From the Bookshelf of The Complete Idiots Guide to the Ultimate Reading List…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
This was on a recommendation list for women's fiction, so, despite Steel's reputation, I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, I found this book confirms her reputation for writing forgettable trash. The novel is fronted by a truly treacly poem of the author that makes the text of Hallmark Cards seem Shakespearean in comparison. The heroine, Daphne Fields, is an obvious Mary Sue (glamorized projection of the author.) Beyond the similarity of names, she's described as a "notoriously prolific"
...more
Jan 12, 2010
Joan
marked it as to-read
Feb 04, 2011
Nicole
marked it as to-read
Mar 27, 2011
Angela Randall
marked it as will-probably-never-read
