Summer's End

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Summary: Maybe I'm Old-Fashioned and Moralistic...
Review: ...but I found myself DISLIKING Deanna. Even though her marriage was more or less over, AND her hubby was having an affair of his own, that didn't make her decision to commit adultery a right one. Because of that, I couldn't cheer Deanna and Ben on; all the characters, in my opinion, should have ended up alone. "Summer's End" is a quick read, but only mediocre at best; old-fashioned romantic types like myself won't appreciate the adultery angle, and those who value good grammatical skills will wince while reading this book, as Steel apparently doesn't make good use of a proof-reader and/or editor. I don't recommend this book, and personally won't be reading it again.

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Summary: Maybe I'm Old-Fashioned and Moralistic...
Review: ...but I found myself DISLIKING Deanna. Even though her marriage was more or less over, AND her hubby was having an affair of his own, that didn't make her decision to commit adultery a right one. Because of that, I couldn't cheer Deanna and Ben on; all the characters, in my opinion, should have ended up alone. "Summer's End" is a quick read, but only mediocre at best; old-fashioned romantic types like myself won't appreciate the adultery angle, and those who value good grammatical skills will wince while reading this book, as Steel apparently doesn't make good use of a proof-reader and/or editor. I don't recommend this book, and personally won't be reading it again.

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Summary: Steel is returning
Review: After being extremely dissapointed in her last few books (ie The Klone for one), I was happy to see that Steel is coming back in "Summer's End". I read the book in a day and could not put it down. I found myself, as in earlier Steel books, being absorbed into and fighting for the young women. If you love Steel, you'll like this one, classic Steel material.

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Summary: good enough but not her best
Review: Hello everyone,I am ardent fan of Mrs Steel and love reading her books and when I read it I felt that there have been other books of hers which have been amazing|Still to all those who havent read it it is worth reading once.U learn something from all her books.Thank you Mrs Steel

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Summary: vacation mess
Review: How would you feel if your husband goes on a summer vacation and you discovered he is madly in love whereas you have been cheating on him after the death of your daughter in a fatal accident and to poison the whole issue, your husband wants a divorse to enable him marry a young girl at your cost. but all of a sudden, you are pregnant for the man who wants a divorse and you are also crazy in love a fella. figure that out and your guess is as good as summer end. its a vacation of nemesis.

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Summary: Outstanding!!!!
Review: I couldn't put this book down!! I think Steel finally wrote book that we can all relate to. I thought it was one of her best!!

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Summary: Pretty Good Book!
Review: I enjoyed this book very much. I'm surprised that this one wasn't made into a TV-Movie (i.e. Once in a Lifetime, The Ring, No Greater Love, Fine Things), but I still liked it. Deanna was very realistic. She was in a marriage that was slowly falling apart, and the only thing that was keeping it together was her daughter, Pilar, who died as a result of a motorcycle accident. She met Ben Thompson and found fullfillment with him; Marc-Edouard was already having an affair with a woman named Chantal. I thought that he was a jerk for doing that to Deanna. But when it was all said and done and when I finished reading the book, Deanna had discovered that she was pregnant and that the baby was Ben's. At last she could have a happy life with someone. Keep up the good work, Danielle!!

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Summary: A good Danielle Steel
Review: I have been reading Danielle Steel's books for over 15 years now. Sometimes they do get a bit "all the same" with most of the characters being important, successful, beautiful people who live in "stately homes" and wear "important jewels and furs". Sometimes I think the characters are more about what they have then who they are. Despite this, I always enjoy her books - they are easy to read, romantic and make you forget about everyday life for a couple of hours while engrossed in the book. Personally I think her earlier books are more enjoyable and get more involved in the characters than some of the later books she has written. I enjoyed this book ... a woman (Deanna) who was never appreciated by her family for anything that she did but managed to continue with her love of painting and make a success of herself and her life without her uncaring husband. Showed us that you can do anything if you just believe in yourself. Loved the ending too ....

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Summary: A good Danielle Steel
Review: I have been reading Danielle Steel's books for over 15 years now. Sometimes they do get a bit "all the same" with most of the characters being important, successful, beautiful people who live in "stately homes" and wear "important jewels and furs". Sometimes I think the characters are more about what they have then who they are. Despite this, I always enjoy her books - they are easy to read, romantic and make you forget about everyday life for a couple of hours while engrossed in the book. Personally I think her earlier books are more enjoyable and get more involved in the characters than some of the later books she has written. I enjoyed this book ... a woman (Deanna) who was never appreciated by her family for anything that she did but managed to continue with her love of painting and make a success of herself and her life without her uncaring husband. Showed us that you can do anything if you just believe in yourself. Loved the ending too ....

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Summary: "Lonely Wife SpellsTrouble For Hubby"
Review: I loved this story!!! The action is fast-paced and the romance sizzles! Buy this one a nd then buy a few copies for friends they will be glad you did!!!