Sunset in St. Tropez

Zusatztext Praise for Danielle Steel “Steel is one of the best!” — Los Angeles Times “Few modern writers convey the pathos of family and material life with such heartfelt empathy.” — The Philadelphia Inquirer “Steel pulls out all the emotional stops. . . . She delivers!” — Publishers Weekly “What counts for the reader is the ring of authenticity.” — San Francisco Chronicle Informationen zum Autor Danielle Steel  has been hailed as one of the world’s most popular authors, with over 650 million copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include  Country, Prodigal Son, Pegasus,   A Perfect Life, Power Play, Winners, First Sight, Until the End of Time, The Sins of the Mother,  and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of  His Bright Light,  the story of her son Nick Traina’s life and death;  A Gift of Hope,  a memoir of her work with the homeless;  Pure Joy,  about the dogs she and her family have loved; and the children’s book  Pretty Minnie in Paris. Klappentext In her 55th bestselling novel! Danielle Steel explores the seasons of an extraordinary friendship! weaving the story of three couples! lifelong friends! for whom a month's holiday in St. Tropez becomes a summer of change! revelation! secrets! surprises! and new beginnings . . . As Diana Morrison laid the table for six at her elegant Central Park apartment! there was no warning of what was to come. Spending New Year's Eve together was a sacred tradition for Diana! her husband of thirty-two years! Eric! and their best friends! Pascale and John Donnally and Anne and Robert Smith. The future looked rosy as the long-time friends sipped champagne and talked of renting a villa together in the South of France the following summer. But life had other plans . . . Just two weeks after New Year's! tragedy strikes the heart of their close circle! as Robert Smith suffers a sudden! unexpected loss. Without hesitation! Diana and Eric! Pascale and John rally to his side! united in their support! love! and shared grief. Convinced that a change of scenery is just what Robert needs! they urge him to join them on the Riviera in August. But as they soon discover! the ramshackle old mansion they rented in St. Tropez--sight unseen--is far different from the exquisite villa and sun-drenched gardens touted in the brochure. Cobwebs hang from the ceiling. Beds collapse beneath them. All while a would-be housekeeper in a leopard-skin bikini and six-inch heels sashays through the house with a trio of yapping poodles at her heels. But the biggest surprise of all is the woman Robert invites to the villa as his guest--a lovely! much-younger film actress with mile-long legs and a million-dollar smile. Diana and Pascale hate her on sight. But the men are dazzled. And amid the crumbling furniture and the glorious sunsets! the strained relationships and the acts of forgiveness! more surprises are in store for the villa's occupants. With the last days of summer fast approaching! each couple finds themselves changing in unexpected ways! as old wounds are healed! new love discovered! and miracles unfold...all beneath the dazzling sun of St. Tropez. By turns wise and moving! heartbreaking and wickedly funny! Danielle Steel's new novel is about forgiving without forgetting! about the sorrow that shadows our lives and the hope that saves us. And it is about once-in-a-lifetime friendships . . .the kind that heal! sustain! and change us forever. Leseprobe Chapter 1 Diana Morrison lit the candles in her dining room, on a table set for six. The apartment was large and elegant, with a view of Central Park. Diana and Eric had lived there for nineteen of the thirty-two years they'd been married, and for most of those years their two daughters had lived there with them. Both gir...

Product details

• Authors: Danielle Steel
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.06.2003
• EAN: 9780440236757
• ISBN: 978-0-440-23675-7
• No. of pages: 213
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 175 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Dell Paperbacks
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature