And the past time period is one my favorites: the 1910s and the WWI era. On top of this, the book involves a time warp/ghost element, with people from the present and the past intermingling-concepts I like. Think this is my first one-star review-and to the latest book by an author with over 650 MILLION readers. The book, which I read in two hours, was a waste of time and money but it was preferable to staring into space while I waited for my connecting flight. Run-on sentences, repetition, inconsistencies and minutiae that do not advance the story - only Danielle Steele gets away with such shoddy writing. The writing style is unique to Danielle Steele. People who own a large Tribeca apartment and a San Francisco mansion would be more inclined to shop for a Subzero and Wolff at a luxury appliance store and buy kitchen and dining supplies at Williams Sonoma.Īnd imagine convincing college kids to dress in tuxedos and gowns for dinner, much less putting a harried husband in tails! Yes, books are intended to entertain, but Danielle Steele expected this reader to suspend all credulity. Buying kitchen appliances and utensils at IKEA - bizarre. A vacant 22,000 foot mansion that needs only a coat of paint and updated upholstery fabrics - highly improbable. One acre of prime land in San Francisco - priceless. More perplexing to me than the ghosts are more practical matters, such as the math. Do the housekeepers see the formal dining table with its elaborate place settings for a large party almost nightly? Who cooks the multi-course spreads? The couple hired to keep house wonder if they have entered the twilight zone because they hear the Gregorys constantly talking to themselves. The Gregory family adapts to the lifestyle of the 1917 rich and famous, while members of the Butterfield clan become computer literate. Everyone, including two college aged children, dons formal dress for dinner, which magically appears on the formal banquet table.Īs time passes, past and present intersect. The two families become fast friends, dining in splendor most nights. For reasons that make sense only to Danielle Steele, the bank that owns the house sells it to Blake for a song.īlake is unaware that the mansion is occupied by the ghosts of the entire Butterfield family, who are “living” 100 years prior. While searching for an appropriate four bedroom rental, he happens upon a 22,000 square foot boarded up mansion on one acre of land in Pacific Heights. When Blake is offered the job of a lifetime at a San Francisco startup, he convinces Sybil to uproot the family and quickly move to the west coast for at least two years. Sybil and Blake Gregory, with their three children, live in a four bedroom Tribeca apartment. ISBN 9780385340243.Ridiculous, even by Danielle Steele standardsĮach time I pick up a Danielle Steele book, usually to be read while passing time in an airport, I ask myself why I waste my money. ^ "Library", Danielle Steel official site. She is published in 69 countries and 43 languages. ^ "The Five Top Bestselling Authors of All Time".Martha and Hilary and the Stranger (1991).Max and Grandma and Grampa Winky (1991).Max's Daddy Goes to the Hospital (1989).Pretty Minnie in Hollywood (2016) Ĭhildren's books Max & Martha series.The Happiest Hippo in the World (2009).A Gift of Hope: Helping the Homeless (2012).* Denotes New York Times Number 1 Hardcover Fiction Bestseller Non-fiction Passion's Promise (US) / Golden Moments (UK) Novels Ī list of all novels by Danielle Steel, linked to from Steel's official site, can be found here. Her books have been translated into 43 languages and can be found in 69 countries across the globe. This bibliography is a list of works from American writer Danielle Steel.ĭanielle Steel has written 190 books, including over 141 novels.
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