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New Yorker Blaise McCarthy is a successful television journalist in her midforties, but her professional accomplishments come at the expense of her personal life. Her last relationship was with a married man, and her 19-year-old daughter, Salima, has lived at a boarding school for the blind for most of her life. When Salima’s caretaker dies, she moves home. Her new caretaker, a charismatic young man named Simon, isn’t what Blaise or Salima expected, but he wins them over, encouraging Salima to become more independent and befriending Blaise. Love blossoms, and they have to decide whether their 15-year age difference and their difference in social status are insurmountable. Blaise’s vulnerabilities make her likable—her confidence is shaken by an attractive young woman who may be her replacement, and her love for Simon forces her to examine her past. However, Salima steals the show as she blossoms from a coddled teen to an independent young woman chasing her dreams in the big city. Another sudsy glitz-and-glamour love story from the inimitable Steel; her fans will love it. --Nanette Donohue
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“A classic Steel story, with a mother and daughter keeping up appearances as they overcome tragedy and learn a thing or two about themselves.”—Library Journal
“It’s the lessons learned by the mother-daughter duo about love, loyalty and family that bring them closer together than ever before in Steel’s latest heartwarming page-turner.”—Closer Weekly
“It’s the lessons learned by the mother-daughter duo about love, loyalty and family that bring them closer together than ever before in Steel’s latest heartwarming page-turner.”—Closer Weekly
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Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world's most popular authors, with over 590 million copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include 44 Charles Street, Legacy, Family Ties, Big Girl, Southern Lights, Matters of the Heart, One Day at a Time, 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.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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maryann p. hobbie
on July 23, 2014
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Indeed,,Danielle,Steele continues to capture my heart...after how,many years? I love. the fantasy, the wealth and the solid story line. Winners is my current favorite since I have been a quadrapelegic,,and I am happy that ms. Steele has a leading character here in A Perfect Life who is blind. Thank you for another fine, fun, engrossing read. Now how long do we have to wait for the next one?
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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on July 26, 2014
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Worth waiting for this release, so well written and story holds such outstanding lines and ideas and interest on all the characters, especially the main character. As usia Danielle Steel does not disappoint. Fantastic read!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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on August 7, 2014
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In A Perfect Life,Danielle Steel tells a story of a 47-year old news broadcast journalist icon Blaise McCarthy a la Barbara Walters in real life,whose life undergoes some changes when her position in the TV station is threatened by a upcoming Susie Quentin a la Erin Burnett in real life.Added to that,we get to see her somewhat "perfect life" seemingly threatened when her blind daughter,Salima's caretaker Abby die of meningitis and is replaced by a 32-year old handsome (as always) Simon Ward.When her daughter's school,Caldwell closes down due to a meningitis outbreak,they all are forced to live together in her house in New York which starts from tension to an unlikely romance and formation of a family.
As usual,we get to see same predictable story that the reader can see pages away unfold,the unlikely romance that occurs despite the age difference, and finally the happy ending that every Danielle Steel novel normally ends. Added to that,we get to see the familiar plot elements in the author's novel such as having characters that are rich and the importance that France and being red-haired plays in her story.I have to comment though that having a disabled daughter has somewhat appeared in her latest novels such having a quadriplegic in Winners and a blind one here in it. Finally,it still manages to be a provide light reading entertainment despite of the familiar the said plot elements.
As usual,we get to see same predictable story that the reader can see pages away unfold,the unlikely romance that occurs despite the age difference, and finally the happy ending that every Danielle Steel novel normally ends. Added to that,we get to see the familiar plot elements in the author's novel such as having characters that are rich and the importance that France and being red-haired plays in her story.I have to comment though that having a disabled daughter has somewhat appeared in her latest novels such having a quadriplegic in Winners and a blind one here in it. Finally,it still manages to be a provide light reading entertainment despite of the familiar the said plot elements.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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on July 28, 2014
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With Danielle Steel's having written so many books, one would have thought she'd be better at it by now -- or at least have had the sense to hire a good editor. As it is, it seems as though Steel just types things as they come to her head and doesn't look back. It was frustrating and almost painful to read this book. She starts WAY too many sentences with "and," which then result in run-on sentences that are sometimes nonsensical. In addition, she belabors some material to the point where you want to scream, "I KNOW! You've mentioned that a million times!" I've given up hoping that her target audience is adult females; clearly, Steel is writing for teens who don't yet appreciate good writing. Oh, and the story itself is predicable beyond words.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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MandyK
on August 10, 2014
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I have read every Danielle Steel book and love them all. This book is no different. A classic tale of love, challenge & blessing that come from the most unexpected places at the most unexpected times.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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on August 24, 2014
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Horrible dribble. It could have been written in one-third of the pages. Redundant. Oh yah, redundant. Did I mention the narrative was redundant? But that's probably not the worst of it. The worst was the flat, non-developed characters and a story line that was incredibly predictable.
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C. W. Caro
on July 24, 2014
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I love Danielle Steel and this is one of her better books. I also love how she handles the topic of a mother with a stratospheric career without making her be a shrew or perfectly balanced either. Pretty perfect.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Diane Camarillo
on July 24, 2014
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I loved the story. Danielle has a way of telling a great story and making you live it with her. I will recommend to everyone. I rated this book five stars because it was a feel good book.
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