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Summary: One of her books I read over and over
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.
This book is really enjoyable but I must admit I was more interested in Sarah's story who was a character I could relate to. I was disapppointed in the ending of her story - it was a bit abrupt ... I would have liked to hear more about her children and what she did in her later life. What a strong and courageous woman for the time. I admired her. A book most Danielle Steel fans will enjoy.
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Summary: Love lost-love discovered!
Review: This book was fantastic. I don't usually read Danielle Steel, but I couldn't put this book down once I started reading it. If you are a timeless romantic, this is the book for you. I believe the writing needs a little polishing, but the story was wonderful. The parts about Francois and Sarah were fantastic and kept me wanting more. I also like the way Danielle Steel ties in the story of Sarah and Francois to the relationship between Charlie and Francesca. The parallel between their lives is fantastic. I didn't like the references to the love lost between Charlie and Carole, and, truth be known, I didn't much like Carole! Even with it's short comings, I think this story is definately worth reading...
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Summary: Best Book I've Ever Read
Review: Annotation: "The Ghost" is about a named Charlie Waterston, who appeared to have the perfect life. He had a beautiful wife, a wonderful job and a great house in the heart of London, but his life comes crashing down when his wife leaves him for another man. Uncertain of what to do next, Charlie decides to take a ski trip to Vermont, where he meets an elderly widow, who shows him her family house and tells her the tale of the 18th century women, Sarah Ferguson, who once lived there. Drawn to the tale of love and heartache, Charlie Waterston finds the courage to open his heart and love again. Author Bio: Born and raised in New York, Danielle Steel began her writing career by writing and publishing poems in women's magazines in the 1970's. Her first novel, "Going Home", was published in 1973. Eighty five million copies of her books have been sold around the world to forty two different countries. Twenty-one of her novels have been made into movies. Along with mature, adult novels, Danielle Steel has also written numerous children stories. Evaluation: "The Ghost" is about a young man named Charlie Waterston, who lived a perfect life in London, or so it seemed. Charlie had the perfect life, a prosperous job and a wonderful house, but his world comes crashing down when his wife of thirteen years tells him that she is leaving him for another man. Heartbroken and ashamed, Charlie decides to move back to New York because his boss wanted him to work out of the New York branch instead of the London branch. Trying to look on the bright side of things, Charlie moves to New York. Once there, he decides he cannot work there and chooses to go on a much desired ski trip to Vermont. Caught in a terrible snow storm, Charlie pulls off the road and meets an elderly, widowed woman, who shows him her old family house, in which Charlie rents. The house was once owned by Sarah Ferguson, in the 18th century. Incredible things begin to happen in the house, and Charlie is convinced that it is haunted by a ghost. Interested, Charlie goes to the library and meets a wonderful woman, who has also given up on love. Charlie finds old diaries from Sarah and learns about her world. Bringing two worlds together, Charlie and the women from the library are encouraged by the dairies to give love another try.
This was by far my favorite book that I have read by Danielle Steel. I thought the book was very creative because it was like two stories in one. The story of Sarah Ferguson and her hardship coming to the new world was remarkable and exciting. Charlie's world has turned around after reading Sarah's dairies. He learned that you should never give up on love even if you have been hurt in the past. The diaries helped Charlie to love again. I feel that the whole book was based on fate. It was fate that there happened to be a snow storm in Vermont, and Charlie met the widowed woman, who in turn, rent out her family house to him. There, he was inspired by Sarah to not let life pass him by. I feel that the book was well written and exciting. I could not put the book down. It was a creative way to include two stories in one to show that no matter what happens life goes on.
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Summary: Love Ends... and Begins Again...
Review: Danielle Steel touched upon many of our fears and hesitations in real life within the pages of "The Ghost". "The Ghost" is a story of a man [Charlie] who is trying to get over the pain and loneliness of his in-process divorce from his wife [Carol]. Charlie, still hurt by his wife who had an affair and left him for an older man, finds himself wounded and filled with more questions than answers. Even Charlie's job talks him into working in N.Y. City, which he hates, and finds that his professional life in N.Y. no longer provides any comfort or happiness for him. Taking some time off, Charlie finds himself in the small town of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. Here he rents a house believed to be haunted. Within these "haunted" walls Charlie will learn of a love story so powerful that it touches him even after the story has ended two hundred years ago. Can the old love story of Sarah Ferguson and François de Pellerin, set in the early conflicts of the Native American Indians and the United States, show Charlie how to love again? Can the lessons of Sarah Ferguson (a woman who's been beaten and battered, yet remains courageous and strong) teach Charlie how to breach the seemingly impenetrable walls around the heart of Francesca Vironnet, another woman who has given up on love... given up on Hope... just like Charlie? Can a ghost from the past still teach us all how to love again... how to keep the Faith and have Hope? I simply loved this book. One of her best! Both Danielle Steel and Sarah Ferguson teach us all, by example, that we should never let our hearts turn cold... never let the cruelty and pain of past loves destroy our futures... always have Faith... never lose Hope... and above all they teach us... That love ends... and begins again.
