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Summary: Enjoyable, Quick Read
Review: "War & Peace" it ain't, but if you like Danielle Steel or serial romances, you will like this book. It is a quick read and has good flow between the perspectives of the main characters.
Rating: 
Summary: Not one of her better ones
Review: Danielle really shows her repetitive-ness in her writing, as the plot of this novel drags along at a snail's pace. Ophelie, the main character is not the brightest bulb on the block, and the reader becomes exasperated with this main character, no matter what her plight, who refuses to get on with it! This main character here, is very similar to the one in Danielle's "Answered Prayers", only we don't have the snotty, adult, daughters of that other novel, to keep things interesting. The daughter here is 8-10 year-old "Pip", and it's kind of hard for the main character to have meaningful dialogue with an 8-year-old, that can hold the reader's interest.It could have been an interesting story but for the fact of the plodding action/plot. The "homeless" element feels thrown in. And, Danielle Steel certainly doesn't explore homelessness with any depth whatsoever. Danielle Steel is a good writer, though, still. I'm currently reading "Ransom" and loving it. "Dating Game" was very funny and innovative. I would say skip this one and read either of those other two.
Rating:
Summary: Not one of her better ones
Review: Danielle really shows her repetitive-ness in her writing, as the plot of this novel drags along at a snail's pace. Ophelie, the main character is not the brightest bulb on the block, and the reader becomes exasperated with this main character, no matter what her plight, who refuses to get on with it! This main character here, is very similar to the one in Danielle's "Answered Prayers", only we don't have the snotty, adult, daughters of that other novel, to keep things interesting. The daughter here is 8-10 year-old "Pip", and it's kind of hard for the main character to have meaningful dialogue with an 8-year-old, that can hold the reader's interest. It could have been an interesting story but for the fact of the plodding action/plot. The "homeless" element feels thrown in. And, Danielle Steel certainly doesn't explore homelessness with any depth whatsoever. Danielle Steel is a good writer, though, still. I'm currently reading "Ransom" and loving it. "Dating Game" was very funny and innovative. I would say skip this one and read either of those other two.
Rating: 
Summary: AN ARTICULATE VOICE
Review: Danielle Steel continually pens stories that thrill and intrigue readers. With each succeeding novel she solidifies and increases her large base of loyal fans. "Safe Harbour" is one more such tale in an already impressive list. Once again, with her 59th saga, Ms. Steele plums the depths of human emotions. Kyf Brewer is an articulate voice for this story of devastating loss and the amazing strength of human hope. At only 11 years of age Pip Mackenzie has seen more than anyone's share of heartache - her father and brother have both been killed in a plane crash. This is a loss from which her mother, Ophelie, cannot seem to recover even enough to care for Pip. Thus the child is left to her own resources. She takes countless strolls along a beach near their home in California. It is there that she meets a friend. Matt Bowles, a painter also come to the beach frequently to paint landscapes. He notices Pip and seems to sense her loneliness, so he volunteers to teach her how to paint. This friendship between Pip and the adult Matt is disdained by Ophelie who doesn't realize that Matt, too, is recovering from a loss in his life. It's been said that love heals all wounds - quite often with Danielle Steel it does, but not before unexpected events threaten new found happiness. Give a listen for a tear and a smile. - Gail Cooke
Rating:
Summary: AN ARTICULATE VOICE
Review: Danielle Steel continually pens stories that thrill and intrigue readers. With each succeeding novel she solidifies and increases her large base of loyal fans. "Safe Harbour" is one more such tale in an already impressive list. Once again, with her 59th saga, Ms. Steele plums the depths of human emotions. Kyf Brewer is an articulate voice for this story of devastating loss and the amazing strength of human hope. At only 11 years of age Pip Mackenzie has seen more than anyone's share of heartache - her father and brother have both been killed in a plane crash. This is a loss from which her mother, Ophelie, cannot seem to recover even enough to care for Pip. Thus the child is left to her own resources. She takes countless strolls along a beach near their home in California. It is there that she meets a friend. Matt Bowles, a painter also come to the beach frequently to paint landscapes. He notices Pip and seems to sense her loneliness, so he volunteers to teach her how to paint. This friendship between Pip and the adult Matt is disdained by Ophelie who doesn't realize that Matt, too, is recovering from a loss in his life. It's been said that love heals all wounds - quite often with Danielle Steel it does, but not before unexpected events threaten new found happiness. Give a listen for a tear and a smile. - Gail Cooke
Rating: 
Summary: Blah, Blah, Blah
Review: Danielle Steel has done it once again. Written a book that must have taken her all of one day. I was really disappointed after Summer in St. Tropez, but thought after a break from her books I'd try again. Sorry I wasted my time. This book is SO repetitive, same phrases are not only repeated chapter after chapter but in the same paragraph. The story line seems to drag on forever. If Steel's goal is to "dumb" her books down for the masses then she has succeeded. This book is written at about an 11-year-old's level. Don't waste your time.
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Summary: Finally!!!
Review: Finally Danielle Steel has written a book that doesn't sound just like all of her others. Sure....same bit of storyline..but much better developed characters and a refreshing twist. Pip is a very sweet 11 yr-old girl who wins the heart of painter Matt. Pip's mother Ophelie was a disturbed mother who had suffered a loss but finds herself again after spending time with Matt. Add Mousse, the dog, and a few other additions and you have the perfect story. The ending was a bit far-fetched but overall, this book is a winner!
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Summary: Safe Harbour
Review: Has Danielle Steel given up using editors? I found the pages 79 through 82 so repetitive and confusing. How many times must the same sentence written in many different ways be used? DS needs to hire new editors - this is the third book in a row that lacks good editing. We all know that Matt's wife has sent him cards at Christmas!! I agree with the other posters that her latest books are being turned out too quickly and she will be losing a lot of readers.
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Summary: A bit of her old magic
Review: I am so pleased that Danielle Steel seems to have found a bit of her old magic! This is really one of the best Steel books I've read in a long time. The characters are great- and so loveable! The story is a worthy one about moving past tragedy and finding the courage to live again. A predicable love story for the most part yes, but isn't that what makes her books so good? A moral, a love story and a happy ending- what more can you ask for?
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Summary: One of her better stories but lacked "education"
Review: I enjoyed this book more than any of her recent stories. Pip was a charming girl, and her mom's depression seemed so real. I do wish that Danielle had given the reader more information on bipolar disease. It is a very treatable disease, and if I had not know about it firsthand (my mil is bipolar), I would have thought differently of it. This was an opportunity for Danielle to educate, not frighten... I wish she'd done a better job.
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