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La justice est un combat de chaque instant... Tout prédestine Meredith McKenzie, fille et petite-fille d'éminents avocats de Manhattan, à suivre la voie tracée par ses ancêtres : de brillantes études, un mariage parfait, une vie au sein des élites. Mais, éprise de justice et de liberté, c'est aux côtés des minorités et des plus démunis qu'elle veut se battre. Un choix que ne comprennent pas les siens, bien décidés à ce qu'elle revienne dans le droit chemin.

Paul Parker was the ultimate bon vivant, charismatic but feckless, who left his wealthy wife and three beautiful daughters wounded and wary of men. But after his death, Paul shows surprising insight in the bequests he leaves to each. Knowing that Veronique's wealth is reserved for emergencies and special cases, so as to build the sense of responsibility he failed to provide, Paul aims to address their daughters' immediate needs in his will.

The White Dinner is a love poem to friendship, joy, elegance, and the monuments of Paris. And each year it is an unforgettable summer night, especially for Jean-Philippe Dumas, a longtime participant, and the three couples he's carefully selected to attend this exclusive and cherished event. Interweaving the stories of seven individuals, lives will be forever changed on the eve of one such White Dinner; a night that will lead to new friendships, new love, and of course, magical possibilities.

Late 1930's Germany: Best friends Alex von Hemmerle and Nicolas von Bingen, titled childhood friends with neighboring estates, are witnessing the rise of Nazism when Nick's father reveals the long-buried secret of his son's partial Jewish ancestry. Warned by highly placed friends to flee, the only treasures Nick and his sons can take are two dazzling Lipizzaner horses, gifts from Alex. These powerful and majestic creatures become their ticket to a new life waiting across the ocean.

A chubby little girl with blond hair, blue eyes, and ordinary looks, Victoria Dawson has always felt out of place in her family, especially in body conscious Los Angeles. Her parents are disappointed by their daughter’s looks. Later in life, the one thing Victoria knows is that she has to get as far away from home as possible and, after college in Chicago (which her parents disapprove of), she moves to New York City.

Four young women's lives intersect in the apartment they've shared in Hell's Kitchen: Claire, a shoe designer; Abby, an aspiring novelist; Morgan, a successful financial consultant; and Sasha, a resident in obstetrics. As different as they are from one another, the women had become a family by choice. But while their lives had proceeded smoothly in the years they'd lived together, new relationships, job opportunities, and surprising circumstances will test the strength of their bond in and outside the loft that had become their home.

Bill is a dedicated young lawyer working at his family’s prestigious New York firm, who leaves everything he trained for to follow his dream and become a minister in rural Wyoming. Jenny, his wife, is a stylist whose heart and soul are invested in fashion. She leaves the milieu and life she loves to join him. The certainty they share is that their destinies are linked forever. Fast forward 38 years. Robert is a hardworking independent book publisher in Manhattan, who has given up all personal life to build his struggling business. He is looking for one big hit novel to publish. Lillibet is a young Amish woman....

The epitome of intelligence, high-powered energy, and grace, Blaise McCarthy is an icon in the world of television news, asking the tough questions and taking on the emotionally charged issues of world affairs and politics with courage and insight. A single mother, she manages her well-ordered career meticulously, always prepared on the air or interviewing world-renowned figures and heads of state. To her audience, Blaise seems to have it all. But privately, and off the set, there is another untold story .

The White Dinner is a love poem to friendship, joy, elegance, and the monuments of Paris. And each year it is an unforgettable summer night, especially for Jean-Philippe Dumas, a longtime participant, and the three couples he's carefully selected to attend this exclusive and cherished event. Interweaving the stories of seven individuals, lives will be forever changed on the eve of one such White Dinner; a night that will lead to new friendships, new love, and of course, magical possibilities.

Four young women's lives intersect in the apartment they've shared in Hell's Kitchen: Claire, a shoe designer; Abby, an aspiring novelist; Morgan, a successful financial consultant; and Sasha, a resident in obstetrics. As different as they are from one another, the women had become a family by choice. But while their lives had proceeded smoothly in the years they'd lived together, new relationships, job opportunities, and surprising circumstances will test the strength of their bond in and outside the loft that had become their home.