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Summary: read this book!
Review: If you want a good read, and a very detailed and lifelike story, read this. This is my favorite book, and it amazes me how much she can pull you into the story and make you feel like you are watching everything that is happening.. your emotions run high, just like the characters! This is an excellent book!
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Summary: Love Ends... and Begins Again...
Review: Danielle Steel touched upon many of our fears and hesitations in real life within the pages of "The Ghost". "The Ghost" is a story of a man [Charlie] who is trying to get over the pain and loneliness of his in-process divorce from his wife [Carol]. Charlie, still hurt by his wife who had an affair and left him for an older man, finds himself wounded and filled with more questions than answers. Even Charlie's job talks him into working in N.Y. City, which he hates, and finds that his professional life in N.Y. no longer provides any comfort or happiness for him. Taking some time off, Charlie finds himself in the small town of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. Here he rents a house believed to be haunted. Within these "haunted" walls Charlie will learn of a love story so powerful that it touches him even after the story has ended two hundred years ago. Can the old love story of Sarah Ferguson and François de Pellerin, set in the early conflicts of the Native American Indians and the United States, show Charlie how to love again? Can the lessons of Sarah Ferguson (a woman who's been beaten and battered, yet remains courageous and strong) teach Charlie how to breach the seemingly impenetrable walls around the heart of Francesca Vironnet, another woman who has given up on love... given up on Hope... just like Charlie? Can a ghost from the past still teach us all how to love again... how to keep the Faith and have Hope? I simply loved this book. One of her best! Both Danielle Steel and Sarah Ferguson teach us all, by example, that we should never let our hearts turn cold... never let the cruelty and pain of past loves destroy our futures... always have Faith... never lose Hope... and above all they teach us... That love ends... and begins again.
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Summary: The Ghost
Review: Did you ever want to live in a haunted house and discover that person's journals from the 1800's? Read the novel The Ghost by author Danielle Steel. The novel is about an American named Charles Waterston who lived in England until he got divorced from his wife. He decided to go back to the States and start a new life in New York. He doesn't like New York, so he decides to go skiing in Vermont. On his way there, a snowstorm makes him stop. He meets an old widowed lady, who lets him stay at her Bed & Breakfast. As the days go by, the elderly lady lets him rent out her other home in Deerfield. She tells him that Sarah Ferguson use to live there in the 1800's. When he moves in he sees Sarah's ghost, but he thinks it's his mind playing tricks on him. So the next day, he goes see Gladys and she knows that he had seen the ghost and he told her he did. She told him that when she was younger she had seen her ghost too, but has never seen it again. When Gladys son and his wife moved in, her daughter-in-law had seen Sarah's ghost too and decided to move out. This novel also tells the story about how Sarah had come to the states after she left her abusive husband in England. She takes the trip over on a boat that takes two months. Then in time, she meets her next husband Francois de Pelerrin, who is an Englishman, who is adopted by the Indians. This novel is amazing. Danielle Steel did a wonderful job combining two different stories from two different time periods; but in a way, the two stories do have some similarities between each other. I would recommend that whoever likes ghost stories to read this novel. It's a mix between romance and mystery.
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Summary: A bit strange
Review: This story is a bit of a strange one, as you're reading you're kind of thinking, "what is this?" It's different, and yet that's what makes it good. However, I don't think Steel quite pulled off this topic & I think her writing in this novel left something to be desired. If you're looking for an exciting & suspenseful story by Steel I'd recommend: Secrets, Kaleidoscope, Vanished, Malice, Jewels & Message from Nam.
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Summary: Sort Of...
Review: This was an okay story... It didn't leave me wanting to read the next Steel book...it just was okay...nothing outstanding or remarkable or fantastic...it was okay...I would recommend another book, like her Secrets or The Long Road Home. Those are good stories.
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Summary: A Ghost of a Tale
Review: The book is about this man that lives in France. He finds himself living in the United States again renting a house from a nice old lady. Part of the story is about the previouse owner of the house and how she survived in the time that she grew up. While you learn about that person and her story the man from the story has a romance going on too. The book switches back from one story to another. I would recommend this book for someone that has a good imagination and can handle two story lines at once. Some of the book seems boring but in the end the book is worth it. The author of the book describes the characters in a way so that you can visualize them clearly in your head and you feel like you're there with them, going through what they are, and experiancing the same feelings they are.
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