Danielle Steel: Kalejdoskop

2007/12/09

Kalejdoskop

Ta przepełniona bólem i współczuciem powieść o trzech zakładniczkach rodzinnego dramatu jest jedną z najlepszych i najpopularniejszych powieści Danielle Steel.

Sam Walker, młody żołnierz amerykański, poznaje w ostatnich dniach drugiej wojny światowej piękną Francuzkę, Solange, i zabiera ją z sobą do Nowego Jorku. Szczęśliwy związek kończy się po czternastu latach tragiczną śmiercią obojga. Ich córki: Hilary, Aleksandra i Megan, zostają same na świecie i wkrótce trafiają do trzech różnych rodzin zastępczych. Po latach najbliższy przyjaciel ich ojca, przejęty losem dziewcząt, wynajmuje prywatnego detektywa i poleca mu, aby je odnalazł. Rozpoczyna się pełne nieoczekiwanych wydarzeń śledztwo...

[Książnica, 1992]

Tytuł oryginalny: Kaleidoscope
Język oryginału: angielski
Kategoria: Literatura piękna
Gatunek: romans
Forma: powieść

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DS Sunset in St. Tropez (Mass Market Paperback)

A long-planned vacation in St. Tropez goes wrong in any number of ways in this latest platinum-frosted amusement by Steel. Three pairs of friends in their 50s and 60s decide to spend a month together in the south of France, but before the trip, tragedy strikes two of the couples. Judge Robert Smith loses his beloved wife, Anne, and Diana Morrison discovers that her obstetrician husband, Eric, is having an affair with a much younger patient, though Diana's "minor cosmetic surgery... had knocked ten years off her age." John Donnally, an irascible investment banker, and his French wife, Pascale, a former ballerina, try to do what they can to keep everyone's spirits up. The friends eventually convene in St. Tropez, but the house that looked so perfect in the marketing photos is far from what they expected, and it takes Herculean effort by Pascale and the eccentric caretakers to get it up to snuff. Robert has a new love interest visit, though it is only seven months since his wife's death, and she, to the chagrin of the ladies, is an actress many years his junior. Will the friends' relationship survive these changes? The answer is a foregone conclusion, and the frills and froth of the packaging can't quite conceal the silliness of some of the goings-on, but Steel fans will lap this up. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From Library JournalWhen Robert Smith's wife dies, some longtime friends decide to spirit him away for a little vacation. They just didn't expect the villa they rented to be such a dump and that Robert would arrive with a gorgeous young film star in tow. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Accident - Danielle Steel

...and return unread. I considered Accident by Danielle Steel. I have read several of her books before. Some have been really good (Mirror Image, for example) but others have been awful (Summer’s End), so I doubted I would be missing anything special. Just to check out my suspicions, I began to read a couple of pages. Before long, I realised I had read over a hundred pages – almost a third of the whole novel! So I persevered and finally ......them. The events surrounding the accident are well described – not too vividly for those with weak stomachs – and you become enthralled, eager to know what’s going to happen. Unfortunately, after all the excitement of the first third, the novel slows down and ends up becoming dull and predictable. The arrival of Page’s mother and sister seems to be nothing but a bit of padding and an excuse to throw another semi-controversial ..

Message From Nam

As a journalist, Paxton Andrews would experience . .Vietnam firsthand. We follow her from high school in Savannah to . .college in Berkeley and then to work in Saigon.For the soldiers she . .knew and met there, Viet Nam would change their . .lives in ways they could never have imagined. For the men . .in her life, Viet Nam would change their lives in ways hey could not . .escape or deny. Peter . .Wilson, fresh from law school, was a new recruit . .who would confont his fate in Da Nang. Ralph . .Johnson, a seasoned AP correspondent, had been in . .Saigon since the beginning. He knew Vietnam and the . .war inside out. Bill Quinn, captain of the Cu Chi . .tunnel rats, was on his fourth tour of duty and it . .seemed nothing could touch him. Sergeant Tony . .Campobello had come to Vietnam from the streets of . .New York to vent a rage that had followed him all the way to Saigon. . .For seven years . .Paxton Andrews would write an acclaimed newspaper . .column from the front before finally returning to the . .States and then attending the Paris peace talks. . .But for her and the men who fought in Viet Nam, . .life would never be the same again.

DS DVD Album rodzinny

1. "Album rodzinny":
jest ekranizacją powieści Danielle Steel z 1985 roku. Fabuła przedstawia losy rodziny Thayerów. Podczas interwencji wojsk USA w Korei młody oficer sił powietrznych Ward od pierwszego wejrzenia zakochuje się w Faye, uznanej aktorce występującej dla żołnierzy w amerykańskich bazach. Po zakończeniu wojny para bierze ślub i zamieszkuje w Los Angeles. Niedługo potem Faye zachodzi w ciążę i porzuca karierę aktorską, by poświecić się rodzinie. Przez kilka lat Thayerowie prowadzą sielankowe życie - do czasu, kiedy zarządzana przez męża byłej gwiazdy firma bankrutuje. Załamany Ward zaczyna pić. Teraz to Faye musi wziąć na siebie ciężar utrzymania rodziny oraz pomóc mężowi w walce z alkoholizmem.

