Daddy

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Summary: Not just a tawdry romance
Review: "Daddy" is about Oliver Watson who thinks he has everything. He has a great life with the quentissential American Dream: wife, kids, house, dog. That is, until his wife Sarah decides that she wants to go back to school...away from him and the kids.

Everything in Oliver's world starts to fall apart: his oldest son gets a girl pregnant and his mother with Alzheimer's is in an accident and dies.

Through watching his family cope with the obstacles in their lives and watching his father fall in love again, Oliver realizes that he too must move on with his life.

This was the first Danielle Steel novel that I read and I was impresses. It wasn't just a tawdry romance novel.

There was also a made-for-TV movie based on this book. It starred Patrick Duffy (Oliver), Linda Carter (Charlotte) and Kate Mulgrew (Sarah). Ben Affleck played the oldest son.

Rating:
Summary: Not A Page Turner!
Review: After reading Silent Honor, A Pefect Stranger and many before, I thought I really loved Danielle Steel's books. But then...I read Fine Things and then Daddy, I didn't like all two of them. I noticed that in these three books, that someone leaves and then their spouse quickly remarries. Kind of the same plot over and over!
I feel that her best book was The Promise, the characters ended up together at the end (GREAT BOOK!)
Happy Readings!

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Summary: What a book ?
Review: Daddy, by Danielle Steel is a wonderful book or love, hope, and happiness. This book is a change from the domestic cliches you're used to hearing about. Sarah and Oliver Watson were married for twenty five years, but one day out of the blue Sarah decided to go back to college, and take writing classes. Going back to Harvard meant leaving her husband, and three kids to run the house by themselves. Will she ever come back? The kids were distraught, their lives torn apart. Will they ever return to normal? In this enjoyable story, Ms. Steel will make you laugh, cry,and even fall in love. She impresses the reader with complex, and curious plotlines, but pleasantly simple writing style. Daddy, is an excellent choice, if you want a great book to read over the summer.fd