Every woman makes choices. And no one has made more
difficult choices than Olivia Grayson. The enormously
successful businesswoman missed out on much of her
children’s lives while she built her legendary
home-furnishings empire. In Danielle Steel’s character-rich
new novel, Olivia faces the past, tries to balance the
present, and makes amends where due, while still running her
vastly successful business.
THE SINS OF
THE MOTHER As a way of making up
to them for time lost, Olivia spends months every year
planning a lavish holiday that everyone in her family will
enjoy. This summer she has arranged a dream trip in the
Mediterranean on a luxurious yacht, which she hopes will be
the most memorable vacation of all. Her lavish gesture every
year expresses her love for them, and regret at all the
important times she missed during her children’s younger
years. Her younger daughter, Cassie, a hip London music
producer, refuses the invitation altogether, as she does
every year. Her older daughter, Liz, lives in her mother’s
shadow, with a terror of failure as she tries to recapture
her dream of being a writer. And her sons, John and Phillip,
work for Olivia, for better or worse, with wives who wish
they didn’t. In the splendor of the Riviera, this should be
a summer to remember, with Olivia’s children, grandchildren,
and daughters-in-law on board. But as with any family
gathering, there are always surprises, and no matter how
glamorous the setting things don’t always turn out as ones
hopes.
Family dynamics are complicated, old
disappointments die hard, and as forgiveness and surprising
revelations enter into it, new bonds are formed, and the
future takes on a brighter hue. And one by one, with life’s
irony, Olivia’s children find themselves committing the same
“sins” for which they blamed their mother for so many years.
It is a summer of compassion, important lessons, and
truth.
The Sins of the Mother captures
the many sides of family love: complex, challenging, funny,
passionate, and hopefully enduring. Along the way, we are
enthralled by an unforgettable heroine, a mother strong
enough to take more than her fair share of the blame, wise
enough to respect her children for who they really are, and
forgiving enough to love them unconditionally.
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