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No Greater Love
While hearts may go on after a tragedy occurs, they are never the same. Prolific bestselling author Danielle Steel revisits this familiar theme in No Greater Love. Twenty-year-old Edwina Winfield is forced to assume the role of head of the household, becoming both mother and father to her five younger siblings after her parents and beloved fiancé drown during the disastrou...more
Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages
Published
May 29th 2007
by Dell
(first published January 1st 1985)
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Achei incrivelmente pobre,este romance, comparativamente ao potencial do enredo. O tema "Titanic" parece afundar-se no dia-a-dia aborrecido desta família. A Edwina (irmã que emerge da desgraça com a responsabilidade de cuidar dos irmãos órfãos) fez-me chamar-lhe estúpida em vez de bondosa. É esse o problema das personagens da Steel - são sempre mártires. Aborrece-me seriamen - ora vejam: têm sempre infâncias infelizes, pais ausentes - ou muito bonzinhos, que morrem - e são sempre esbofeteados ci...more
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I read Danielle Steel when I just want an easy, quick read. Her subject matter usually holds my interest, but the overall plot and writing is conducive to a beach or airplane read--helping to pass the time, but not deeply intellectual. I read this book just prior to going on my own cruise. I did not examine the book closely enough before I started reading. The thoughts of a shipwreck, albeit a fictionalized account of a historical disaster many years previously, did not set with me when I embark...more
Jul 05, 2011
Mallory
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Because I’m a sucker for all things Titanic, I grabbed this book from the library booksale shelf several years ago. This is the first Danielle Steel novel I’ve read. I liked it a lot because of the subject material, because it falls into my favorite genre (historical fiction), but mostly because it was a really good story. Edwina’s unselfish care of her siblings after the deaths of her parents and fiancé is heartbreakingly beautiful. She never thinks of all that she is missing in life except in...more
A minha opinião:
Danielle Steel soube aproveitar, e a meu ver bem, a trágica história do até então maior navio do mundo, o Titanic, e fazer um fantástico romance. De facto, seis das principais personagens viriam a sobreviver daquele que na altura se diziam ser inafundável fazendo-nos seguir as suas vidas durante e após a catástrofe.
Edwina, e a sua família, tinha viajado até Inglaterra para comunicar aos seus tios, Liz e Rupert, o seu casamento com Charles, que se realizaria em Agosto de 1912. Ne...more
Danielle Steel soube aproveitar, e a meu ver bem, a trágica história do até então maior navio do mundo, o Titanic, e fazer um fantástico romance. De facto, seis das principais personagens viriam a sobreviver daquele que na altura se diziam ser inafundável fazendo-nos seguir as suas vidas durante e após a catástrofe.
Edwina, e a sua família, tinha viajado até Inglaterra para comunicar aos seus tios, Liz e Rupert, o seu casamento com Charles, que se realizaria em Agosto de 1912. Ne...more
Dec 21, 2011
Kirsti
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Romance LOvers, History buffs who like a light read
Oddly enough, I actually felt like reading Danielle Steel last night! Although I own at least ten of her books, she is not an author I read often, and in this case, actually reread. I enjoy her books, but it's a kind of guilty pleasure, like watching days of our lives or something. But still, I read it in one sitting, so it's all good.
Firstly, the Titanic disaster has always been something I read about with deep sadness, and this book is no exception. The first time I read this book I was in tea...more
Firstly, the Titanic disaster has always been something I read about with deep sadness, and this book is no exception. The first time I read this book I was in tea...more
Okay no one can say that this is not a good book! All her books are really good but they are just too dramatic and melancholic for me:(
I have to give her a high rating though!
I just prefer a book that would put me in a good mood at least by its end! I don't mind shedding some tears in books but in hers it is sobs!! Lol her books though masterfully written always leave me in a weepy mood :( I know that this means she's a great author and she really is ,to the extent that you feel you're living i...more
I have to give her a high rating though!
