموضوع المتناول في رواياتها. قرأت الشقيقات فعرفت هذا الأسلوب في الكتابة الغير متكلف. لا عجب أن كتبها لاقت شهرة واسعة وأظن أن كل من يريد أن يقرأ فليبدأ بدانيال .. لن يواجه صعوبة في اللغة والمحصلة جميلة في النهاية فمواضيعها اجتماعية عاطفية .. تدعو للتفاؤل والتضحية وترتيب الأولويات وغيرها من السمات التي تقوم كالبلسم للكل .. لأن مامن أحد إلا وتعرض لمشكلة وإحتاج لمن يفهمه .. وطبعاً لن يشعر بوجود شخص يعي تماماً ما الذي يتحدث عنه إلا بعد أن...more

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Aug 25, 2012 Emily K rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: No one.

Recommended to Emily by: My granndmother

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book is about four sister who decide to move in together for a year after a horrible family tragedy. It covers a year in their lives as they struggle to regain the lives they had previously.

My grandmother picked this book out for our book club. I had read Danielle Steel a long time ago and had, admittedly enjoyed the book I had read, so while I wasn't looking forward to this, I was expecting much, much better. At the very least I expected to like the characters being the eldest of four girl...more This book is about four sister who decide to move in together for a year after a horrible family tragedy. It covers a year in their lives as they struggle to regain the lives they had previously.

My grandmother picked this book out for our book club. I had read Danielle Steel a long time ago and had, admittedly enjoyed the book I had read, so while I wasn't looking forward to this, I was expecting much, much better. At the very least I expected to like the characters being the eldest of four girls.

To begin with, Steel's writing is bland and repetitive. In the first fifty pages we are put in 4 different locations. New York City was no different from Paris and Florence was no different from Los Angeles. Those chapters could have been detailed and rich but instead they were flat, cookie-cutter cities. Steel also had a habit of telling the reader the same things over and over again--that Candy was so beautiful, that Candy preferred a glitzy lifestyle while Annie was more free-spirited, etc. We were not allowed to discover this; we were told. Constantly.

Aside from those two annoying writing habits, I couldn't feel for the characters. The four sisters were too perfect. All were unnaturally beautiful and all were extremely successful (with the exception of Annie, although her parents payed for everything so she got to live the life of a free spirited starving artist while knowing that there was money at easy reach).

Tragedy did strike, unfortunately, and while I wanted to cry and feel something for Annie and her family, I found myself dry-eyed. The accident and following matter in the hospital were rendered in such dry prose that it barely seemed Steel really cared what she was doing. When tragedy did seem to strike a second time with Candy's rape, she miraculously escaped without memory. No PTSD, no anything. Furthermore, of the two older sisters, one takes a job at what should be a kiss of death reality show and manages to get on a major show at the end of the novel and the other? Oh, she almost messed up her wonderful relationship but don't worry--they get back together at the end.

Steel delivered a neatly wrapped up tale of four perfect sisters. While what they experienced was tragic and I cannot even begin to imagine the pain they must have suffered, the story was marred by Steel's lack of skill (or at least her lack of time and care).(less)

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May 11, 2012 Redial added it

Having sisters is a very difficult thing. Kind of like understanding the "bunny ears" method of tying your shoes after only ever using the "round the tree" method. I have 2 sisters, one liked randomly beating me up at sporadic intervals during our childhood for self amusement I assume. The other didn't appear on the scene until late teens so missed all those good times of dislocated fingers and screaming matches over who got to play Donkey Kong next. We had some interesting times, like the time...more

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Dec 19, 2010 Mary rated it 5 of 5 stars

Danielle Steel is a fantastic author - one of my favorites. I have many - but not yet all of her books. I'm looking forward to buying what I don't have, and reading them. All Danielle Steel books go on my keeper list - a list of my personal favorite authors. Sisters is well written and one of my favorite Steel novels. I also revisit earlier books by Danielle Steel. I recently reread "Going Home, and look forward to rereading more of Danielle Steel's earlier novels."

