Delacorte Press
March 2008
On Sale: February 26, 2008
Featuring: Carole Barber
336 pages ISBN: 0385340249 EAN: 9780385340243 Hardcover Add to Wish List
A world-renowned actress falls victim to a terrifying explosion in Parisโand begins a courageous journey of survival, memory, and self-discovery in Danielle Steelโs mesmerizing new novel.
Carole Barber has come to Paris, with its rain-slick slate roofs and winding streets, to work on her novelโand to find herself after a lifetime in the spotlight. A legend of film and stage, Carole has set a standard of beauty and grace, devoting herself to her family and causes around the world. But on this cool November evening, as her taxi speeds into a tunnel just past the Louvre, a fiery instant of terror shatters hundreds of livesโand leaves Carole alone, unconscious and unidentified in a Paris emergency room.
At the Ritz, they wonder where their famous, incognito guest has gone. From California to London, Caroleโs friends and family begin to make inquiries. Then comes a moment of shock as they all realize that Carole is far from home and fighting for her life.
In the days that follow, the paparazzi swarm. A mysterious stranger, a man famous in his own realm, quietly visits the hospital to see the woman he once loved and never forgot. Caroleโs two grown children rush to her bedside, waiting and prayingโuntil the miraculous begins to happen.โฆBut as a woman who the whole world knows slowly awakens, she knows nothing of herself. Every detail must be pieced back togetherโfrom a childhood in rural Mississippi to the early days of her career, from the unintentional hurt inflicted on her daughter to a fifteen year-old secret love affair that went tragically wrong. But for Carole an extraordinary opportunity has arisen in a life-threatening crisis: a second chance to count her blessings, heal wounded hearts, recapture lost loveโฆ and to live a life that will truly honor othersโbeginning with herself.
A tale of survival and dignity, of small miracles and big surprises,Honor Thyself creates an unforgettable portrait of a public figure whose hopes, fears, and heartbreaks are as real as our own. Her courageous journey inspires us all.
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