I just prefer a book that would put me in a good mood at least by its end! I don't mind shedding some tears in books but in hers it is sobs!! Lol her books though masterfully written always leave me in a weepy mood :( I know that this means she's a great author and she really is ,to the extent that you feel you're living i...more
great read.........loved it. Daniell Steel is one of my favorite Authors. When she writes, it is like being right there through the whole story.
I have always been facinated with the story of the Titanic, but I got to see a different side of it throught the eyes of Danielle Steel. I had not read any of her books before, until i came across this one a few years ago. The story is riveting, moving, and touching. Even though it's a fictional familt, she made it real to me, I could actually visualize myself back on that ship, her discriptions and stories of its passengers were so real...I know the Titanic was only in the story in the beginnin...more
While hearts may go on after a tragedy occurs, they are never the same. Prolific bestselling author Danielle Steel revisits this familiar theme in No Greater Love. Twenty-year-old Edwina Winfield is forced to assume the role of head of the household, becoming both mother and father to her five younger siblings after her parents and beloved fiancé drown during the disastrous sinking of the Titanic. Determined never to marry, Edwina must also run the family newspaper until her younger brothers are...more
Este livro mexeu muito comigo, pois não só me fez chorar de uma forma diferente de outros livros, pois não foi só emocionar-me com as personagens principais, mas também pela dor de tantas vidas perdidas e da tragédia que embora tenha ocorrido há 101 anos, ainda tão sem sentido e dolorosa mesmo hoje,já não existindo nenhum sobrevivente vivo, tal como naquela altura... Além do mais, também eu tive perdas devastadoras em idade muito nova (em questão de meses perdi a minha avó materna e o meu pai, a...more
Aug 15, 2010
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it is a good book.talks about 6kids that lost parents on a titanic.and the elder daughter lost a fiance as well.She had to be strong,give up some of the things to take care of her brothers and sisters.She had to run her fathers company in the hope that the elder son will graduate to come and run the company.Unfortunatly he died in a millitary war and they had to deal with another loss and @ the end she sold the company.
It talks about the great love that this lady has for her siblings.She loved t...more
It talks about the great love that this lady has for her siblings.She loved t...more
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Por fin me dije 'Relena, más pantalones por favor' y eso hice y logré terminarlo y jamás creí que amaria tanto un libro. es hermoso de principio a fin, el amor de Edwina a sus hermanos, todo lo que sacrifico, aunque odie a Alexis por ser tan irresponsable la entiendo. y lloré en la boda de George y sufrí un trauma con la muerte de Phillip, y que sólo al final y el tipo casado encontrará su amor, aunque Sam no está nada mal. ya estoy divagando mucho pero es que Awww me encantó, lo ame, y le doy e...more
A story about the 'perfect' family and what happens to them after the sinking of the Titanic. Rather predictable and very simplistically written, which makes for a very fast and easy read. You feel bad for the family and all that the children endure during the sinking. But as their lives move on the story just gets a little grating on how the eldest daughter struggles to keep the family together. It is a nice story of overcoming fears and prejudices.
Well this was an average read, Better than many Danielle Steel's novel. Atleast it wasnt about a wife leaving husband for someone else and the Husband then has to look after his family.
It was about a family. A girl who had to look after her siblings after the death of their parents on the Titanic. Their survival after the incident of Titanic. Taking care of the children, growing them up. and Moving on.
Nothing Extraordinary. But finished it off in three days.
It was about a family. A girl who had to look after her siblings after the death of their parents on the Titanic. Their survival after the incident of Titanic. Taking care of the children, growing them up. and Moving on.
Nothing Extraordinary. But finished it off in three days.
Jan 04, 2011
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NO Greater love is a love book that could be recomended to women by the age of twenty and above. It talks about relationships and getting to meet your soul mate and having the best relationship. It also talks about how to get closure by getting over them. It is a nice story because this women talks about a greate relationship with her boyfriend and her boyfriend died.
