Mirror Image (Hardcover)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Steel's 46th heartbreaker delves into the seemingly inexhaustible dramatic depths of Titanic lore, idyllic love, and delectable stars. Olivia and Victoria Henderson are beautiful, young, wealthy twins who live in upper-crust Croton-on-Hudson in upstate New York at the turn of the century. Despite their life of ease (playing tennis with the Astors, being courted by a Rockefeller), they do face the daily grind of caring for their beloved Pa, who has never recovered from Mrs. Henderson's death. Then along comes another forlorn widower, sexy Charles Dawson, whose wife perished at sea. "Damn shame she came back on the Titanic," says Mr. Henderson--who doesn't know what the Lusitania has in store for his family. As the plot thickens with the onset of World War I and the suffrage movement, Victoria--the demon seed of the dynamic duo--gets into a spot of trouble. Big enough that dutiful yet daring Olivia must bail her out in a way that it would spoil everything to reveal. If A Farewell to Arms was adapted for TV it might bear a resemblance to Mirror Image. But in Hemingway, or on TV, there were never such devoted sisters. As the narrator puts it, reflecting on the feelings of one sister for the other: "She was her partner, her confidante, her friend, her cohort in all mischief ... the other side of her life, her heart ...the other side of the mirror." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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To look at one was to see the other. For family, even the girls' own father, it was a constant guessing game. For strangers, the surprise was overwhelming. And for twins Olivia and Victoria, coming of age at the turn of the century, their bond was mysterious, marvelous, and often playful - a secret realm only they inhabited. Shy, serious Olivia, born eleven minutes before her sister, had taken over the role of mother in their lush New York estate. Free-spirited Victoria wanted to change the world, and embraced the women's suffrage movement, dreaming of sailing to war-torn Europe. Then, in the girls' twenty-first year, as the First World War escalated overseas, a fateful choice changed their lives forever. Handsome lawyer Charles Dawson came into their lives to try to save the reputation of Victoria, whose life was about to become a public scandal.Still mourning the death of his wife aboard the Titanic, struggling to raise his nine-year old son, Charles was determined never to lose his heart again. An irrevocable step took one of the twins to the battlefields of France, and the other into a marriage she longed for but thought she could not have. From Manhattan society to the trenches of war-torn France, "Mirror Image" moves elegantly and dramatically through a rich and troubled era. With startling insight, Danielle Steel explores women's choices: between home and adventure, between the love for family and the passion for a cause, between sacrifice and desire. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   2 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Be sure the truth will find you out., 16 Aug 2003 By A Customer This review is from: Mirror Image (Hardcover) As are most of Danielle Steels book I found this book so hard to put down. I read it in one day! Good job I was on holiday. It is the story of twin girls, both so different. Their mother died during childbirth and consequently the younger twin blames herself totally for the death of her mother. And because of this she is the wild child of the two. The older twin is the obedient daughter looking after her father and their large house. Until the fateful day when she meets and falls in love with one of her fathers lawyers. Circumstances make it that the lawyer marries the wild child (who has terminated a pregnancy bore out of the lust of one of her fathers married colleagues). Until she decides that she wants to really do something and goes out to work in France during the war. The twins change places and the cold frigid wife becomes the deep loving wife. She becomes pregnant and has twin girls and whilst she is having her babies her sister is giving birth to a little boy. During her work she becomes involved in an ambush and her new lover dies and she becomes very ill. Her twin knows and seeks to find her. On her death bed they reveal the truth to the kind lawyer who is distraught. Eventually he realises that she is the one he is in love with and his young son from his first marriage (his wife died) is very happy. He knew the difference between the twins and was on eof very few who did because of a secret freckle on their fingers. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   1 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars A book so good you can't put it down, 4 Jan 2001 By  anita@nextcall.net (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews This review is from: Mirror Image (Paperback) Mirror Image is a fantastic book which deals with the the fascinating relationship between identical twins. They may look alike but they have very different personalities which leads to a whole host of trouble. Danielle Steel yet again has written a book that neatly entwines the characters in the gritty reality of the First World War. This is a story that will leave you emotionally drained at the end. Brilliant Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   5.0 out of 5 stars best book i've ever read, 2 Jan 2007 By  nikita hope "nikita" (new york) - See all my reviews This review is from: Mirror Image (Paperback) i'm a big fan of danielle steel novels, and this was the best book i think i've ever read. it was an amazing story of two twins who were so different, and how love, ambition and humiliation can change your life in unexplainable ways. i absolutely could not put this book down, and it was the first time i've ever found myself really crying at a book. it absorbes you in the story in every way imaginable. 5 stars. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 4 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Mirror Image - intriguing, emotional and compelling. Mirror Image is yet another fabulous read from Danielle Steele. The portrayal of the two very different sides to the sisters' personalities is felt so powerfully it evokes... Read more Published on 16 Jun 1999 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 4 customer reviews...

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