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Jul 31, 2010 Jenni rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the first book I have read of Danielle Steel in over a decade. I stopped reading her because it was the same story over and over with different settings. Most of her books dont come with descriptions on them, so when I was in the bookstore the other day, I was surprised to find this book with one. It sounded interesting, so I gave it a chance.

It seems she is trying her hand at a new kind of writing. She had too many details in the beginning and then seemed to cram as much info as she cou...more

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Sep 26, 2009 LindyLouMac rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In this very weak novel from Danielle Steel we are told the story of a year of emotional tumult in the lives of the four Adam’s sisters. The youngest is twenty-one year old Candace known simply as ‘Candy’ around the world due to her super-model status. Next is twenty-six year old Annie a perpetual art student thanks to the financial support of her parents, after studying for art degrees in Rhode Island and Paris she is now living in Florence to learn painting techniques of the old masters. The s...more In this very weak novel from Danielle Steel we are told the story of a year of emotional tumult in the lives of the four Adam’s sisters. The youngest is twenty-one year old Candace known simply as ‘Candy’ around the world due to her super-model status. Next is twenty-six year old Annie a perpetual art student thanks to the financial support of her parents, after studying for art degrees in Rhode Island and Paris she is now living in Florence to learn painting techniques of the old masters. The second oldest sister is Tammy, twenty-nine who having studied television and communications is now the producer of a successful television show in Los Angeles. The oldest sister is Sabrina, thirty four a high flying lawyer.

Having been introduced to the girls chapter by chapter and repetitively given information about the life of each sister they all descend upon their family home in Connecticut for the traditional Fourth of July celebrations with their parents Jane and Jim, the archetypical happily married couple. It is over this weekend that their lives are torn apart by tragedy. The sisters decide that to get the family back on track they will live together under the same roof for a year, something they have not done altogether at once for many years. Maybe this is why they always get on as adults when they meet up how will they all cope. It is a sad but disappointingly weak storyline which I felt was padded out tremendously by the repetitions mentioned earlier continuing throughout the novel. At least we learn that it all worked out ok, they coped with living together again, just about, as they rebuild their lives over the next year with the inevitable happy ending.

Although I have been reading the novels of Danielle Steel as light relief for over thirty years I am now seriously wondering why I continue to do so. She may be a prolific and popular author but I think the time has come to remove her novels from my wishlists and spend more time reading other authors that I enjoy more.
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Jun 10, 2009 Katherine Madison rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: anyone who is desperate to read a very passive and boring book.

Sisters caught my attention when I was walking around Borders, I read the description and was excited to read it. I'm all for independent women leading successful jobs or doing something they like and I love it when women conquer over hardships in their lives. I thought this would be a great book to read, at least I thought I did.

The first chapters of introduction were quite nice actually, I enjoyed reading about the different lives the sisters led and it amazed me how close they were. The plot...more

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Apr 19, 2009 Amanda Logan rated it 5 of 5 stars

The book I read is called Sisters and it was written by Danielle Steel. This story is about four sisters in their 20s and their parents. The oldest sister is Tammy, she is in her late 20s and works in the show business. After Tammy came Sabrina, she is a couple years younger than her big sister and is an advocate. The third sister is Annie, she is an artist that lives in Italy. Tammy, Sabrina and the parents all live in the USA. Finally, the youngest sister is Candy. Candy is a very famous model...more

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Apr 18, 2009 Hannah rated it 1 of 5 stars

This is the second book I have read by Steel - well, nearly read, seeing as I couldn't finish it. The first one - Coming Out - was bad. Very bad. But I thought everyone deserves a second chance, and tried this novel. What a mistake that was.
While yes, the accident did bring a small tear to my eye, it soon became pretty apparent that there was no use in crying over this book, as it is completely unrealistic. The sister goes blind - a tragedy yes, but it's amazing how the metal pipes that cause...more

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Mar 16, 2013 Mandi Jane rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: fkn-sexist, bloody-terrible, chick-lit, mandis-reviews

SPOILERS

Sisters is about four ... sisters. I don't remember their names, so I'm going to call them CareerWoman, AttractiveWoman, HollywoodWoman and ArtistWoman. Yep, their personalities can be summed up by their careers/basic personality-traits. They don't have any personality beyond that. They live very far away from each other, of course, in cities that one would assume each of the personality types would live in.

