a b c d e f g Angel, Karen (March 19, 2006). "Lonely Heart". The Age. Melbourne . Retrieved April 19, 2007. Sam Walker met Arthur Patterson in the midst of the mud and misery of the Italian campaign, and by the time World War II was over they were closer than brothers. Their friendship survives Arthur’s disastrous marriage and Sam’s multiple infidelities to a woman Arthur worshipped. Then, in a burst of seemingly inexplicable rage, Sam kills his wife and later commits suicide, leaving his three daughters destitute and homeless. Unable to provide for his friend’s offspring, Arthur allows the two younger children to be adopted and places the oldest, Hilary, in the care of Sam’s slovenly sister and her equally despicable husband. A story of three girls left to be on their own when their actor father kills his pretty wife and commits suicide himself.

Kaufman, David (May 7, 2011). "Danielle Steel". The Wall Street Journal. For much of her career, Danielle Steel was best known as a couture-clad San Francisco writer and society gal with a handful of husbands and a soccer-team's worth of kids. But the author—who has sold nearly 600million books—now lives mostly in Paris, happily husband-less...'San Francisco is a great city to raise children, but I was very happy to leave it. There's no style, nobody dresses up—you can't be chic there. It's all shorts and hiking boots and Tevas—it's as if everyone is dressed to go on a camping trip. I don't think people really care how they look there; and I look like a mess when I'm there, too.' Megan grows up to be a strong girl who fights for what she believes in. The character was not adequately developed by Steele and she does remain a bit distant to the reader.Steger, Pat (August 11, 1999). "Steel, Perkins Separate After 17-Month Marriage". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved April 19, 2007. Williams, Lance (September 21, 1997). "Novelist Danielle Steel's son dies". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved April 19, 2007. When a beautiful young Frenchwoman and a brilliant American actor meet in wartime Paris, their love begins like a fairy tale but ends in tragedy. Suddenly orphaned, their three children are cruelly separated. Megan, the baby, adopted by a family of comfortable means, becomes doctor in the rural Appalachia. Alexandra, raised in lavish wealth, marries a powerful man whose pride is his pedigree and who assumes that Alexandra is her parents’ natural offspring. Neither of them has the remotest suspicion that she is adopted, or what turbulent tragedy lurks in her past. And Hilary, oldest of the Walker children, remembers them all, and the grief that tore them apart and cast them into separate lives. Feeling the loss throughout her life, and unable to find her sisters, she builds an extraordinary career and has no personal life. When John Chapman, lawyer and prestigious private investigator, is asked to find these three women, he wonders why. Their parents’ only friend, he did nothing to keep them together as children and has been haunted by remorse all his life. The investigator follows a trail that leads from chic New York to Boston slums, from elegant Parisian salons to the Appalachian hills, to the place where the three sisters face each other and one more final, devastating truth before they can move on. Kaleidoscope by Danielle Steel – eBook Details Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel (born August 14, 1947) is an American writer, best known for her romance novels. She is the bestselling living author and one of the best-selling fiction authors of all time, with over 800million copies sold. [3] As of 2021, she has written 190 books, including over 140 [4] novels.

Her fear of flying created many challenges in the early 1980s; she went through an eight-week course based at the San Francisco airport to overcome her fear. [27]A staggering 900 million copies of her books have been sold to date worldwide, and her work has been translated into 43 languages in 69 countries. An impressive 22 of her books have been adapted for television, of which two have been nominated for a Golden Globe. Arthur hanya mendapatkan 2 keluarga yang masing-masing hanya mau merawat salah satu anak. Jadi ketiga saudara terpaksa dipisahkan. To avoid comparisons to her previous novels, Steel does not write sequels. [13] Although many of her earliest books were released with initial print runs of 1 million copies, by 2004 her publisher had decreased the number of books initially printed to 650,000 due to the decline in book purchasing. However, her fan base was still extremely strong at that time, with Steel's books selling out atop charts worldwide. [39] Adaptations [ edit ] The Five Top Bestselling Authors of All Time". Historythings.com. 24 February 2017 . Retrieved 13 November 2017.

