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A Good Woman (Fiction)
Author: Danielle Steel
Review by Shirley Hogan

About the Author
Danielle Steel is probably one of the most popular authors today. She is an international author and has sold over 580 million books. A few of her best sellers include- One Day at a Time, Rogue, Honor Thyself, Amazing Grace and many other novels. A very special novel is His Bright Light about the life and death of her son.

Annabelle Worthington, a nineteen year-old socialite, born and raised into New York society, lived on Fifth Avenue and in Newport, Rhode Island. To everyone else her life seemed perfect until the sinking of the Titanic when her life becomes forever changed. Her volunteer work takes precedence and she finds herself in the worst conditions, nursing the poor. In doing so, she finds her passion lies in medicine.

After what seems like an idyllic marriage, her life goes into a downward spiral, not being able to reveal her husband’s secrets and the end of her marriage. Annabelle flees from New York after being shunned by everyone and throws herself into the horror of WWI. Annabelle finds her true calling and begins her new life in Paris. Becoming a doctor and then a mother, with her past almost forgotten, she is now ready to return for one more visit home to New York. No longer ashamed, she regains her self-respect.

Danielle Steel has done a beautiful job in this novel describing images and historical detail. This novel is not her usual as it takes you in many directions and is never boring. I find her fortitude inspiring to move ahead against all odds.

I rate A Good Woman four and a half out of five stars.

Please email me at: shirley@tauntonweb.com. I may include your comments in my next review.

 
 
 

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