The Wedding

ABOUT THIS BOOK
In Danielle Steel's forty-eighth bestselling novel, a Hollywood wedding sets the scene for a vivid portrayal of a prominent family whose hopes and fears are as real as our own.Simon Steinberg and Blaire Scott are among the most respected couples in Hollywood. Simon, a major movie producer, and Blaire, an award-winning television writer, have defied the Hollywood cliches, keeping their marriage together for decades. Their three children—aspiring teenage model Samantha, pre-med student Scott, and entertainment lawyer Allegra—are successful and happy but must face the challenges we fear for our own children as well.As an attorney for the stars, twenty-nine-year-old Allegra Steinberg is used to handholding her celebrity clients through their tangled lives and loves, negotiating major movie deals, and fielding phone calls at all hours of the day and night. But with a career that consumes so much of her time, Allegra has little time for a private life. Until a chance encounter with a New York writer turns Allegra's life upside down. And suddenly, she finds herself planning a wedding at her parents' Bel Air home.As preparations begin for a September ceremony, the chaos of last-minute arrangements, surprise announcements, and ever-increasing anxiety brings out both the best and the worst in everyone. But as couples in each generation of the Steinberg family struggle with broken vows and new hopes, the real meaning of Allegra's wedding emerges. For the bride, the ceremony is a bridge between her past and her future. For her parents, it is a reminder of the bond that holds them all together. And for both families, it is an opportunity for reconciliation, forgiveness, and new hope for the future, as weddings often are for us all.In a compelling portrait of real people in an unreal world, Danielle Steel uses Hollywood as a backdrop to reveal the dreams, the fears, and the expectations of a ceremony that unites us all—from movie stars to long-married couples to nervous teenagers—and changes the lives of real men, women, and families forever...The Wedding.
About the Author
Danielle Steel has been hai1ed as one of the world's most popular authors, with over 410 million copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include Irresistible Forces, Granny Dan, Bittersweet, Mirror Image, The Klone and I, The Long Road Home, The Ghost, Special Delivery, The Ranch, Silent Honor, Malice, Five Days in Paris, Lightning, 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.

The Wedding

The Wedding by Daneille Steel is another outstanding novel she has written. Daneille Steel has written 52 novels most all Ive read and certainly enjoyed. She is my favorite author, she entertains and informs! I think her plots are very well structured and she gives lots of glamorous views in her storys. This story takes place in california with Allegra Steinberg she is a entertainment lawyer with a father that is a hollywood producer. Her mother ......model. Allegra Steinberg lives in the fast lane with a number of events in her life along with her family problems and events that seems endless. First at a young age she is rejected by her father and suffers with fear and resentment that leads her to chose all the wrong men in her life but at the same time at a young age inherites a new father and new family. Allegra finally at 29 years old finds the man of her dreams and goes through so many bizzare ...

DS Special Delivery

Two people who find love when and where they least expect it...At fifty-nine, Jack Watson has one of the most successful boutiques in Beverly Hills, two grown-up children who are the light of his life, and his choice of Hollywood's most beautiful women. After a failed marriage in the distant past, Jack has become the perfect bachelor. And he loves it.Amanda Robbins knew Jack only as her daughter's father-in-law, an incurable playboy whom she dislikes intensely. But when she becomes a widow after twenty-six years of marriage, she finds herself on unfamiliar ground and is surprised to find herself befriended by, and attracted to, Jack Watson. Worse still, she likes him, to her own and her children's surprise. Then, suddenly, Jack and Amanda are faced with an unexpected gift that neither thought possible. They not only feel young again, but are blissfully happy in spite of the obstacles and opposition around them.Special Delivery is about what two people do when life gives them everything they wanted, twenty years after they expected to find it. In her fortieth bestselling novel, Danielle Steel makes us laugh and cry as she touches the heart with tenderness and accuracy.
More InformationCorgi • Modern fictionPublication Date: 06/08/1998 • 288 pages • 178 x 106 mm • ISBN: 0552145076 Territory: UK C/Wealth ex Can • EAN: 9780552145077
About this title: Hollywood widow Amanda has a daughter who is married to the son of the owner of a posh woman's clothing store. Amanda acquires an immediate distaste for Jack, but her wall soon crumbles and the two seniors fall into a passionate romance, much to the dismay of their children.