Oh, and don't worry if you find it hard to get to know people! Steel tells us al...more

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Mar 03, 2012 Ohood Natsheh rated it 2 of 5 stars

كِتاب الشقيقات محتوياته بعيدة تماماً عن عاداتنا في الشرق الاوسط والعالم العربي، فقد كُتب ليُناسب العادات والمجتمع الغربي..
بالإضافة إلى الكثير من الفصول التي من وجهة لم يكن لها أي داعٍ فقد كانت عبارة عن صفحات تزيد من حجم الكِـاب

الكِـتاب لم يُكن له صدى كبير في أرجاء نفسي، فهُناك اختلافات كبيرة بين الواقع في الرواية وما بين الحاصل في عالمنا العربي فلا الأجواء اجوائنا وعلى الافكار تُناسبنا..

لكن هُناك بعض النقاط التي قد أعجبتني في الرواية ومنِها، التعلق الشديد في العائلة والتماسك الأُسري رُغم المسافا...more

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Dec 08, 2008 Brin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sisters by Danielle Steel was a light read that was full of drama. I would not recommend this book for guy, its a girl book, as i said before its full of girl problems and drama.
This book is about four sister. Candy, a gorgeous model on top of her game, Tammy, a T.V show producer whos show is now on top, Sabrina an excellent divorce lawyer, and Annie an inspiring artist living in Italy. Everthing is perfect in there lives. They had a perfect childhood, perfect parents and are about to get toge...more

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Nov 24, 2009 Carmen rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own-it

As much as I wanted to like the book, I have to admit that it's a little hard for me to imagine the characters and their relationships. Four sisters... all beautiful, talented, and they're close to one another and to their parents. I don't really have that in my life. One younger sister. And we barely even talk, much less be best friends and confidantes of one another. So in that aspect, I can't relate. But I liked the idea of it... how a family is thrown into the worst possible situations, and...more

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Mar 11, 2013 أشواق Soshoart rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: كتب-العام-الجديد

بسم الله …
اليوم انهيت الكتاب أحببته ولم أفعل بنفس الوقت
البداية قوية جميل وجيدة أحببت الاخوات كثير احببت العائلة بأكملها لكن هذه المحبة بدأت بتناقص بعد الحادث
الاب شخصيته تدفعني للجنون ! في البداية قُدم كرجل حكيم محب لزوجته وبناته وصاحب مكانة اجتماعية
لكن بوفاة زوجته ينقلب الى اخرق عاجز < اعرف ان زوجته كانت تهتم به كثيراً لكن هو رجل بالغ وأب في النهاية
ابنته تفقد بصرها لم يأتي الى زيارتها ؟! لانه حزين < أقنعوني رجاءً
لكن شخصيات الاخوات جداً جميلة أحببت صرامة تامي وسبرينا والطفلة كاندي والح...more

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Apr 11, 2009 Jeannie Miernik rated it 1 of 5 stars

The best part about this book is how awful it is. Hilarious! Candy the Model is THE ULTIMATE Mary Sue. But my favorite part is when the artist sister gets in a car accident, which does no damage to her pretty face or green eyes on the outside, but the doctor can see on the X-ray that her brain is like totally broken and she is going to be blind forever. Oh, and she will have extra brain damage if they don't operate. Immediately. "Oh no!" her sisters think. "She would totally hate that." (She mea...more

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May 19, 2013 Rivka rated it 2 of 5 stars

I expected more from Daniella Steel.
After all the raving reports, I finally took this book out of the library.
It was predictable, unrealistic, annoying.
First of all: FOUR SISTERS THAT ARE ALL SUCCESSFUL?!
one's a gorgeous super model, dealing with "slight anorexia."
Fact of life: There is no such thing as "slight anorexia." Anorexia is serious, it can't just be a "by the way" thread running through the book, that has no serious consequences.
Second of all, the characters were not likable. One sist...more

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May 23, 2011 Valerie rated it 2 of 5 stars

This was a book club selection. For the most part I did not like it. I don't like fiction that is so unbelievable that it is difficult to get into the story. I don't like perfect people who name drop designer clothes and flashy events with celebrities.

