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A novel of courage, hope and love.From her secret perch at the top of the stairs, seven-year-old Gabriella watches the guests arrive at her parents' lavish Manhattan home. The click, click click of her mother's high heels strikes terror into her heart, as she has been told that she is to blame for her mother's rage - and her father's failure to protect her. Her world is A novel of courage, hope and love.From her secret perch at the top of the stairs, seven-year-old Gabriella watches the guests arrive at her parents' lavish Manhattan home. The click, click click of her mother's high heels strikes terror into her heart, as she has been told that she is to blame for her mother's rage - and her father's failure to protect her.

Her world is a confusing blend of terror, betrayal and pain, and Gabriella knows that there is no safe place for her to hide.When her parents' marriage collapses, her father disappears and her mother abandons her to a convent, where Gabriella's battered body and soul begin to mend amid the quiet safety and hushed rituals of the nuns. And when she grows into womanhood, young Father Joe Connors comes into her life. Like Gabriella, Joe is haunted by the pain of his childhood, and with her he takes the first steps towards healing.

But their relationship leads to disaster as Joe must choose between the priesthood and Gabriella. She struggles to survive on her own in New York, where she seeks escape through her writing, until eventually she is able to find forgiveness, freedom from guilt, and healing from abuse.In this work of daring and compassion, Danielle Steel has created a vivid portrait of an abused child's broken world which will shock and move you to your very soul. I think the last time a book gripped me this much was when I read 'My Sister's Keeper' by Jodi Picoult. On that note, I don't think I have ever read a book that made me feel so angry, saddened, and hopeful many times throughout the whole story. It was riveting and left me feeling broken hearted for the poor girl who could never catch a break.

I have NEVER teared up this much while reading a book in my life. Steele's writing made the characters feel so real, to the point where I actually HATED a I think the last time a book gripped me this much was when I read 'My Sister's Keeper' by Jodi Picoult. On that note, I don't think I have ever read a book that made me feel so angry, saddened, and hopeful many times throughout the whole story. It was riveting and left me feeling broken hearted for the poor girl who could never catch a break.

I have NEVER teared up this much while reading a book in my life. Steele's writing made the characters feel so real, to the point where I actually HATED a handful of fictional characters! Hated to the core of my very being; I even shouted at the book at times (which caused many weird looks from my family so I took to reading when I was alone). I will recommend this book to anyone that is looking for a good tear jerker and will probably read it again myself someday when I recover from the traumatic experience of reading it the first time. I honestly to God wasn't expecting to love this book, It was those books that lived inside my bag, not even my shelf. I feel really guilty for not appreciating or making it a top priority on my reading list.I don't where to start with this book!!!!!Being the first time I have read her book.

I didn't honestly thought it packed a punch. My emotional stability was put to test with this book. Touching on strong themes, such as Child Abuse, Love, Life Struggles, Confronting the past and a lot of I honestly to God wasn't expecting to love this book, It was those books that lived inside my bag, not even my shelf.

I feel really guilty for not appreciating or making it a top priority on my reading list.I don't where to start with this book!!!!!Being the first time I have read her book. I didn't honestly thought it packed a punch. My emotional stability was put to test with this book. Touching on strong themes, such as Child Abuse, Love, Life Struggles, Confronting the past and a lot of life issues. She focuses on a girl who has seen nothing but disappointments in life, she grows to such a strong character and I honestly loved it.

I haven't read this since I was about 16 or so, having found it lying around my sister's house when i was living with her, but here's what I remember:It doesn't just skim through like a story told, it's deep and long and solid. Telling of a life, letting you live that life with her. Details of abuse, aftermath, darkness, and the hard journey to the other end to the light. It's an emotional read. I think I might have cried, shuttered, and sat in stone-faced silence through this piece of work.

I I haven't read this since I was about 16 or so, having found it lying around my sister's house when i was living with her, but here's what I remember:It doesn't just skim through like a story told, it's deep and long and solid. Telling of a life, letting you live that life with her. Details of abuse, aftermath, darkness, and the hard journey to the other end to the light.

It's an emotional read. I think I might have cried, shuttered, and sat in stone-faced silence through this piece of work. I can't be sure anymore; But I am going to pick it back up soon.I've never read anything else by Danielle Steele, might have seen a movie or two, but she comes out with the big guns. Maybe I'll sit down one afternoon with another book, when I want to run the emotional gamut. Audiobook, abridged.The good things about this book - hence the 2 stars:Anthony Fusco is a great narrator.

Did both the male and female voices excellently and I could feel the pain and happiness as he read.The first half was good, but.The bad things about this book:Can't Gabrielle ever have a happy life.WARNING! SPOILERS GALORE!!!First she's beat by her mother constantly while her dad stands there and watches and thinks, 'Oh my, I wish she would stop.'