DS Heartbeat

Bill Thigpen, writer producer of the No.1 daytime TV drama was so busy watching his career soar that he never noticed his marriage collapse. Now, nine years later, living alone in Hollywood, even without his wife and kids, his life and success are still reasonably sweet. Top-of-the-chart ratings, good-natured casual affairs, and special vacations with his two young sons. His life is in perfect balance, he thinks.Adrian Townshed thought she had everything: a job she liked as a TV production assistant and a handsome husband who was a rising star in his own field. In as enviable life they'd worked hard for—the American Dream. Until she got pregnant. Suddenly all she had was chaos. And Steven's ultimatum. Him or the baby. The question was: did he mean it? He did. Bill Thigpen and Adrian Townshed collided in a supermarket. And the very sight of her suddenly makes him want more in his life.... a woman he really loves, a real family again. But does he need the heartache of another man's baby, another wife? Neither does. But they couldn't help it.Danielle Steel touches the Heartbeat of two wonderful people as their friendship deepens into love, as they meet the obstacles that life presents with humor, humanity, and courage.

Danielle Steel: Granny dan

Granny Dan is a story within a story, and a relatively short book. A young woman discovers the story of her grandmother's life after the death of her beloved Granny Dan. The papers and letters transferred to the granddaughter provide insight on her granny when she was a young woman living an interesting life as a premier ballerina. The story is set in Russia around the time of the revloution and there is plenty of royalty to keep you interested...but reading about the love of Granny's life (who is not grandpa!) is what will keep the pages turning.
What is interesting about Granny Dan is how this book prompts you to think about those in your own life. Many of us know and think of our grandparents or other older adults in our life as just that...older people. But many of these individuals have interesting stories to tell; it is true they were young too!

Danielle Steel's Once In A Lifetime (1994)

Danielle Steel's Once In A Lifetime (1994)Starring: Lindsay Wagner Barry Bostwick Amy Aquino Rex Smith Duncan Regehr Director: Michael Miller Studio: ODYSSEY VIDEO Run time: 87 mins Genres: Drama Romance Languages: English Released: February 24, 2003 Also available on: An author comes to terms with her personal achievements and tragedies. Based on the novel by Danielle Steel.
Danielle Steel's Once In A Lifetime (1994)Get out those hankies this is one of the weepier movie adaptations of a Danielle Steel novel. Lindsay Wagner, ex-Bionic Woman and queen of the TV movie, plays Daphne Fields, an author reluctant to love again after her husband and daughter are killed in a fire. Those tissues will get really soggy when you discover that, on top of all this, her young son is deaf, but if you've watched thus far any more melodrama just adds to the film's watchability. And there's no prize for guessing who rescues our heroine from all this TV-movie king Barry Bostwick.Highest rated reviewsVery enjoyable love romance for women.Eu in Uk from Leeds, 14th April, 2006 Every woman will enjoy Danielle Steel’s, predictable but intricate love romance histories. Transpose for film it was a careful and delicate process, good acting, which as been well done, giving an enjoyable and different picture from the everyday TV or cinema picture. It is always enjoyable any story from Danielle Steel’s and woman will be passionate about. Read all highest rated reviewsPoor stuffRochus Zuurmond from Oxfordshire. England, 9th December, 2005 By accident I saw this film for the second time and I liked it even less. It is a predictable, very superficial story of life's ups and downs with the inevitable happy ending. I was not very impressed by the acting either. Some soaps make better watching. Read all highest rated reviewsOnce in a lifetimeFriertuck from Brighton England, 7th April, 2005 Its good to watch but would not rush out to buy it Read all highest rated reviews

The Dating Game (Paperback)

This has to be the best novel Danielle Steele has written. It has everything, I laughed, I cryed and I couldn't put the book down. The story was so unpredictable, just as you thought you knew where the story was leading, the author hit you with another unpredictable twist. This was so refreshing, as so many of Danielle Steele's novels you can predict the ending half way through the book. I was just disapointed when the book ended, I felt that I knew people in the book, and wanted to know what happened next.

Cottage

In her fifty-fourth bestselling novel, Danielle Steel weaves a compelling story of fame and friendship, charmed lives and private struggles...and of three very different men whose lives converge and collide at The Cottage.On a sunny day in Hollywood, a gleaming Rolls-Royce convertible pulls through the gates of the magnificent estate known as The Cottage. Modeled after the “cottages” of Newport, Rhode Island, the spacious, elegant property, sitting on fourteen acres of lush Bel Air, fits its owner to a T. For the man behind the wheel of the Rolls is Hollywood’s ageless wonder, Cooper Winslow. A star of the silver screen for decades, a man whose allure to women is the stuff of legend, Coop exudes grace, charm, and old-fashioned style. But today Coop Winslow is in for a major surprise. He’s broke. And with no major roles coming his way, Coop is faced with the heartbreaking prospect of selling his beloved home of forty years, or at least renting out the gatehouse and part of the main house. A huge blow to Coop, whose debonair attitude allows him to escape reality much of the time. His new tenants, Mark Friedman and Jimmy O’Connor, are busy coping with problems of their own. Mark’s wife of sixteen years just walked out, and Jimmy recently lost his own wife to a devastating illness. But everything changes when Mark’s teenage son and daughter move in. Suddenly, The Cottage is transformed, with music blasting from every corner, teenagers on skateboards crashing into vintage cars, and a never-ending parade of young starlets streaming in and out to visit Coop. But amid all the noise and the chaos, something unexpected is happening. Three men who never would have met are becoming friends...and each man finds himself changing in surprising ways, Coop most of all. Because beneath the dazzle and flash, the impeccably tailored suits and the sheer bravado, is a man trying to keep control of his carefully ordered world–a world that is becoming more and more unpredictable with each passing day. First, a tabloid scandal erupts, threatening Coop’s budding romance with a wealthy debutante. . .A stranger approaches Coop with stunning news....A devastating accident almost claims the life of one of the housemates....And in the midst of it all, The Cottage welcomes a new houseguest with a secret of her own, who will change Coop’s life in unexpected ways. Because among the people who share his cottage and his life, Coop Winslow–loner, bachelor, movie star–may find the rarest of all opportunities: a chance to build a happiness he could never have dreamed of on his own, and to become the kind of human being he has never been. Against a glittering backdrop of celebrity and glamour, Danielle Steel digs deeper to tell a story of friendship and love, tragedy and second chances...of the choices and unexpected turns of fate that can shape characters and lives.

