Danielle Steel

44 Charles Street Danielle Steel

Publisher Marketing: The plumbing was prone to leaks, the furniture rescued from garage sales. And every square inch was being devotedly restored to its original splendor even as a relationship fell to pieces. Now Francesca Thayer, newly separated from her lawyer boyfriend Todd, is desperate. The owner of a struggling art gallery, and suddenly the sole mortgage payer on her Greenwich Village townhouse, Francesca does the math and then the unimaginable. She puts out an advertisement for boarders. Soon her house becomes a whole new world. First comes Eileen, a fresh, pretty L. A. transplant, now a New York City schoolteacher. Then there s Chris, a young father struggling with a troubled ex-wife and the challenge of parenting a seven-year-old son who visits every other weekend. The final tenant is Marya, a celebrated cookbook author hoping to start a new chapter in her life after the death of her husband. As Francesca s art gallery begins to find its footing and Todd moves on to another woman, she discovers that her accidental tenants have become the most important people in her life. As the roommates bond, and the house fills with the aroma of Marya s exquisite cuisine, there are shadows as well as light. Naive Eileen explores the precarious boundaries of online dating with a series of strangers. Chris s custody fight for his son escalates to devastating levels. Marya faces an unexpected choice that will take her into untested waters. And Francesca herself will contemplate what had seemed impossible: opening her heart once more. Over the course of one amazing, unforgettable, ultimately life-changing year, the house at 44 Charles Street fills with laughter, heartbreak, and, always, hope. In the hands of master storyteller Danielle Steel, it s a place those who visit will never want to leave." Review Citations: Romantic Times 04/01/2011 pg. 51 (EAN 9780385343145, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2011 (EAN 9780385343145, Hardcover) Booklist 02/01/2011 pg. 27 (EAN 9780385343145, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 02/07/2011 (EAN 9780385343145, Hardcover) Library Journal 02/15/2011 pg. 102 (EAN 9780385343145, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 03/05/2012 (EAN 9781423388166, Compact Disc) Contributor Bio:  Steel, Danielle Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world s most popular authors, with over 600 million copies of her novels in print. Her many international bestsellers include Prodigal Son, Pegasus, A Perfect Life, Power Play, Winners, First Sight, Until the End of Time, The Sins of the Mother, Friends Forever, Betrayal, 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, and Pure Joy, about the dogs she and her family have loved. Contributor Bio:  Morey, Arthur Arthur Morey graduated from Harvard and did graduate work at the University of Chicago. He has won awards for his fiction and drama, worked as an editor with several book publishers, and taught literature and writing at Northwestern University. As a narrator, he has received three Earphones Awards and an Audie nomination.