Then she's sent to a convent where Audiobook, abridged.The good things about this book - hence the 2 stars:Anthony Fusco is a great narrator. Did both the male and female voices excellently and I could feel the pain and happiness as he read.The first half was good, but.The bad things about this book:Can't Gabrielle ever have a happy life.WARNING! SPOILERS GALORE!!!First she's beat by her mother constantly while her dad stands there and watches and thinks, 'Oh my, I wish she would stop.' Then she's sent to a convent where she finds happiness and then the freaking priest that she has a romance with commits suicide because he can't live with what he's done after he finds out she's pregnant. She then loses the baby.They kick her out of the convent and she finds a boardinghouse and some more happiness with the friends she makes there until Steve moves in and first turns into a moocher then a murdering psychopath after he kills the older man who became her mentor and friend.Then Steve beats the shit out of her and she finds this weird out of nowhere romance with the doctor who operates on her.

I felt she had more chemistry with Psycho Steve than with Peter the doctor.I'm a Danielle Steel snob in that I read her a long time ago and grew out of her books. This book reminded me that I have not regressed. They're just one bad thing after another books. Too draining! I'd like some cheese with my whine please. I have never read Danielle Steel before, and I certainly expected more than what I got from this bestselling author. The story was full of pathos and grabbed my attention all right, but much of the horror came from the poor quality of her writing and research.

Such stories of abuse do exist, but I don't think Steel has a clue about the real impact that the (unrealistic) conditions she set up would have on a young girl like Gabriela. The dialogue was pedestrian and she continually Oh, my God! I have never read Danielle Steel before, and I certainly expected more than what I got from this bestselling author. The story was full of pathos and grabbed my attention all right, but much of the horror came from the poor quality of her writing and research. Such stories of abuse do exist, but I don't think Steel has a clue about the real impact that the (unrealistic) conditions she set up would have on a young girl like Gabriela. The dialogue was pedestrian and she continually 'told' us what emotions her characters were having, rather than 'showing' us through skillful storytelling.

I will run rather than walk if I see another book by this author coming my way. I guess I'll be getting lots of exercise! I remember reading this book while I was a freshmen in high school and even then I could not put it down!

I felt like such a nerd while all my friends were talking after our work was done or in between classes and I was quietly reading and at times even tearing up or crying. This was an excellent book and was one of the first that would lead me to becoming a huge lover a books. I remember feeling the pain from an unwanted young girl and more and more getting badly abused and getting very little I remember reading this book while I was a freshmen in high school and even then I could not put it down! I felt like such a nerd while all my friends were talking after our work was done or in between classes and I was quietly reading and at times even tearing up or crying. This was an excellent book and was one of the first that would lead me to becoming a huge lover a books. I remember feeling the pain from an unwanted young girl and more and more getting badly abused and getting very little to no help at all from her father. After he left it got worst until the mother found another man and had discarded the daughter for good by dropping her off at church for nuns to take care of.

The detail and horror that I felt along with this character was amazing and in my opinion was very well written. You would think things got better from there and how could they really move on with the storyline but they did and it still makes me sad as I remember it like I have just read the book when in reality it's been over 10 years and it's still one of my favorites! Always embarrassed to admit having read a Danielle Steel book, this is the first of hers that I ever picked up. The story grabs you in an 'Oh my God I cant believe this is happening, how awful!' Kind of way but after the first half of the book it tends to become somewhat mismatched and I found myself feeling that I have been sad with this book long enough and wanted it to just finish.

The relationship between Gabriella and the nuns of the convent is lovely and I enjoyed the slight exploration of Always embarrassed to admit having read a Danielle Steel book, this is the first of hers that I ever picked up. The story grabs you in an 'Oh my God I cant believe this is happening, how awful!' Kind of way but after the first half of the book it tends to become somewhat mismatched and I found myself feeling that I have been sad with this book long enough and wanted it to just finish. The relationship between Gabriella and the nuns of the convent is lovely and I enjoyed the slight exploration of religion.

The heroine is easy to like and her naivety is completely believable. It is a depressing issue that Ms. Steele tackles here so I wouldnt recommend it as a holiday read. Maybe when there is a storm outside and you are feeling pensive. Weak protagonist!

Gabriella is labelled 'strong' in this book because she overcame all the obstacles but I personally feel that it made her character weak & pathetic when she allowed people to kick her around. And then it ends with a happily ever after with Prince Charming. Most things are complicated in life, arent they? It's a shame it has to be that way. Sometimes it seems like nothing can ever be easy. But there are also times it's easier than we make it. I think we all Weak protagonist!

Gabriella is labelled 'strong' in this book because she overcame all the obstacles but I personally feel that it made her character weak & pathetic when she allowed people to kick her around. And then it ends with a happily ever after with Prince Charming. Most things are complicated in life, arent they? It's a shame it has to be that way. Sometimes it seems like nothing can ever be easy. But there are also times it's easier than we make it.

I think we all complicate things ourselves. Things can be easier if we let them.' The Long Road Home is more enjoyable than I expected. I wasn’t enjoying the book at first. I thought the violence Gabrielle’s mother showed towards her was so extreme it was ridiculous. It was too much at times. Instead of developing sympathy towards Gabrielle it just put me off reading the book.

I didn’t have any sympathy at all. But then, she’s abandoned in the convent. I started to enjoy the book once her comic monster of a ridiculous mother was out ofThe Long Road Home is more enjoyable than I expected.