Changes

Top TV anchorwoman Melanie Adams had given up on love after a failed marriage and an unhappy affair. With her two teenage children and her television news career, she had no room in her life for a man. Then she met famous heart surgeon Peter Hallam, a widower with three children of his own. Suddenly Melanie was experiencing feelings she thought were gone forever. But two families (one in New York and one in Los Angeles), two exciting careers, and two strong-willed people were too much to handle. And Melanie faced a painful choice between her glamorous life in the public eye, her private life, the needs of her family, and the new family she took on. Changes lead each of them to new places, new problems, new people, and the new life they begin.

Granny Dan Steel

In my eyes she had always been old, always been mine, always been Granny Dan. But in another time, another place, there had been dancing, people, laughter, love. . . . She had had another life before she came to us, long before she came to me. . . . She was the cherished grandmother who sang songs in Russian, loved to roller-skate, and spoke little of her past. But when Granny Dan died, all that remained was a box wrapped in brown paper, tied with string. Inside, an old pair of satin toe shoes, a gold locket, and a stack of letters tied with ribbon. It was her legacy, her secret past, waiting to be discovered by the granddaughter who loved her but never really knew her. It was a story waiting to be told. . . . The year was 1902. A new century was dawning as a motherless young girl arrived at a ballet school in St. Petersburg, Russia, at the age of seven. By age seventeen, Danina Petroskova had become a great ballerina, a favorite of the Czar and Czarina, who welcomed her into the heart of the Imperial family. But events both near and far away shook the ground upon which she danced. A war, an extraordinary man, and a devastating illness altered the course of her life. And when revolution shattered Russia, Danina Petroskova was forced to make a heartbreaking choice--as the world around her was about to change forever.Granny Dan is about the magic of history. In it, Danielle Steel reminds us how little we know of those who came before us--and how, if we could only glimpse into their early lives, and see who they once were, there is so much we would understand and learn. For in this extraordinary novel, a simple box, filled with mementos from a grandmother, offers the greatest legacy of all: an unexpected gift of a life transformed, a long-forgotten history of youth and beauty, love and dreams.

Going Home Author: Danielle Steel

Publisher: Pocket Books,
November 1991
ISBN: 0671749412
EAN: 9780671749415
Dimensions: 17.12 x 10.67 x 2.74 centimetres (0.19 kg)
Now Steel's fans can once again cherish her very first novel in this new keepsake edition. After experiencing betrayal, Gillian flees to New York and discovers an exciting new career and an enveloping passion--only to have her new-found happiness shaken to its core. Now Gillian must choose between her past and her future to find the deepest desires of her heart.Publisher Marketing:Danielle Steel, the author of dozens of stunning bestsellers, is one of the world's most renowned and popular novelists. Now her devoted readers can once again cherish her very first novel -- "Going Home." Here, in a special keepsake edition, is the book that sparked Danielle Steel's sensational career and endeared her to millions of fans worldwide.In the sunswept beauty of San Francisco, Gillian Forrester is filled with the joy of a love that will surely last. But a painful betrayal forces her to flee to New York and a new life. There she discovers an exciting new career and a deep, enveloping passion...only to have her newfound happiness shaken to its core. Now Gillian must choose between her future and her past, to find in the deepest desires of her heart the one way, the only way of..."Going Home."