I liked the stories premise but I did not like the dialog. I read/listened to the book on CD. I do believe that influenced my opinion of the book. I did not like the person reading the story.

To be honest, I read a lot. I like fiction. At some poin...more

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Aug 31, 2011 Mehreen rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Girls

I picked up this book because being the only daughter of my parents, I miss out on the joy that sisters share. I have read this book twice till now, the first one being the more enjoyable one.

Danielle gives us a peek into the lives of four young sisters, each living a different life. The girls are lovely, successful and every thing what any girl wants to be. Much of what they have achieved is due to the fact that they have strong family grounds and parents who have confidence in them.

The story s...more I picked up this book because being the only daughter of my parents, I miss out on the joy that sisters share. I have read this book twice till now, the first one being the more enjoyable one.

Danielle gives us a peek into the lives of four young sisters, each living a different life. The girls are lovely, successful and every thing what any girl wants to be. Much of what they have achieved is due to the fact that they have strong family grounds and parents who have confidence in them.

The story starts with the 4th of July nearing with each girl packing up, all geared for a much awaited weekend with her family. Each has a menacingly busy profession and can scarcely ever tear herself from the demanding commitments of her profession. Yet for them, family always come first and even when it comes as a shock to most people around them, they blandly cancel all plans whatsoever in order to be home for the holidays. But things do not turn out as planned. One planned weekend turns into several unplanned weekends at home where a horrific tragedy has struck and the almost perfect family is left anything but perfect. Their life together as a family is coming apart at the ends as each is tested to a battle of nerves trying to maintain their share of sanity into the family. It's testing times like these that make them realize the strength of the bond they have always shared and the irreplaceable security having a sister gives. Can these four sisters make it? They have always been successful on the big front when it comes to career and profession, but can they once more play the roles of the little girls they need to play?

I loved this book for the sheer fact that somehow I was able to take a look into the lives of four sisters who felt very much real to me. Danielle has done a superb job with this book when it comes to emotions and the natural way that they flow. I would, however, remark that this book would be an enjoyable read any number of times had she not made the girls look so unrealistically perfect. All in all, if you're a girl who likes reading chic-lit once in a while then I sure will recommend this to you. It's one of the best chic-lits I have read. Go grab a copy or buy online from Amazon.

Happy Reading!(less)

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Nov 10, 2011 Andrea rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Nobody

I read this book when I was 18. I have never completely hated a book before... Until I read this one.

I felt like I was reading some below average high-school student's creative writing essay which they wrote the night before it was due.

The book gave me the impression that the author had run out of ideas and/or didn't put much thought into writing it. How this piece of junk was allowed to be published is beyond me.

The story-line was OK and could have possibly been good if it wasn't for the author...more

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Apr 13, 2011 Renee added it

My latest audio book for while I am working out. I have loved her stuff in the past so I am hoping that this one will be just as good.

This one was so amazing. While I was listening to it and working out, I quickly found myself in tears. Danielle Steel's stuff usually does this to me, but I was hoping because I was active and doing something that I wouldn't cry over it. This book definitely had its sad moments, but the main reason it was so sad was that the characters were so well developed. It e...more

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Apr 13, 2011 Melissa Ward rated it 4 of 5 stars

Danielle Steel - Sisters
Bantam Dell, 2007

Steel takes her readers into the complex world of a family as four sisters weave in and out of each others' lives, growing and changing together. One of Danielle Steel's greatest strengths as a writer is fleshing out her characters. Once each sister enters our minds, it is as if they are our lifelong friends. She masters the art of intimacy and familiarity with her diverse characters. Her choice of plot is brilliant in Sisters. The moment we have settled...more