El Largo Camino A Casa Danielle Steel Pdf 2017

I wasn’t enjoying the book at first. I thought the violence Gabrielle’s mother showed towards her was so extreme it was ridiculous. It was too much at times.

Instead of developing sympathy towards Gabrielle it just put me off reading the book. I didn’t have any sympathy at all. But then, she’s abandoned in the convent. I started to enjoy the book once her comic monster of a ridiculous mother was out of the picture. The Long Road Home is hear-breaking at times, the kind of book that can hard to be read because it’s too intense and emotional. Gabrielle is a great character; her strength in spite of the shitty hand life keeps dealing her is impressive. I really enjoyed the book in the end but the violence at the start tainted it a bit for me.

Although hard to read at times, it's still a solid and deep story of one girl going through some of the worst-case moments in life, but having to come out in the end, face her past and becomes a strong young lady.I only ever read it once, and that was years ago, though the story is still completely and utterly memorable on my mind like I read it yesterday, so I guess that's a good thing. I have been meaning to buy my own copy, as my last one was my mothers that I read.It's not the best one of Although hard to read at times, it's still a solid and deep story of one girl going through some of the worst-case moments in life, but having to come out in the end, face her past and becomes a strong young lady.I only ever read it once, and that was years ago, though the story is still completely and utterly memorable on my mind like I read it yesterday, so I guess that's a good thing. I have been meaning to buy my own copy, as my last one was my mothers that I read.It's not the best one of her's to 'start' with if you know her as a romance novelist or family drama novelist, I'd recommend another book, but this is still worth a read down the line. Since 1981, Ms. Steel has been a permanent fixture on the New York Times hardcover and paperback bestseller lists.

In 1989, she was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for having at least one of her books on the Times bestseller list for 381 consecutive weeks. But Guinness was premature. The fact is that one or more of Ms. Steel's novels have been on the New York Times bestseller list for Since 1981, Ms. Steel has been a permanent fixture on the New York Times hardcover and paperback bestseller lists. In 1989, she was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for having at least one of her books on the Times bestseller list for 381 consecutive weeks.

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But Guinness was premature. The fact is that one or more of Ms. Steel's novels have been on the New York Times bestseller list for over 390 consecutive weeks.Twenty-one of Ms. Steel's novels have been adapted for television, each earning high ratings and critical acclaim, including two Golden Globe nominations for JEWELS, a four-hour mini-series that starred Anthony Andrews.In addition, Ms.

Steel is the author of the 'Max and Martha' series of books for young readers. They are ten illustrated storybooks written to comfort the young as they face problems, such as a new stepfather, new baby, new school, loss of a grandparent, and other crucial dilemmas in a child's life. She has also written the 'Freddie' books, four of them, about real-life situations in children's lives, like a visit to the doctor and the first night away from home. Steel has also written nonfiction, HIS BRIGHT LIGHT, about the life and death of her son Nicholas Traina, released by Delacorte Press in September 1998 and immediately jumped to the New York Times Non-Fiction bestseller list and 'Having a Baby.' She has also written a book of poetry entitled LOVE: POEMS BY DANIELLE STEEL.In 2002, Ms.

Steel was decorated by the French government as an 'Officier' of the distinguished Order of Arts and Letters, for her lifetime contribution to world culture. She was awarded the second highest rank of the Order.Ms.

Steel also has a passionate interest in emerging contemporary artists. She has had an art gallery for several years, and and continues to sponsor and organize free lance art shows and events to show the work of emerging and mid-career artists. She has a degree in design herself. In addition to her writing, Ms. Steel has varied philanthropic interests. She founded and runs two foundations, one named in honor of her late son, The Nick Traina Foundation, which funds organizations involved in mental illness and child abuse. The second was established to assist the homeless.

She has won numerous awards for her personal work with mentally ill adolescents and children. Steel maintains a passionate interest in the welfare and well-being of children, particularly those in jeopardy. She has raised nine children of her own. And they continue to keep her busy, as she juggles writing and family.

Her family is her first priority, despite her many interests.From an education in New York and Europe to a professional background in public relations and advertising, and teaching, Ms. Steel moved on quickly to her literary career and has been hard at work writing ever since. She wrote her first book at nineteen. Often, she works on five books at a time — researching one storyline, writing another, and editing the third. Still, she often spends two to three years researching and developing a single project. In the heat of a first draft, it is not uncommon for her to spend eighteen to twenty hours a day glued to her 1946 Olympia manual typewriter.Family, children, and young people are the central focus of her life, and her passion, which frequently shows in her writing.

She deals with the themes that touch on the most pressing issues of real life, which makes her books universal, and touch so many people. She is fascinated by the pressing life situations that affect us all, how people handle them and are often transformed as a result. And her novels have explored subjects such as kidnapping, incest, mental illness, suicide, death, divorce, adoption, marriage, loss, cancer, war, among others. She also frequently writes about historical themes, shedding new light on familiar historical events with meticulously accurate research.Despite her varied interests and activities.