Danielle Steel - Vanished

Starring: George Hamilton Robert Hayes Lisa Rinna
Director: Kathleen Knutsen Rowell
Series: Danielle Steel
Languages: English
No. of Disks: 1
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 17 April 2006
Marielle Delauney (Lisa Rinna) and her adoring husband, Charles, are enjoying the romance of Paris, when suddenly a tragic accident claims the life of their young son. Their marriage cannot survive their misery, and Marielle, plagued by guilt and despair, is hospitalised.Eighteen months later, she moves back to New York to forget her past and start her life over. A wealthy steel magnate, Malcolm Patterson (George Hamilton), hires Marielle as curator of his art collection, and it's not long before business leads to pleasure. They marry and very soon they are blessed with a beautiful baby boy. But then, just as Marielle is sure her future is finally coming together, her son goes missing and memories of her past flood back with a vengeance.To her horror, Marielle's ex-husband is charged with kidnapping and in disbelief, she searches for another possible answer. With the help of FBI Agent John Taylor, Marielle is about to discover the unexpected, true fate of her son.

Pakiet

Rytm serca: Adriana Townsend, asystentka producenta ";Wiadomości" w wielkiej sieci telewizyjnej, czuje w swoim życiu niedosyt: praca nie w pełni ją satysfakcjonuje, mąż, skoncentrowany na własnej karierze, odmawia jej prawa do macierzyństwa. Przed prawdziwym dylematem staje wszakże, kiedy się okazuje, że jest w ciąży, której nie zgadza się usunąć... Chata: Cooper Winslow, od dziesięcioleci gwiazdor srebrnego ekranu i legendarny pogromca niewieścich serc, słynny z wdzięku, uroku i staroświeckiej elegancji, staje w obliczu bankructwa i konieczności albo sprzedaży swej imponującej posiadłości zwanej Chatą, albo przynajmniej częściowego jej wynajęcia. Wybiera drugie wyjście - i oto spotykają się ludzie, którzy w żadnych innych okolicznościach nie zetknęliby się ze sobą... Wszystko co najlepsze: Kiedy Bernard Fine, biznesmen po trzydziestce, pogodziwszy się z tym, że przyjdzie mu spędzić życie w stanie kawalerskim, poznaje Elizabeth O'Reilly i jej pięcioletnią córeczkę, nie przypuszcza nawet, że oto spotkał kobietę swego życia... Miłość silniejsza niż śmierć: "Titanic", luksusowy transatlantyk - gigant, wyrusza w dziewiczy rejs. Wśród jego pasażerów znajdują się Kate i Bertram Winfieldowie, którzy po ogłoszeniu w Anglii zaręczyn najstarszej córki, Edwiny, z Charlesem Fitzgeraldem wracają razem z nim do San Francisco, gdzie niebawem młodzi mają wziąć ślub. Jednakże radosny sen o szczęściu przemienia się w koszmar, gdy pierwszy rejs statku okazuje się ostatnim....

Journey

Delacorte Press, 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385316879. Minor edge and surface wear to DJ. Inside clean and unmarked. Complete number line. "Christmas 2000" on ffl. ; 1.15 x 9.52 x 6.42 Inches; 336 pages; In her 50th bestselling novel, Danielle Steel takes us behind the closed doors of a prominent marriage to explore the private secrets hidden behind public lives. JourneyEveryone in Washington knows Madeleine and Jack Hunter. Maddy is an award-winning TV anchorwoman. Jack is the head of her network, an adviser to the President on media issues. To the world, theirs is a storybook marriage. Two brilliant careers. A long, loving partnership. But behind the locked doors of their lush Georgetown home, a very different story emerges. For as Maddy's career soars, a bitter edge has crept into Jack's words, a pattern of subtle put-downs, control, and jealousy that Maddy has always tried to ignore and deny. For Maddy, there are no bruises, no scars, only the daggers of fear, humiliation, and isolation. Their effect as powerful as the gun, the knife, or the fist, the wounds as deep. Through hard work, long years, and with Jack's help, Maddy has become a role model and a star. It seems impossible to believe that a woman the nation idolizes lives in degradation and fear. Only Maddy knows the terror in her heart. Her secrets are well kept, sometimes even from herself.Maddy's journey to healing begins when the President's wife offers an extraordinary opportunity, the chance to join her newly formed Commission on Violence Against Women. There, Maddy hears chilling stories from terrified wives and girlfriends that sound eerily familiar. And there she comes to know Bill Alexander, a distinguished scholar and diplomat who also works on the commission. Bill suspects that something is terribly wrong in Maddy's marriage and begs her to open her eyes. And as Maddy slowly, painfully takes the first steps toward freedom, as she and Bill grow closer, a remarkable series of events begins to unfold...a stranger from Maddy's past suddenly reappears...White House headlines bring the nation to a standstill...and a devastating tragedy occurs, forcing Maddy to realize just how much she has lost and how much has been taken from her--her confidence, her trust, her self-respect. As she is faced with the most difficult choice of her life, Maddy's extraordinary journey comes to a close, and with it comes a strength she never knew she had and a gift she never could have expected--a gift that will change her life forever.Set against a vivid backdrop of world-shattering events, Journey is a book about abuse, in its subtlest forms. The powerful effects that last a lifetime. With wisdom and compassion, bestselling novelist Danielle Steel reminds us that no one is exempt from the effects of this devastating disease, which crosses social borders, has no respect for money, power, or success. But at its core, Journey is a book about hope, about change, and about daring to be free.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .USD 11.00

Danielle Steel Speaks About Candy for the Soul:For me, there is always something simultaneously humorous and poignant about daily life. Just when I want to rip my hair out, a child touches my heart; just when I am laughing hardest, someone makes me cry, and just when I give up all hope that life will ever be sane, someone gives me a hug, and it all makes sense again. The roller coaster ride of life, a constant potion of heartbreak, happiness, laughter and tears. I tried to share my own experiences with that in "Candy for the Soul".

