Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel Friends Forever and the Sins of the Mother 2-in-1 Collection: Friends Forever, the Sins of the Mother

Publisher Marketing: Two novels by #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Danielle Steel"Friends Forever"Two girls and three boys, all with strikingly different looks and talents, meet at the Atwood school as young children. Together, they become an inseparable group known to outsiders as "The Big Five" and lean on one another through all the bumps and bends of childhood and adolescence. But when the tight-knit group graduates and scatters to different colleges, their lives diverge dramatically, and some of the friends are lost forever.... Those who remain will struggle to understand that even bonds that once seemed unbreakable are not proof against tragedy but that they can also transform into something new and entirely unexpected...."The Sins of the Mother"Every woman makes choices. And no one has made more difficult choices than Olivia Grayson. The enormously successful businesswoman missed out on much of her children s lives while she built her legendary home-furnishings empire. As a way of making up to them for time lost, Olivia spends months each year planning a holiday that everyone in her family will enjoy. This summer she has arranged a dream trip in the Mediterranean on a luxurious yacht, which she hopes will be the most memorable vacation of all. Her younger daughter, Cassie, a hip London music producer, refuses the invitation altogether, as she does every year. Her older daughter, Liz, lives in her mother s shadow, with a terror of failure as she tries to recapture her dream of being a writer. And her sons, John and Phillip, work for Olivia, for better or worse, with wives who wish they didn t. In the splendor of the Riviera, this should be a summer to remember, with Olivia s children, grandchildren, and daughters-in-law on board. But as with any family gathering, there are always surprises, and no matter how glamorous the setting, things don t always turn out as one hopes. Family dynamics are complicated, old disappointments die hard, and as forgiveness and surprising revelations enter into it, new bonds are formed, and the future takes on a brighter hue. And one by one, with life s irony, Olivia s children find themselves committing the same sins for which they blamed their mother for so many years. It is a summer of compassion, important lessons, and truth." 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 A Perfect Life, Power Play, Winners, First Sight, Until the End of Time, The Sins of the Mother, Friends Forever, Betrayal, Hotel Vendome, Happy Birthday, 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:  Podehl, Nick Nick Podehl is a professional voice actor. He has narrated numerous audiobooks, many of which have won prestigious awards. He currently lives and works around Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his wife. Contributor Bio:  Campbell, Cassandra Cassandra Campbell has recorded nearly two hundred audiobooks and directed many more. She has been nominated for and won multiple Audie Awards, as well as a prestigious Odyssey Award, and she has been awarded more than twenty "AudioFile" Earphones Awards. Cassandra was also named a Best Voice by "AudioFile" for 2009 and 2010.