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Feb 08, 2010 Vanessa rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Aug 16, 2011 Carol rated it 3 of 5 stars

I picked up the book because of the title and the blurb on the cover. I love books about women working together and helping each other. 4 very successful adult sister are close to each other and their parents. They gather for the annual 4th of July party and tradegy strikes. The mom is killed and one daughter loses her eye sight in a terrible accident. The sister decide to rent a house and live together for a year to help Annie who lost her sight to become adjusted to her new circumstances and t...more

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About Danielle Steel

Since 1981, Ms. Steel has been a permanent fixture on the New York Times hardcover and paperback bestseller lists. In 1989, she was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for having at least one of her books on the Times bestseller list for 381 consecutive weeks. But Guinness was premature. The fact is that one or more of Ms. Steel's novels have been on the New York Times bestseller list for...more Since 1981, Ms. Steel has been a permanent fixture on the New York Times hardcover and paperback bestseller lists. In 1989, she was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for having at least one of her books on the Times bestseller list for 381 consecutive weeks. But Guinness was premature. The fact is that one or more of Ms. Steel's novels have been on the New York Times bestseller list for over 390 consecutive weeks.

Twenty-one of Ms. Steel's novels have been adapted for television, each earning high ratings and critical acclaim, including two Golden Globe nominations for JEWELS, a four-hour mini-series that starred Anthony Andrews.

In addition, Ms. Steel is the author of the "Max and Martha" series of books for young readers. They are ten illustrated storybooks written to comfort the young as they face problems, such as a new stepfather, new baby, new school, loss of a grandparent, and other crucial dilemmas in a child's life. She has also written the "Freddie" books, four of them, about real-life situations in children's lives, like a visit to the doctor and the first night away from home. Ms. Steel has also written nonfiction, HIS BRIGHT LIGHT, about the life and death of her son Nicholas Traina, released by Delacorte Press in September 1998 and immediately jumped to the New York Times Non-Fiction bestseller list and "Having a Baby." She has also written a book of poetry entitled LOVE: POEMS BY DANIELLE STEEL.

In 2002, Ms. Steel was decorated by the French government as an "Officier" of the distinguished Order of Arts and Letters, for her lifetime contribution to world culture. She was awarded the second highest rank of the Order.

Ms. Steel also has a passionate interest in emerging contemporary artists. She has had an art gallery for several years, and and continues to sponsor and organize free lance art shows and events to show the work of emerging and mid-career artists. She has a degree in design herself. In addition to her writing, Ms. Steel has varied philanthropic interests. She founded and runs two foundations, one named in honor of her late son, The Nick Traina Foundation, which funds organizations involved in mental illness and child abuse. The second was established to assist the homeless. She has won numerous awards for her personal work with mentally ill adolescents and children. Ms. Steel maintains a passionate interest in the welfare and well-being of children, particularly those in jeopardy. She has raised nine children of her own. And they continue to keep her busy, as she juggles writing and family. Her family is her first priority, despite her many interests.

From an education in New York and Europe to a professional background in public relations and advertising, and teaching, Ms. Steel moved on quickly to her literary career and has been hard at work writing ever since. She wrote her first book at nineteen. Often, she works on five books at a time — researching one storyline, writing another, and editing the third. Still, she often spends two to three years researching and developing a single project. In the heat of a first draft, it is not uncommon for her to spend eighteen to twenty hours a day glued to her 1946 Olympia manual typewriter.

Family, children, and young people are the central focus of her life, and her passion, which frequently shows in her writing. She deals with the themes that touch on the most pressing issues of real life, which makes her books universal, and touch so many people. She is fascinated by the pressing life situations that affect us all, how people handle them and are often transformed as a result. And her novels have explored subjects such as kidnapping, incest, mental illness, suicide, death, divorce, adoption, marriage, loss, cancer, war, among others. She also frequently writes about historical themes, shedding new light on familiar historical events with meticulously accurate research.

Despite her varied interests and activities, (less)

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