Fünf Tage in Paris

Diese fünf Zeilen sagen eigentlich den Kern von "Fünf Tage in Paris" aus. Dennoch erzählt es mehr als nur eine Liebesgeschichte. Obwohl die Geschichte um tiefe Liebe, Seelenverwandtschaft, Verständnis und Zugehörigkeit handelt, befaßt es sich auch mit dem Weg aus den inneren Zwängen in die Freiheit hinaus. Peter Haskall und Olivia Thatcher bürdeten sich vor langer Zeit Verpflichtungen auf, die sie nun als zweifelhaft oder gar falsch empfinden. Während Olivia bereits nach einem Ausweg aus ihrer Situation sucht, macht sie ihn unbewußt auf sein unfreiheitliches Leben mit seiner Frau und seinem Schwiegervater aufmerksam. Dabei gewähren sie sich gegenseitig tiefe Einblicke ins Seelenleben des anderen, obwohl sie sich erst ein paar Stunden kennen. Sie machen sich gegenseitig Mut, ihren Weg zu gehen und ihren Idealen und Wertvortellungen nach zu kommen, gleichwohl daß diese von verschiedener Natur sind. Dabei stellen sei beide nach nur "Fünf Tage in Paris" fest, daß nichts mehr sein wird wie früher. Mein Fazit: Das ist ein Buch ganz nach meinem Geschmack und ich habe es regelrecht verschlungen. Es wird nicht nur eine teifgreifende und gefühlvolle Liebesgeschichte erzählt, sondern auch der Standpunkt von Idealen, Wertvorstellungen und moralischen Grundsätzen dargestellt. Ein jeder hat seine eigenen Vorstellungen von seinem Leben, seine Ziele, Wünsche und ganz besonders eigene Ideale und innere Werte. Ich persönlich setze mich immer dafür ein, seinen eigenen Idealen nachzukommen, seinen Lebenstraum zu verwirklichen. Und wenn dieses einen hohen Preis fordert, sollte jeder für sich entscheiden, ob man diesen auch bezahlen will. Jeder, der dieses Buch liest, wird sich danach fragen, ob er alles so macht, er es sich einst irgendwann mal erträumt hat. Was man mit der Antwort anfängt, bleibt jedem selbst überlassen.

H.R.H (Hardcover)

His Royal Highness treats his daughter, Princess Christianna, like a pet poodle. His Royal Highness apparently sees no wrong in his son's spoiled behavior and merely laughs off his son's "toying" with women. What hypocrites both His Royal Highness and the Prince are: it makes for a wonderful story as Christianna sees the light, understands what true duty is and she gets right. I love a book where women triumph. Steele is growing into a more reflective writer and successfully intertwining important issues of the world into her novels: this provides the reader with the charm of romance combined with the duty of humanity. AIDS in Africa and very interesting insight presented in Christianna's (aka Cricky when in Africa) tour with the American Red Cross. Terrific book and maybe too good; could not put it down until I finished it. I trust that most will have the same problem. Hey, it's a great world when women can be princesses, leaders and humanitarians at the same time.

Danielle Steel

Urodziła się w 1947 roku w Nowym Jorku. Pisarka amerykańska, autorka ponad 50 książek, z których większość stała się bestsellerami i których łączny nakład przekroczył rekordową liczbę 300 milionów egzemplarzy. Z powodu faktu, iż jej książki utrzymują się na pierwszym miejscu list bestsellerów, Steel trafiła nawet do „Księgi Guinnessa”. Bardzo popularna jest także w Polsce. Steel udziela się społecznie – jest przewodniczącą Amerykańskiego Stowarzyszenia Bibliotecznego oraz rzecznikiem prasowym American Human Association, działającego na rzecz dzieci uzależnionych. Po kilku nieudanych związkach znalazła swoje szczęście – od pięciu lat jest szczęśliwą mężatką. Powieści Danielle Steel mają moc oczarowywania kobiet, nie jest to jednak czar zwodniczy, bowiem autorka konsekwentnie daje wyraz przeświadczeniu, że dobro ma zdolność pokonania zła, że miłość może roztopić nienawiść, że warto czekać na jedyną szansę i wykorzystać ją. Każda czytelniczka w bohaterkach książek Steel znajdzie coś dla siebie – pociechę, nadzieję, rozrywkę, refleksję. Dzieje się tak być może dlatego, iż ta „gwiazda literatury kobiecej” – jak o niej mówią – piękna, utalentowana i pracowita, zaznała zarówno szczęścia, jak i rozpaczy: po utracie syna, goryczy rozczarowań w miłości, zniechęcenia po nagonkach prasy brukowej… Fabuły jej powieści rozgrywają się więc wśród rzeczywistych ludzi i ich realnych problemów – pomysły, jak sama mówi, czerpie z życia. Pasją Danielle Steel jest pisanie, radością – jej dzieci, a hobby stanowią zwierzęta (hoduje pięć psów, królika, papugę i świnkę). Pisarka mówi: „Niektórzy pytają mnie, jak długo będę pisać. Mam jedną odpowiedź - do końca”.
powyższy tekst pochodzi ze strony: http://www.petlaczasu.pl/danielle/steel/a116

