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Despite rumors of impending war, the majestic ship Normandie makes its transatlantic voyage from Washington D.C., to France. Aboard is beautiful, American-born Liane De Villiers, devoted to her much-older husband, the French ambassador to the United States, and her two daughters. She meets Nick Burnham, an American steel magnate, a kind man trapped in a loveless marriage. Their passion remains unacknowledged. But when the outbreak of World War II forces Liane to flee Paris, she and Nick meet again--and pledge a love that can no longer be denied.
Author Notes
Danielle Steel was born in New York City on August 14, 1947. She studied literature, design, and fashion design - first at Parsons School of Design and later at New York University. Her first novel, Going Home, was published in 1972. Her other books include The House on Hope Street, The Wedding, Irresistible Forces, Granny Dan, Bittersweet, Mirror Image, The Klone and I, The Long Road Home, The Ghost, Special Delivery, The Ranch, His Bright Light, Southern Lights, Blue, Country, The Apartment, Property of a Noble Woman, The Mistress, Dangerous Games, Against All Odds, The Duchess, Fairytale, Fall From Grace, The Cast, The Good Fight, and Turning Point. A number of her novels have made major bestseller lists and have also been adapted into TV movies or miniseries. She also writes children's books including the Max and Martha series. In 2002, she was decorated by the French government as an Officer of the Order des Arts et des Letters for her contributions to world culture.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Danielle Steel was born in New York City on August 14, 1947. She studied literature, design, and fashion design - first at Parsons School of Design and later at New York University. Her first novel, Going Home, was published in 1972. Her other books include The House on Hope Street, The Wedding, Irresistible Forces, Granny Dan, Bittersweet, Mirror Image, The Klone and I, The Long Road Home, The Ghost, Special Delivery, The Ranch, His Bright Light, Southern Lights, Blue, Country, The Apartment, Property of a Noble Woman, The Mistress, Dangerous Games, Against All Odds, The Duchess, Fairytale, Fall From Grace, The Cast, The Good Fight, and Turning Point. A number of her novels have made major bestseller lists and have also been adapted into TV movies or miniseries. She also writes children's books including the Max and Martha series. In 2002, she was decorated by the French government as an Officer of the Order des Arts et des Letters for her contributions to world culture.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (1)
Kirkus Review
Steel's latest chiffon romance, with the usual flounces of silky living and sacrificial sighs, takes place during WW II--and everyone, except the villainess, is so terribly brave. Lovely American Liane is married to much older, elegant French diplomat Armand; they have two small daughters. And, after saying goodbye to Franklin and Eleanor in Washington, off they go to Paris via the Normandy, very first class (""Every inch of her looked the part of the elegant queen""). But then, aboard, Liane meets handsome steel magnate Nick Burnham, married to horrid Hillary, who doesn't like her husband or even their small son Johnny. So Liane and Nick strike up a friendship; though Liane is deeply in love with her kind, good husband. . . there are hints. And later, after time in Europe, when noble Armand finally persuades Liane to return to the States with the girls (while he plans to aid the Resistance under the cover of working for the puppet regime of PÉtain). . . who should be on board the refugee ship . . . but Nick! After aiding the rescue of torpedoed sailors, then, Liane and Nick declare their love in the privacy of the first mate's cabin (""their clothes seemed to fall away""). Yet Liane, the faithful wife, declares they must part: ""we must look ahead and never look back. . . ."" And, in Washington, Liane finds she's been blacklisted because of public knowledge that Armand is apparently a collaborator. (Franklin says she's ""married to a traitor""; Eleanor doesn't call.) So it's off to San Francisco to visit an elderly uncle--and (surprise!) Nick, who's a Marine now. Trysts follow. Liane does her Bergman-in-Casablanca bit, trying to decide between saintly Armand and soul-mate Nick. And finally Steel steps in, arranging a hero's death for Armand. . . while Hillary, after a custody battle and a kidnapping, gets hers. Soggy--especially when compared to the Casablanca model--but eminently saleable. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.