The Dark Side
A Novel
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4.2 • 45 Ratings
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Danielle Steel tells a riveting story of the dark side of motherhood.
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.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
We usually reach for Danielle Steel when we need a hit of glamour and romance, but The Dark Side finds the ultraprolific author trying something new. A sinister psychological thriller loaded with suspense, the book follows first-time mother Zoe Morgan. After a troubled childhood marked by her younger sister’s tragic illness and her parents’ ugly divorce, Zoe now seems to have an ideal life. But then her devoted husband, Austin, starts to notice that their daughter seems more accident-prone than other toddlers—and that Zoe tends to run their child to the doctor’s office for the slightest reason. Steel proves herself to be brilliant at Gillian Flynn–style shocks, weaving the uncertainty and anxiety of new parenthood into a keeps-you-guessing mystery. We wouldn’t mind if Steel stuck with this recipe for a few more books.
Customer Reviews
The dark side
Worst book ever. So simple and a waste of money.