Delacorte Press
November 2008
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Featuring: Annabelle Worthington
336 pages ISBN: 0385340265 EAN: 9780385340267 Hardcover Add to Wish List
From the glittering ballrooms of Manhattan to the fires of
World War I, Danielle Steel takes us on an unforgettable
journey in her new novel—a spellbinding tale of war, loss,
history, and one woman’s unbreakable
spirit....
Nineteen-year-old Annabelle
Worthington was born into a life of privilege, raised amid
the glamour of New York society, with glorious homes on
Fifth Avenue and in Newport, Rhode Island. But everything
changed on a cold April day in 1912, when the sinking of the
Titanic shattered her family and her privileged world
forever. Finding strength within her grief, Annabelle pours
herself into volunteer work, nursing the poor, igniting a
passion for medicine that would shape the course of her
life.
But for Annabelle, first love, and a seemingly
idyllic marriage, will soon bring more grief—this time
caused by the secrets of the human heart. Betrayed, and
pursued by a scandal she does not deserve, Annabelle flees
New York for war-ravaged France, hoping to lose herself in a
life of service. There, in the heart of the First World War,
in a groundbreaking field hospital run by women, Annabelle
finds her true calling, working as an ambulance medic on the
front lines, studying medicine, saving lives. And when the
war ends, Annabelle begins a new life in Paris—now a doctor,
a mother, her past almost forgotten…until a fateful meeting
opens her heart to the world she had left behind. Finding
strength in the most unlikely of friendships, pulling
together the broken fragments of her life, Annabelle will
return to New York one more time—this time as a changed
woman, a woman of substance, infused with life’s experience,
building a future filled with hope…out of the rich soil of
the past.
Filled with breathtaking images and
historical detail, Danielle Steel’s new novel introduces one
of her most unique and fascinating characters: Annabelle
Worthington, a remarkable woman, a good woman, a true
survivor who triumphs against overwhelming odds. For
Annabelle’s story is more than compelling fiction, it is a
powerful celebration of life, dignity, and courage—and a
testament to the human will to survive.
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