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Allegra Steinberg has all the real-life problems of a Hollywood mover and shaker. As the daughter of two prominent producers and the entertainment lawyer for some of the most famous stars, Allegra spends her time supporting those who stand directly in the glare of fame. When Allegra's fragile personal life starts to crumble, however, she finds the courage to turn her attentions to her own life. And when she meets Jeff Hamilton, a sincere, sexy writer, she finds a reason for self-examination. The course of true love soon takes its required detours, and Jeff and Allegra must learn to compromise, grow up, and grow together.
Once again, Steel delivers the goods: a novel full of fame, fashion, and modest passion. Though the story starts off a bit unfocused, and takes minor side trips to investigate unrelated issues, fans should find it a satisfying Steel fix. The Wedding has no pretensions of being anything other than what it is--a perfect read for a plane trip or a long, lazy weekend. --Nancy R.E. O'Brien --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Steel's 48th novel (after Irresistible Forces), about weddings Hollywood-style, gets off to a slow start, but just when the singsong prose and bland introductory details begin to get frustrating the plot picks up steam. Beautiful, brainy lawyer Allegra Steinberg's life is one drama after another--once she gets rid of her boyfriend, philandering dullard Brandon Edwards. Her clients are superstar musicians and actors who phone her at 2 a.m. because they've fallen in love or gotten arrested or think they're being stalked. Her family are superstars, too: Mom is TV director Blaire Scott, Daddy is Golden Globe humanitarian-of-the-year producer Simon Steinberg, and then there's her 17-year-old sister, Sam, a leggy model whose pregnancy throws everyone for a loop. Steel's characters are already over-the-top, but leave it to this clever megaselling author to throw not one but three weddings into the mix. Movie stars Carmen Conners and Alan Carr elope, wig-and-polyester-style, in Las Vegas, and Sam secretly marries Jimmy Mazzoleri, who isn't the father of her baby. The centerpiece of the tale, however, is the big one, complete with an odious wedding planner, for Allegra and Jeff Hamilton, a gorgeous, soulful New York writer. Although Steel's prose is predictable, no one can gainsay her charitable heart. On the far side of tears and melodrama, everyone in the cast is redeemed and paired off--even Jeff's anti-Semitic mother and Allegra's sociopathic biological father, who richly deserve one another. (Apr.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
More About the Author
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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83 of 86 people found the following review helpful
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Jamie
on April 5, 2000
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As an avid Danielle Steele fan for almost 2 decades, I have to admit I haven't been crazy about her latest novels over the last few years. The Wedding seemed like one of Steele's older books, which I say as a terrific compliment. Steele has written a heartwarming novel, that seems very true-to-life, although a little sappy. I read this book in three days, as it was very difficult to put down and fully engrossing. For all Danielle Steele love story fans, this is a true winner!
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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful
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Liz Walker
on April 6, 2000
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Well the last Danielle Steele book I read was several years ago. I believe it was the Ranch. I was so upset with the ending that I said no way would I read another DS book. Well, I read the information on the Wedding and got it two days ago and DEVOURED IT! It's great! It was nice to see how the family all related to each other and how they supported each other. So I'm back! DS is for me again!
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45 of 48 people found the following review helpful
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Ann M. Macpherson
on April 20, 2000
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I have read every Danielle Steel book and have always enjoyed the characters, the story lines and plots---most of her books are easy to read in a short time while being thoroughly entertaining. In The Weddding, I found it to be a great story with very realistic people with true-to-life stresses even if they're the Hollywood crowd. However, I feel that perhaps the author is beginning to focus on quantity rather than quality in writing her novels. The sentences tend to run together, with too many "and" words, they lack descriptive words and phrases--just becoming a jumble of too many words running together. If you can look past that, the story is entertaining. Perhaps she should take more time, write less novels and concentrate more on her grammar, words and style of writing----the way she wrote in her best novels from years ago. I will, on the other hand, continue to buy and read all her books-----they're an escape from reality of life. And I'll always enjoy that aspect of her writing.
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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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Anne Cahill
on May 1, 2000
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After "Irresistible Forces" I vowed not to get another DS book until I read the reviews here first. Well, my husband bought "The Wedding" for me so I read it reluctantly, fearing more of the same. I was glad to find that the story was far more engaging than most of her recent efforts, and in some ways tries to recapture her writing of old. It most closely resembles "Family Album" in tone and theme -- the successful Hollywood family that looks perfect from the outside but has many imperfections within. There are several things in general, however, about DS's writing that I find so irritating as to interfere with my enjoyment of the book -- and I used to LOVE all her books until I started reading Nora Roberts and saw how much better a writer she is (at least in strictly technical terms). DS uses the word "important" no less than 5 times in the first 2 pages to convey to the simple reader that we're dealing with real Hollywood heavyweights here -- OK, we GET IT! Allegra's father, the famous producer, is not accidentally named "Steinberg" (Spielberg, get it?)and her mother's sitcom is not called "Buddies" ("Friends", anyone?) for no reason. I wish sometimes she would be less lazy in her storytelling and rely less on famous names to get her point across. And if I have to read yet again about how beautiful the main character is (in this case Allegra) but how "completely unaware" of it she is, I'll toss the book out the window. That said, the meeting and romance of Allegra and Jeff is one of the best things DS has written in a long time, and she did a fairly good job writing about all the hassles of having a modern-day wedding. She's back on the right track!
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Jan F. Machnovitz
on July 7, 2000
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I am a big Danielle Steel fan and buy her hardback books as soon as they come out. However, I have been very disappointed in the last 3 or 4 books as they were not very interesting. I had decided not to buy "The Wedding" but read reviews on Amazon.com which said that it was great, like the old Danielle Steel writing, so I bought it and thoroughly enjoyed it. I then went out and bought "The House on Hope Street" which I am halfway through and thoroughly enjoying. She's back at her best, and I'm so happy!
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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on April 11, 2000
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After the Klone, DS is back and better than ever. This book was thoroughly entertaining, puttting it down was difficult. A real family with real problems. DS has returned to her famous style of writing. A definate must read.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Rachel D. Carey
on April 24, 2000
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Written in a way that we know and love. I couldn't put it down; unlike Irresistable Forces, I cared about these people, you will enjoy this one!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Jennifer
on April 20, 2000
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I just finished The Wedding and it was excellent! I couldn't put the book down. I thought the characters were really life like and I found myself almost brought to tears when I found out what Sam and Jimmy had done. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone!
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