Prodigal Son
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4.3 • 81 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Twin brothers are reunited after twenty years of silence and blame when the prodigal son returns home . . .
In a matter of days, Peter McDowell loses everything he has worked so hard for – including his marriage. Stripped of everything, he has only one place he can retreat to: the home he left twenty years ago.
There, he comes face to face with his brother for the first time in years. At first, Peter dreads seeing Michael again – but to his surprise their reunion is tender and real. Only later, as Peter mulls over his late mother's journals, does he begin to question what lies beneath Michael's perfect surface.
In a race for time, Peter throws caution to the wind to find the truth. What he discovers will change their lives, the lives of their children and an entire town for ever.
A riveting novel of secrets, salvation, and redemption from master storyteller Danielle Steel.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Perennially popular Steel (Power Play), who is nearing the publishing century mark with her trademark blend of family issues and problematic romances, delivers a contrived tale of suspense centered on twin brothers Peter and Michael McDowell. As a child, Peter is troubled and troublesome. In contrast, Michael, the apple of his parents eyes, can do no wrong. Growing up, the brothers are always at odds. Peter eventually finds success as an investment banker in New York, while Michael takes over his father s medical practice and becomes a beloved figure in the small town of Ware, Mass. After a stock market crash wipes Peter out financially, his wife, Alana, leaves him, taking their two boys with her. Peter moves to Ware, where the brothers have a rapprochement that surprises them both and pleases Michael s invalid wife, Maggie. When Peter contacts Bill, Michael s estranged son, Bill shares his misgivings about his father with his uncle. Readers should be prepared for revelations of wickedness on a vast scale in a family melodrama that only dedicated Steel fans are likely to find of much interest.
Customer Reviews
Rubbish
A silly, unbelievable story. The repetitious nature of the book was mind numbingly boring and full of nonsense cliches. I couldn’t finish it as I lost any care factor in its conclusion although it was patently obvious what it would be.