Steel's novels, often described as "formulaic," [37] tend to involve the characters in a crisis that threatens their relationship. The novels sometimes explore the world of the rich and famous [37] and frequently deal with serious life issues like illness, death, loss, family crises, and relationships. Also, there are claims that her popular story lines are based on the events of her life. [5] Despite a reputation among critics for writing "fluff", Steel often delves into the less savory aspects of human nature, including incest, suicide, divorce, war, and even the Holocaust. [17] As time has progressed, Steel's writing has evolved. Her later heroines tend to be stronger and more authoritative, who, if they do not receive the level of respect and attention they desire from a man, move on to a new life. [22] In recent years Steel has also been willing to take more risks with her plots. Ransom focuses more on suspense than romance, and follows three sets of seemingly unconnected characters as their lives begin to intersect. [38] Toxic Bachelors departs from her usual style by telling the story through the eyes of the three title characters, men who are relationship phobic and ultimately discover their true loves. [37] Danielle Steel has written 190 books, including over 141 novels. [1] [2] Her books have been translated into 43 languages and can be found in 69 countries across the globe. [3] Novels [ edit ] Di awal sudah disuguhkan suasana muram ala perang. Obrolan antar prajurit di dalam bunker saat Perang Dunia II, antara Sam Walker dan Arthur Patterson. Lalu disuguhkan adegan "manis" saat prajurit Sam Walker jatuh cinta terhadap wanita Perancis, Solange, yang digambarkan sang mempesona dengan rambut merah menyalanya. Lalu muram kembali saat Sam harus maju bertempur lagi. Cerah sesaat ketika perang usai untuk kembali muram saat Sam harus kembali ke Amerika dan terpaksa berpisah sementara dengan Solange. Her first novel, Going Home, was published in 1973. The novel contained many of the themes that her writing would become well known for, including a focus on family issues and human relationships. Her relationship with her second husband influenced Passion's Promise and Now and Forever, the two novels that launched her career. [11] With the success of her fourth book, The Promise, she became a participant in San Francisco high society. [11] 1981–1996: Fame and expansion to new genres [ edit ] Service to Youth Award" for improving the lives of adolescents and children with mental accessibility issues from the University of San Francisco Catholic Youth Organization and St. Mary's Medical Center, November 1999.

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a b "Danielle Steel". Books At Transworld. Archived from the original on December 26, 2007 . Retrieved April 19, 2007. a b c "Danielle Steel". Book Reporter. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012 . Retrieved April 19, 2007. a b c d Chin, Paula (June 29, 1992). "Danielle Steel". People Magazine. Archived from the original on January 10, 2011 . Retrieved January 8, 2012. This is one of my favourite books by Danielle Steele... Was actually getting bored of her writing style when I stumbled upon this one. Twenty-two of her books have been adapted for television, [40] including two that have received Golden Globe nominations. One is Jewels, the story of the survival of a woman and her children in World War II Europe, and the family's eventual rebirth as one of the greatest jewelry houses in Europe. [17] Columbia Pictures was the first movie studio to make an offer for one of her novels, purchasing the rights to The Ghost in 1998. [40] Steel also reached an agreement with New Line Home Entertainment in 2005 to sell the film rights to 30 of her novels for DVDs. [41] Writing process [ edit ]Steel married for a fifth time, to Silicon Valley financier Thomas James Perkins, but the marriage ended after four years in 2002. [28] Steel has said that her novel The Klone and I was inspired by a private joke between herself and Perkins. [29] In 2006, Perkins dedicated his novel Sex and the Single Zillionaire to Steel. She hopes to find it in helping others so she becomes a humanitarian aid worker. But time does not seem to do much to heal her sorrow. Danielle Steel's Desk Is Unlike Anything You've Ever Seen". vanityfair.com. Vanity Fair. October 2017 . Retrieved September 29, 2018. Kaleidoscope, also known as Danielle Steel's Kaleidoscope, is a 1990 made-for-television romantic drama film directed by Jud Taylor. The film is based upon the 1987 novel of the same name by Danielle Steel.