- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Press (5 Nov 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 059305671X
- ISBN-13: 978-0593056714
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.6 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 366,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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On a warm May night in San Francisco, the Ritz-Carlton ballroom shimmers with crystal and silver as a glittering, celebrity-studded crowd gathers for a charity auction. The evening is perfect - until, just minutes before midnight, the room begins to sway. Glass shatters. And as the lights go out, people begin to scream...In the earthquake's aftermath, the lives of four strangers will converge ...Sarah Sloane, the beautiful wife of a financial star, watches her perfect world fall to pieces ...Grammy-winning singer Melanie Free, the event's headliner, comes to a turning point in her career ...Photographer Everett Carson, a former war correspondent whose personal demons have demoted him to covering society parties, finds new purpose amid the carnage ...and Sister Maggie Kent, a nun who does her best work in jeans and high-tops, searches through the rubble - and knows instantly that there is much work to be done ...As the city staggers back to life, a chain reaction of extraordinary events will touch each of the survivors ...For Sarah, it begins with the discovery of a terrible betrayal, then a strength she never knew she had. For Melanie, volunteering at a refugee camp will open new worlds of possibility. And Everett will be shaken by the unlikely relationship he forges with Maggie, who helps him rebuild his shattered life - and upends her own in the process. But as a year passes, and the anniversary of the earthquake approaches, more surprises are in store - as each discovers the unexpected gifts in a tragedy's wake ...and the amazing grace of new beginnings. Throughout these enthralling pages, Danielle Steel creates a stunning array of contrasts - from the dazzle of a society benefit to the chaos of a makeshift hospital, from the pampered lives of rock stars to the quiet heroism of emergency volunteers. It is her most powerful and life-affirming novel to date.
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The lives of four unforgettable characters collide in Danielle Steel's compelling new novel, as a shocking natural disaster transforms each of them forever, leading them on journeys of change and revelation, courage and grace . . .
On a warm May night in San Francisco, the Ritz-Carlton ballroom shimmers with crystal and silver as a glittering, celebrity-studded crowd gathers for a charity dinner dance. The evening is perfect - until, just minutes before midnight, the room begins to sway. Glass shatters. And as the lights go out, people begin to scream . . .
In the earthquake's aftermath, the lives of four strangers will converge . . Sarah Sloane, the beautiful wife of a financial whiz, watches her perfect world fall to pieces . . . Grammy-winning singer Melanie Free, the event's headliner, comes to a turning point in her life and career . . Photographer Everett Carson, a former war correspondent whose personal demons have demoted him to covering society parties, finds new purpose amid the carnage . . . and Sister Maggie Kent, a nun who normally works in jeans and high-tops with the homeless, searches through the rubble - and knows instantly that there is much work to be done . . .
As the city staggers back to life, a chain reaction of extraordinary events will touch each of the survivors . . . For Sarah, it begins with the discovery of a crime and a betrayal, then a strength she never knew she had. For Melanie, volunteering at a refugee camp will open new worlds of possibility. And Everett will be shaken by the unlikely relationship he forges with Maggie, who helps him rebuild his shattered life - and upends her own in the process. But as a year passes, and the anniversary of the earthquake approaches, more surprises are in store - as each discovers the unexpected gifts in a tragedy's wake . . and the amazing grace of new beginnings.
Throughout these enthralling pages, Danielle Steel creates a stunning array of contrasts - from the dazzle of a society benefit to the chaos of a makeshift hospital, from the pampered lives of rock stars to the quiet heroism of emergency volunteers. It is her most powerful and life-affirming novel to date.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Sorry everyone, but have to disagree with you on this one. I've read Danielle Steel novels over the years but lately I find they are just too lightweight, shallow and quite frankly boring. Ms Steel has a really annoying habit of repeating things over and over again, as if the reader was a complete idiot and didn't get what she was trying to say first time. I also find her tendency to begin sentences with "And" and "But" infuriating. We were always taught at school that you should never do this. Anyway, just a minor point. The whole storyline was a farce, from the earthquake the likes of which hadn't been seen in San Francisco for decades, yet is barely touched upon, to the pop princess who wants to be a nurse! Danielle Steel's characters are always clichéd, the women always fabulously beautiful and thin, unless of course we're not supposed to like her, in which case she's fat and frumpy. In this particular novel you can cheerfully skip pages and miss nothing of the storyline. Maybe I've just outgrown her books and with the abundance of chick-lit novels on the market dealing with the nitty gritty of life, and whose heroines have midriff bulge and greasy hair at times, Danielle Steel comes a poor second.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
After a promising synopsis, "Amazing Grace" was a great disappointment.
The main characters are interesting enough: Beautiful socialite wife and mother Sarah happily married to finance wizard Seth. Megastar singer Melanie and her overpowering ambitious mother. Bright young redtop Sister Maggie, nurse and nun. And restless, rootless alcoholized (saved by the AA) former war correspondent Everett. During a major earthquake in San Francisco, the lives of these people are intertwined and their destinies changed forever.
There is surely enough material for a very interesting story when so many lives change direction. However, through Danielle Steel's pen only the surface is skimmed, the easiest and most likely solutions chosen. Most of what happens is given early in the book, and the lack of intrigue and digging deeper into the characters' minds and feelings make the book boring and predictable.
Even the earthquake itself, a disaster of huge dimensions, seems more like a well organized event than a tragedy craving the lives and homes of thousands. We are told what happens but somehow not convinced. Popstar Melanie's search for a meaningful life is a beautiful thought but somehow the convert does not ring through. Maggie's destiny is apparent the moment she meets Everett. The only hint of uncertainty regards Sarah and Seth's relationship. The book puts up the slightest questionmark, which allows for a tiny bit of page-turning in order to find out.
Having been a fan of Danielle Steel's for years, I know she can do better than this. She will certainly be back.
The main characters are interesting enough: Beautiful socialite wife and mother Sarah happily married to finance wizard Seth. Megastar singer Melanie and her overpowering ambitious mother. Bright young redtop Sister Maggie, nurse and nun. And restless, rootless alcoholized (saved by the AA) former war correspondent Everett. During a major earthquake in San Francisco, the lives of these people are intertwined and their destinies changed forever.
There is surely enough material for a very interesting story when so many lives change direction. However, through Danielle Steel's pen only the surface is skimmed, the easiest and most likely solutions chosen. Most of what happens is given early in the book, and the lack of intrigue and digging deeper into the characters' minds and feelings make the book boring and predictable.
Even the earthquake itself, a disaster of huge dimensions, seems more like a well organized event than a tragedy craving the lives and homes of thousands. We are told what happens but somehow not convinced. Popstar Melanie's search for a meaningful life is a beautiful thought but somehow the convert does not ring through. Maggie's destiny is apparent the moment she meets Everett. The only hint of uncertainty regards Sarah and Seth's relationship. The book puts up the slightest questionmark, which allows for a tiny bit of page-turning in order to find out.
Having been a fan of Danielle Steel's for years, I know she can do better than this. She will certainly be back.
Format:Hardcover
This book was full of interesting characters and was one that gained pace for me as i read. It lulled a little in the middle but made up for that as i read on in the story and as a reader of various books by Danielle Steel it was in the top half of them. Not a bad choice if it is your thing.
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I have been a fan of Steele's for years, and consider her books a guilty pleasure. So don't pick up one of her novels in hopes of reading the great literature. Read more
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