Twórczość pisarska:

1973 Powrót do domu ("Going home")
1974 Teraz i na zawsze ("Now and forever")
1976 Zwiastun miłości ("Passion's promise")
1978 Obietnica ("The promise")
1979 Pora namiętności ("Season of passion")
1980 Pierścionki ("The ring") (*)
1981 Palomino ("Palomino") (*)
1981 Zatrzymane chwile ("Remembrance") (*)
1981 Zupełnie obcy człowiek ("A perfect stranger") (*)
1982 Przeprawy ("Crossings")
1982 Raz w życiu ("Once in a lifetime") (*)
1983 Zmiany ("Changes") (*)
1984 Gra z fortuną ("Full circle") (*)
1985 Album rodzinny ("Family album") (*)
1985 Sekrety ("Secrets") (*)
1987 Dom Thurstonów ("Thurston Hause")
1987 Kalejdoskop ("Kaleidoscope")
1987 Kochanie ("Loving")
1987 Koniec lata ("Summer's end")
1987 Wszystko, co najlepsze ("Fine things")
1988 Zoja ("Zoya") (*)
1989 Gwiazda ("Star")
1989 Nowy tatuś Marty ("Martha's new daddy")
1989 Tata ("Daddy") (*)
1989 Żądza przygód ("Wanderlust")
1990 Max ucieka z domu ("Max runs away")
1990 Wieści z Wietnamu ("Message from Nam") (*)
1991 Miłość silniejsza niż śmierć ("No greater love") (*)
1991 Rytm serca ("Heartbeat")
1992 Klejnoty ("Jewels") (*)
1992 Nadzieja ("Mixed blessings")
1993 Porwanie ("Vanished")
1994 Podarunek ("The gift")
1994 Skrzydła ("Wings")
1994 Wypadek ("Accident")
1995 Jak grom z nieba ("Lightning")
1995 Pięć dni w Paryżu ("Five days in Paris")
1996 W sieci ("Malice")
1996 Milcząca godność ("Silent honor")
1996 Pierwszy bal ("Coming out")
1997 Duch ("The ghost")
1997 Ranczo ("The ranch")
1997 Specjalna przesyłka ("Special delivery")
1998 Długa droga do domu ("The long road home")
1998 Klon i ja ("The Klone and I")
1998 Lustrzane odbicie ("Mirror image")
1998 Światło moich oczu: historia życia Nicka Trainy ("His bright light")
1999 Nieodparta siła ("Irresistible forces")
1999 Radość przez łzy ("Bittersweet")
1999 Rosyjska baletnica ("Granny dan")
2000 Dom przy Hope Street ("The hause on Hope Street")
2000 Podróż
2000 "Ślub" (The Wedding)
2001 Pocałunek ("The kiss")
2001 Skok w nieznane ("Leap od faith")
2002 Chata ("The cottage")
2002 Wysłuchane modlitwy ("Answered prayers")
2002 "Zachód słońca w Saint Tropez" (Sunset in St. Tropez)
2003 Randki w ciemno ("Dating game")
2003 Anioł Johnny (Johnny Angel)
2003 Bezpieczna przystań (Safe harbour)
2004 Okup (Ransom)
2004 Druga szansa (Second chance)
2004 Echa (Echoes)
2005 To niemożliwe (Impossible)
2005 Miracle
2005 Toksyczni panowie (Toxic bachelors)
2005 Samotny orzeł
2005 Pokochać znowu (To Love Again)
2006 The house
2006 "Jej książęca wysokość" (H.R.H.)
2007 (Sisters) - na razie tylko w angielskiej wersji językowej - a nie prawda bo właśnie ukazała sie polska wersja :)

