Dell book Blessing in Disguise Стил Даниэла

In Blessing in Disguise, Danielle Steel's wise, warm-hearted novel, one of her most unforgettable characters discovers the highs and lows of being a mother to three very different daughters • As a young intern at an art gallery in Paris, Isabelle McAvoy meets Putnam Armstrong, wealthy, gentle, older and secluded from the world. Her time at his Normandy chateau is the stuff of dreams, for when she learns she is pregnant, she knows that marriage is out of the question • Returning to New York, Isabelle enters a new relationship that she hopes will be more stable but before long she realizes she has made a terrible mistake and once again finds herself a single mother • With two young daughters Isabelle unexpectedly finds happiness and a love that gives her a third child, a baby as happy as her beloved father

Zoe Morgan's childhood was marked by her younger sister's tragic illness, watching as her parents dedicated themselves completely to her final days and then divorced. As a young woman driven by these painful memories, Zoe sets the bar high for herself, studying hard and pursuing a career in the nonprofit world, where her deep compassion for disadvantaged children finds a focus • When Zoe falls in love and has her own child, she is determined to be a perfect mother as well. But before long, old scars long dormant begin to pull Zoe to the edge of an abyss too terrifying to contemplate • As Zoe is haunted by the ghosts of the past, her story will become a race against time and a tale of psychological suspense that no reader will soon forget

How do you tell someone what it's like to kill a man hand to hand, run a bayonet through his guts, or shoot a sniper in the face who turns out to be a woman? How do you explain the nine-year-old boy who throws a grenade and kills your best friend? How do you tell them what it's like? Or about the sunsets on the mountains or the green of Viet Nam, or the sounds and the smells, and the people, and the girl who can't even say your name, but you know you love her. There was nothing any of them could say. So most of them rode home in silence • For seven years Paxton Andrews would write an acclaimed newspaper column for Americans from the front, before finally returning to the States and then attending the Paris peace talks. But for her, and for the men who fought in Viet Nam, life would never be the same again

The spellbinding novel from the world's favourite storyteller • Annabelle Worthington, born into a life of privilege, was raised amid the glamour of New York society. But everything changes on a cold April day in 1912, when the sinking of the Titanic alters her world forever • Finding strength within her grief, Annabelle throws herself into volunteer work, nursing the poor and igniting a passion for medicine that will shape the course of her life. But a seemingly idyllic marriage brings more grief, and pursued by a scandal Annabelle flees New York for war-ravaged France. There she finds her true calling, working as an ambulance medic on the front lines • When the war ends, Annabelle begins a new life in Paris - now a doctor and mother, her past almost forgotten

Everything is falling to pieces for Francesca Thayer. Her beautiful, old house is full of leaks and in need of total restoration. Then her relationship with lawyer Todd collapses and he moves out. As the owner of a struggling art gallery she can't possibly manage the mortgage alone, so she is forced to do the one thing she never imagined she would: she advertises for lodgers • First arrives Eileen - a young, attractive schoolteacher. Then comes Chris, a newly-divorced father and graphic designer. Last to arrive is Marya - a famous cookery author who is hoping to rebuild her life after the death of her husband • And so Francesca finds that her house has become a whole new world - and that her accidental tenants have become the most important people in her life

An icon in the world of television news, Blaise McCarthy seems to have it all: beauty, intelligence and courage. But privately there is a story she has protected for years • Blaise’s daughter Salima, blinded by juvenile diabetes, lives at a year-round boarding school. But when the school suddenly closes, she returns home to Blaise’s New York apartment with her new carer, Simon. As new challenges change the way they see one another, the bond between mother and daughter deepens as never before • Then Blaise’s personal and professional worlds collide, and the well-guarded secrets of her home life are exposed. Suddenly her life is no longer perfect, but real. Can mother and daughter together learn how to face a world they can’t control? • An unforgettable novel about a mother and daughter trading perfect for real – from the incomparable storyteller Danielle Steel

Икона в мире телевизионных новостей, Блейз Маккарти, кажется, обладает всем этим: красотой, умом и смелостью. Но в частном порядке есть история, которую она скрывала в течение многих лет...Дочь Блейза Салима, ослепшая из-за юношеского диабета, живет в круглогодичной школе-интернате. Но когда школа внезапно закрывается, она возвращается домой, в нью-йоркскую квартиру Блейз, со своим новым опекуном Саймоном. По мере того как новые вызовы меняют их отношение друг к другу, связь между матерью и дочерью укрепляется как никогда прежде. Затем личный и профессиональный миры Блейз сталкиваются, и хорошо охраняемые секреты ее семейной жизни раскрываются. Внезапно ее жизнь перестает быть идеальной, она становится реальной. Могут ли мать и дочь вместе научиться смотреть в лицо миру, который они не могут контролировать? "Идеальная жизнь" - незабываемый роман о матери и дочери от несравненной рассказчицы Даниэль Стил

Peter Haskell, president of a major pharmaceutical company, has everything: power, position, and a family which mean everything to him. Olivia Thatcher is the wife of a famous senator. She has given to her husband's ambitions and career until her soul is bone-dry. She is trapped in a web of duty and obligation, married to a man she once loved and no longer even knows; when her son died, a piece of Olivia died too • On the night of a bomb threat, Olivia and Peter meet accidentally in Paris. Their lives converge for one magical moment in the Place Vendome, and in a cafe in Montmartre their hearts are laid bare. Peter, once so sure of his marriage and success, is faced with his professional career in jeopardy - Olivia, no longer sure of anything, knows that she cannot go on any more

Жанр: Приключения, • Тип издания: стандартное, • Язык: английский, • Возрастное ограничение: 18+, • Платформа: Nintendo Switch

Даниэла Стил - автор многочисленных романов, ставших бестселлерами. Суммарный тираж её книг на сегодняшний день составляет свыше 510 млн экземпляров. Она продала более 550 миллионов книг. Её романы находились в списке бестселлеров «Нью-Йорк Таймс» 412 недель. Писательница живет в Сан-Франциско, но также любит ездить во Францию. Кстати, действие большинства её романов проходит именно в Сан-Франциско. В комплект вошли 4 книги: "Чарлз-стрит, 44", "Её королевское высочество", "Потрясающая красота", "Игра в большинстве"

Трое мальчишек и две девочки познакомились в детском саду маленького провинциального городка, поклялись быть друзьями навеки, что бы ни случилось, - и сдержали клятву. Обычно детская дружба длится недолго, но только не эта. Гэбби, Билли, Иззи, Энди и Шон - такие разные, такие непохожие - останутся друг для друга самыми близкими людьми навсегда. И именно дружба станет им опорой, когда детская беззаботная пора закончится и наступит взрослая жизнь с ее взлетами и падениями, радостями и печалями, страстями и страданиями, разочарованиями и отчаянной борьбой за успех и счастье