Kaleidoscope: An epic, unputdownable read from the worldwide bestseller

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As Sam Walker returned home from war with a beautiful wife, Solange, nobody not even they themselves could have ever foreseen what life held ahead for them. They had three beautiful daughters, Hillary, Alexandria and Megan. With a cruel twist of fate, the children suddenly find themselves orphaned and eventually get separated. The circumstances in which they had lost their parents was maddening enough, but life wasn’t done with them yet. They reunite after thirty years only to find there was more to their past life. But once I started it,I was totally engrossed into the way its story was enfolding, it being so gripping and heart wrenching at times that i could finally keep it down only once I had read the happy ending it so truly deserved. Di awal sudah disuguhkan suasana muram ala perang. Obrolan antar prajurit di dalam bunker saat Perang Dunia II, antara Sam Walker dan Arthur Patterson. Lalu disuguhkan adegan "manis" saat prajurit Sam Walker jatuh cinta terhadap wanita Perancis, Solange, yang digambarkan sang mempesona dengan rambut merah menyalanya. Lalu muram kembali saat Sam harus maju bertempur lagi. Cerah sesaat ketika perang usai untuk kembali muram saat Sam harus kembali ke Amerika dan terpaksa berpisah sementara dengan Solange. To avoid comparisons to her previous novels, Steel does not write sequels. [13] Although many of her earliest books were released with initial print runs of 1 million copies, by 2004 her publisher had decreased the number of books initially printed to 650,000 due to the decline in book purchasing. However, her fan base was still extremely strong at that time, with Steel's books selling out atop charts worldwide. [39] Adaptations [ edit ]

Her works consist of novels, non-fiction, picture books, and two series of children's books: the Max & Martha series and the Freddie series. Alexandra, 4 tahun lebih muda dari Hillary, diangkat anak oleh rekan senior di firma tempat Arthur bekerja.Tour San Francisco: Pacific Heights". iNetours.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007 . Retrieved January 10, 2008.

Steel married for a fifth time, to Silicon Valley financier Thomas James Perkins, but the marriage ended after four years in 2002. [28] Steel has said that her novel The Klone and I was inspired by a private joke between herself and Perkins. [29] In 2006, Perkins dedicated his novel Sex and the Single Zillionaire to Steel.Alumni and Prof.'s on the Internet". Alumni Association of the Lycée Français de New York, Inc. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007 . Retrieved April 19, 2007. Danielle Steel has written more than 185 books, including over 141 novels. [46] Her books have been translated into 43 languages and can be found in 69 countries across the globe. [7] Megan grows up to be a strong girl who fights for what she believes in. The character was not adequately developed by Steele and she does remain a bit distant to the reader.

Danielle Steel's Desk Is Unlike Anything You've Ever Seen". vanityfair.com. Vanity Fair. October 2017 . Retrieved September 29, 2018. The eldest Hilary is the only one who is old enough to understand the loss that has happened and the way their lives would change. The younger ones are adopted whereas Hilary is left on her own to go through the most devastating phases of her life. How the Hell Has Danielle Steel Managed to Write 179 Books?". Glamour. May 9, 2019 . Retrieved September 22, 2019.

Her first novel, Going Home, was published in 1973. The novel contained many of the themes that her writing would become well known for, including a focus on family issues and human relationships. Her relationship with her second husband influenced Passion's Promise and Now and Forever, the two novels that launched her career. [11] With the success of her fourth book, The Promise, she became a participant in San Francisco high society. [11] 1981–1996: Fame and expansion to new genres [ edit ] Danielle Steel: People.com". January 10, 2011. Archived from the original on January 10, 2011 . Retrieved April 3, 2022. With just the turn of a kaleidoscope, your vision on life can shift, whether it be for the better or for the worse. I would recommend Danielle Steel's story; Kaleidoscope. Not only because it's full of love, tragedy, and determination showing how easy it is for life to change in an instant, but because conveys the idea that with enough persistence, you can make your way through any situation, and that's what I love about it. a b Fleming, Michael (February 3, 1998). "Col helps Steel break into pic biz". Variety . Retrieved April 19, 2007. It all changes when a private investigator is asked to find the three girls by a guilt prone friend of their father's who is about to die and wishes to see them united.