The Sins of the Mother The Sins of the Mother

The Sins of the Mother

A Novel

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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. In Danielle Steel’s character-rich new novel, Olivia faces the past, tries to balance the present, and makes amends where due, while still running her vastly successful business.
 
THE SINS OF THE MOTHER
 
As a way of making up to them for time lost, Olivia spends months every year planning a lavish 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 lavish gesture every year expresses her love for them, and regret at all the important times she missed during her children’s younger years. 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 ones 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.
 
The Sins of the Mother captures the many sides of family love: complex, challenging, funny, passionate, and hopefully enduring. Along the way, we are enthralled by an unforgettable heroine, a mother strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame, wise enough to respect her children for who they really are, and forgiving enough to love them unconditionally.

BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Danielle Steel's Winners.

GENRE
Fiction et littérature
SORTIE
2012
30 octobre
LANGUE
EN
Anglais
LONGUEUR
368
Pages
ÉDITEUR
Random House Publishing Group
VENDEUR
Penguin Random House Canada
TAILLE
7,3
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Avis des utilisateurs

Joseph-Octave ,

Très bien.

J'ai beaucoup aimé ce livre.
Vrai visage de la vie, psychologie étudiée.
J'ai passé un bon moment tout en perfectionnant mon anglais avec l'outil iBook.
Merci Mme Steel, merci Apple.
Roger

823patch ,

Sins of the mother

The book was long and drawn out. It was okay. I might give it a 3 stars due to the material in here that made it long winded. I obviously finished it, but wasn't into it...I could leave it. I would NOT recommend this book....

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