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Summary: "Heart-stirring story"
Review: In this moving novel master-writer Danielle Steel spins a beautiful tale of pain and despair, the promise of hope, and the healing power of love. (Loved this fabulous story!)
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Summary: Time to Fire the Editor!
Review: Okay, I give up! Who edited this book? Is Danielle Steel so sacrosanct that her editors are not allowed to edit? I agree with those who have written that this book was an improvement over the last few. Sure, the main character is the same, weak, indecisive, codependent woman but at least this one has a little gumption and actually stands up for herself. I am beginning to think that these characters have to be a reflection of Ms. Steel's own personality. Why else would she continue to create these weak women? Danielle Steel knows the pain of losing a child and offers some good suggestions for dealing with that pain. But as many steps forward as Opehlie takes, she seems to take an equal number of steps back. It is so frustrating. At least she reacted correctly when faced with the "ultimate betrayal." With some heavy editing, this book might have been a three for me. As it is, with all the run-on and incomplete sentences and constant repeating of phrases, I can only rate it a two.
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Summary: Ugh, Boring and repetitive
Review: Reading this book was like reading a soap opera script. Nothing happened, the same events were rehashed over and over and everything is revealed through a secret window the reader has into the thoughts of the characters.
The story was weak, the characters far worse and the premise completely ridiculous.
Why would any woman, depressed or otherwise, allow their 11-year-old daughter to continue a strange friendship with a strange older man she met on the beach? Implausible. Especially for someone who has lost all her loved ones, to even take the chance with the daughter being lost, insane.
Danielle Steel is a terrible writer, that is if she even writes these books anymore.
Poor writing, poor editing...what a waste of my time!
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Summary: Safe Harbour
Review: Ted Mackenzie and his bi-polar son Chad were killed in a plane crash nine months ago. Left behind to pick up the pieces are Ted's wife Ophelie and daughter Pip. Ophelie is in a severe depression and can hardly take care of Pip except for the basics. Ophelie leases a house at Safe Harbour for the summer and while there Pip befriends artist and recluse Matt Bowles. They become fast friends despite a difference in age. Matt is suffering from the loss of his children through a divorce. Ophelie and Matt meet and although they don't hit it off at the beginning they become good friends. Matt becomes a pillar of support for Ophelie and Pip as they go through the one year anniversary of the death of their husband/father and son/brother. Through their friendship the wounds begin to heal and they begin to move on with their lives. Safe Harbour was an OK read. It wasn't the best Danielle Steel book I've read. This book seemed more thought about than some of her previous works. The storyline was good and the characters were likeable. The story-telling in itself seemed to be choppy. The story would move along at a pretty good pace and then seem to get stuck with remembering what had already been stated. This is the same repetitiveness as in Steel's more current work. I must say that this book shocked me when a little over halfway through there is a surprising and shocking twist to the story. This twist had me rereading the pages to make sure I was reading it right. This was a very important part of the story and I was just amazed at how well written this plot twist was. I must say I was speechless when I got to this part of the story. Safe Harbour seemed to have some of the quality of the older Danielle Steel books. Again, the only part I didn't like was the repeated facts that were written every few pages or at least once a chapter. I would have given the book five stars if it wasn't for the repitition. All in all a good read with a good ending.
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Summary: I loved it!
Review: This book was a real page-turner for me. I loved the storyline, and appreciated the fact that the main characters (unlike some of Steel's characters in other works) were genuinely nice people. "The Gift" is my favorite Steel novel; this ranks a very close second.
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Summary: I loved it!
Review: This book was a real page-turner for me. I loved the storyline, and appreciated the fact that the main characters (unlike some of Steel's characters in other works) were genuinely nice people. "The Gift" is my favorite Steel novel; this ranks a very close second.
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Summary: Awesome book, a surprise
Review: This book was so different from all her other books. It was a great read. All her other books are about sexist women, ones who all think men suck. This book had a good story line and much more. Give Danielle Steel another shot and read Safe Harbour.
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Summary: Loved it Absolutely Astonishing...
Review: This compelling story was a heart breaking tradegy. Daielle really gets down to the true emotion of a human and their loss and what triggers their reactions. Safe Harbour is a very well done novel very detailed so that it is like a movie playing through your head, and very Astonishing. Since I havn't read any of Steel's books excluding this one she seems to know what she is doing. This book delivers 100% satisfaction, it is like you are actually in the book yourself. I would recomend this book to anyone that really likes to read, and I promis you won't be dissapointed at all...
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Summary: Safe Harbour
Review: This is the story of a woman who lost her son and husband in a plane crash, and how she recovers with the help of her daughter and a new friend. As with most of Danielle Steel's stories, there is tragedy - but love heals all wounds and there is a happier ending. This is a heart-warming story and well worth taking the time to read. I highly recommend it!
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Summary: Love, Laughter &Tears
Review: This novel has everything friendship,love and betrayal. This starts out as a very moving picture of a little girl named Pip who finds solace in Matt when a mother who is devasted after losing her husband and son can no longer communicate with her daughter. Matt and Ophelie finally meets and it goes on from there. This is the most moving book I have ever read since St. Tropez. This is worth every penny. Kudos Danielle Steel.
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