The time is the 1950s, when life was simpler, people still believed in dreams, and family was, very nearly, everything. The place is a small midwestern town with a high school and a downtown, a skating pond and a movie house. And on a tree-lined street in the heartland of America, an extraordinary set of events begins to unfold. And gradually what seems serendipitous is tinged with purpose. A happy home is shattered by a child's senseless death. A loving marriage starts to unravel. And a stranger arrives - a young ...
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The time is the 1950s, when life was simpler, people still believed in dreams, and family was, very nearly, everything. The place is a small midwestern town with a high school and a downtown, a skating pond and a movie house. And on a tree-lined street in the heartland of America, an extraordinary set of events begins to unfold. And gradually what seems serendipitous is tinged with purpose. A happy home is shattered by a child's senseless death. A loving marriage starts to unravel. And a stranger arrives - a young woman who will touch many lives before she moves on. She and a young man will meet and fall in love. Their love, so innocent and full of hope, helps to restore a family's dreams. And all of their lives will be changed forever by the precious gift she leaves them.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
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Very Good. Set in a small mid-western town in America in the 1950s where a child's senseless death, the breakup of a marriage and the arrival of a stranger lead to changes in many lives, and to the restoration of a family's dreams. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 106 x 21. Weight in Grams: 174. Clean copy, good to very good. 1995. Paperback. Paperback.....
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Good. 1995. Paperback. Paperback. Set in a small mid-western town in America in the 1950s where a child's senseless death, the breakup of a marriage and the arrival of a stranger lead to changes in many lives, and to the restoration of a family's dreams. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 106 x 21. Weight in Grams: 174......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Though short, the story remains rather memorable. This is one of my favourite of Danielle Steel's.
Lizy
Nov 28, 2008
Excellent Book
Of all the books Ive read of Danielle Steel this is the best one, the love of the mother who gives the child to someone else. And it tells a haunting and beautiful truth about the unpredictability--and the wonder--of life.