Admittedly, it's been a long while since I read this. I gobbled it up after Titanic first came out years and years ago. It was difficult to get through, even though I was HUGE into Titanic at the time, and I remember being offput by the ending. I suppose an actual review would consist of me rereading the book, but I'm not that invested.
I think the main draw for this story is the Titanic element which actually only features in the beginning of this rather sad tale. A family torn apart by the tragedy and how they pick up the pieces. An easy read which I found fairly enjoyable. I was a teenager when I read it and was still caught up in the excitement of the movie.
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I was expecting it to be some kind of cheesy romance novel but I found myself deeply interested in the main character of this book and her journey as a titanic survivor. I found it nice to go beyond the horrid sinking to see how those who survived lived on after the tragedy.
I have always had an interest in the tragedy of the Titanic which is what drew me to this book. I used to read a lot of Danielle Steel but I think I know why I haven't read one in years...I had to push myself to get through this one. I enjoyed the first 1/4 of the book, but there was little action after that. It's chapter after chapter of emotional baggage and struggle. I wanted to know what happened to the characters, but was glad when the story ended.
The book was not poorly written. I just have a problem with Danielle Steel and her way to make all of her female characters have all of their problems solved with some mystery man along with always being so emotionally distraught. I have officially taken her off my reading list for life.
This book made me cry really hard. I read it two years ago but I still feel sad whenever I remember the story. I cried then stop after a few minutes, then after turning a few pages I would start crying again. I really felt sorry about the girl, Edwina. She experienced too much tragedy. If I was her, I don't know if I can survive. The story was just too touching that for weeks after reading this I can't get the story out of my mind. If Nicholas Sparks and James Patterson made me cry, Danielle Ste...more
All her books takes you in to the lives of her characters and for that one moment, you don't have to deal with anything but reading a great book and their lives.I have all of Danielle Steel's books and she is to me a very good read! K.Fisher
I really enjoyed about 2/3 of this book. It's about a family who was on the Titanic. The parents die, leaving the oldest to take care of the 5 younger siblings. The end really bothered me though. Blah. A little sleeping around always gets to me. The writing style was okay. There were parts that I really didn't like the way they were written, but overall, it wasn't too bad.
I don't know what it is about this book but I love it. The writing is crap, the plot is predictable if you are over the age of 12 (which i barely was the first time i read it so i have an excuse for buying into it the first few times...), the ending is cheesy beyond belief - yet somehow i have managed to read it more than 20 times over the past ten years or so.
For the record, this is the ONLY Danielle Steele book I have EVER read but i imagine they are all pretty much the same. This one is abou...more
For the record, this is the ONLY Danielle Steele book I have EVER read but i imagine they are all pretty much the same. This one is abou...more
I don't usually read Danielle Steele, but this was a good book about six children who survive the Titanic disaster while the parents and the eldest daughter's fiance go down with the ship, leaving the her to raise the kids alone and possibly facing spinsterhood....
How could I forgot to marked as read this book? This is definitely one of my favorite of hers. This book is awesome!! With titanic tragedy as the background, this book was captivating me. A must read book from Danielle Steel.
Well...this is an average book. The plot is good...but too dramatic. At times I found the grief n sadness to be a lot exaggerating. However a nice read for teens and all those who have to shoulder responsibilities.
I made a bet with someone that we'd both read a D. Steel book because we complain about them, but had never read one. It was just as bad as I imagined it would be and now I can complain guilt free.
I'm very surprised that I didn't like this book so much, I normally can't get enough of Danielle Steel but reading a book about the Titanic just wasn't for me. I've read a book in a couple days and this one was hard for me to read because even though it was an easy read, it was very hard to get into.
Quite Heart wrenching story especially to find out what could have happened after the tragedy of Titanic and how survivors coped and found ways to carry on with their lives after that.
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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
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