Album rodzinny - film

Epopeja familijna o amerykańskiej rodzinie Thayerów. Była aktorka musi pogodzić pracę w filmie z obowiązkami żony i matki. Dla wszystkich lubiących powieści Daniele Steel.Ward i Faye spotkają się po raz pierwszy w 1950 roku w Korei. Faye, będąc już wówczas znaną aktorką, występuje podczas wojny dla amerykańskich żołnierzy. Ward, młody oficer Sił Powietrznych, zakochuje się w Faye od pierwszego wejrzenia. Po zakończeniu wojny Ward i Faye pobierają się w Los Angeles. Faye zachodzi w ciążę i podejmuje decyzję o zakończeniu zawodowej kariery, pragnie bowiem poświęcić się rodzinie. W 1958 Thayerowie mają już czworo dzieci. Rodzinną idyllę przerywa bankructwo Warda, który, źle zarządzając firmą odziedziczoną po ojcu, doprowadza do jej upadku. Thayerowie zmuszeni są sprzedać dom i przeprowadzić się do skromniejszej dzielnicy. Ward nie może znaleźć pracy, Faye postanawia więc wziąć sprawy w swoje ręce i powrócić do zawodu aktorki. Jej sfrustrowany mąż popada w alkoholizm i zaczyna ją zdradzać. Dowiedziawszy się o tym Faye żąda separacji. Faye po raz drugi porzuca aktorstwo i poświęca się reżyserii. Jej kariera rozwija się coraz pomyślniej. Także Ward otrząsa się wreszcie z szoku po bankructwie rodzinnego przedsiębiorstwa. Udaje mu się zdobyć dobrze płatną posadę w banku. Przekonuje żonę, by pozwoliła mu wrócić do domu. W latach siedemdziesiątych kilka cieszących się powodzeniem filmów, nakręconych przez Faye, przywraca rodzinie jej dawną pozycję. Thayerowie mieszkają teraz w Beverly Hills.
OBSADA
Michael Ontkean: Ward Thayer
Jaclyn Smith: Faye Price Thayer
Joe Flanigan: Lionel
Kristin Minter: Valerie
Tom Mason: Bill O'Hara
Brian Krause: Greg
Paul Satterfield: Paul Steel
Leslie Horan: Anne Thayer O'Hara
Joel Gretsch: John
Kristen Dalton: Maizie
Phillip Van Dyke: Max Lerner
Melody Kay: Anne w wieku 13 lat
Laura Owens: Jan
David S. Cass Sr.: Szalony dyrektor (niewymieniony w czołówce)
Richard Marion: Marty Abrams

Album rodzinny - książka

Tytuł oryginalny: Family Album
Język oryginału: angielski
Kategoria: Literatura piękna
Gatunek: romans
Forma: powieść
Rok pierwszego wydania: 1985
Rok pierwszego polskiego wydania: 1994

Biorąc ślub, gwiazda ekranu i spadkobierca milionowej fortuny wierzą, że są najszczęśliwszymi ludźmi na świecie. Faye porzuca pracę w filmie, poświęca się wyłącznie mężowi i dzieciom. Niespodziewane bankructwo stawia ich w obliczu katastrofy. Faye musi ratować rodzinę. I stoczyć walkę z nałogiem męża...

2007/12/09

Kalejdoskop

Brak komentarzy:

DS Tata

DS Przeprawy

DS Podróż

DS Nieodparta siła

DS Miłość silniejsza niż śmierć

DS Milcząca godność

DS Kochanie

DS Kalejdoskop

DS Album rodzinny

DS Zoja

DS Zoja

DS Zoja

DS Zoja

DS Zoja

DS Plyty-Kolekcja AMERCOM - Gwiazda

DS Plyty-Kolekcja AMERCOM

DS Bungalow 2

DS Sunset in St. Tropez

DS Sunset in St. Tropez (Mass Market Paperback)

DS Answered Prayers

DS Answered Prayers

Accident - Danielle Steel

Accident - Danielle Steel

Message From Nam

Message From Nam

DS impossible

1.DVD "Album rodzinny"

DS DVD Album rodzinny

DS Daddy 1 DVD

DS Daddy 2 DVD

DS The Wedding

The Wedding

DS The Wedding

The Wedding

DS Steel Magnolias (Special Edition) (1989)

DS Special Delivery

DS Special Delivery

DS Wings

DS Wings

Leap of faith

Leap of faith

DS Secrets

DS Lone eagle

DS Lone eagle

DS Heartbeat

DS Heartbeat

DS Heartbeat

Granny Dan

Granny Dan

DS Granny dan

Danielle Steel: Granny dan

Danielle Steel's Once In A Lifetime (1994)

Danielle Steel's Once In A Lifetime (1994)

Danielle Steel's Once In A Lifetime (1994)

Danielle Steel's Once In A Lifetime (1994)

DS Dating game 1

DATING GAME, 2 April 2004

The Dating Game (Paperback)

DS Daddy

DS Cottage

Cottage

DS Changes

DS Changes

Changes

DS Bittersweet

DS Accident

DS Bittersweet

DS Zoja film DVD

DS The Ring film DVD

DS Remembrance film DVD

DS No Greater Love film DVD

DS komplet filmow na DVD

DS Grany_Day 1999

Granny Dan Steel

http://www.lovereading.co.uk/author/361

Going Home Author: Danielle Steel

Coming Home