Cresciuta fra i privilegi nella dimora di famiglia, in un idillico Hampshire, la bionda e bellissima Alexandra Wickham sembra destinata a una vita di agi. Ma nel 1939 l'Europa va a fuoco e anche la Gran Bretagna entra in guerra. Alexandra si trasferisce a Londra per offrirsi come ausiliaria, ma la sua conoscenza delle lingue la rende perfetta per servire la patria in altro modo. Arruolata dal mitico SOE, Special Operations Executive, impara l'arte dello spionaggio.

Da ragazza, Winona Farmington sognava di laurearsi, trasferirsi a New York e intraprendere una carriera nel mondo dell'editoria. Ma la malattia della madre l'aveva costretta a lasciare l'università per tornare nella sonnolenta cittadina del Michigan dove era cresciuta. Molti anni dopo, Winnie è ancora lì, incastrata in un lavoro senza prospettive e in una relazione che si trascina stancamente. Per consolarsi, si abbuffa delle puntate di una serie televisiva inglese, Beauchamp Hall, ambientata negli anni Venti. Un giorno, però, la sua quotidianità va in pezzi.

Annie Ferguson, ventisei anni, brillante architetto di Manhattan, è alle prese con un nuovo lavoro e un nuovo amore. Bella e di talento, ha il mondo nelle sue mani e un luminoso futuro davanti a sé. Finché una telefonata cambia per sempre il corso della sua vita: dalla sera alla mattina, Annie è costretta a mettere da parte aspirazioni, desideri e una promettente carriera per dedicarsi ai tre nipotini rimasti orfani di sua sorella, morta con il marito in un incidente aereo.

Un movimento azzardato, una brutta caduta. Si ferma così, per colpa di un banale incidente nella sua splendida casa-studio di Manhattan, la ruota ben oliata in cui da tempo gira Madison Allen, celebre fotografa. Cinquantotto anni, con i tre figli - che ha cresciuto da sola - ormai lontani, da anni senza una relazione, Maddie vive del suo lavoro, della sua libertà e indipendenza. Apparentemente è appagata e soddisfatta, ma l'imprevisto - accaduto proprio mentre scartabellava tra ricordi e vecchie foto - la costringe a fermarsi e a riconsiderare il suo passato.

Madre di due figlie affezionate, sposata ad Andrew, un marito ricco e devoto, Sydney conduce una vita perfetta. O almeno così crede. Fino a quando, all'improvviso, Andrew muore in un incidente stradale e Sydney scopre di essere stata esclusa dal suo testamento. Come se non bastasse, le figlie di Andrew, avute dal suo primo matrimonio, le comunicano che entro un mese deve lasciare la casa.

Aprile 1945. Jakob ed Emmanuelle, poco più che ventenni, sono già due sopravvissuti, salvati dalle truppe statunitensi dal terribile destino che li attendeva nel campo di Buchenwald. È in America, la terra delle opportunità, che i due giovani decidono di ricominciare insieme una nuova vita, in un fatiscente monolocale nel Lower East Side di New York, dove accettano i lavori più umili, estenuanti e malpagati, sorretti unicamente dal loro talento, dalla fede e dall'amore che li lega.

In a novel in which ancient traditions conflict with reality and the pressures of modern life, a young European princess proves that simplicity, courage, and dignity can win the day, and forever alters her world. Determined to make a difference in the world, she persuades her father to let her volunteer for the Red Cross in East Africa.

By turns wise and moving, heartbreaking and wickedly funny, Danielle Steel's new novel is about forgiving without forgetting, about the sorrow that shadows our lives and the hope that saves us. And it is about once-in-a-lifetime friendships...the kind that heal, sustain, and change us forever.

Life was good for Liz and Jack Sutherland. In eighteen years of marriage, they had built a family, a successful law practice, and a warm, happy home near San Francisco, in a house on Hope Street. Then, in an instant, it all fell apart. It began like any other Christmas morning, with joy and children's laughter. But for Jack Sutherland, a five-minute errand ends in tragedy. And suddenly, Liz is alone, facing painful questions in the wake of an unbearable loss.

The restoration of a majestic old home provides the exhilarating backdrop for Danielle Steel's 66th best-selling novel, the story of a young woman's dream, an old man's gift, and the surprises that await us behind every closed door.