It is New Year’s Eve when the storm of the century hits northern California. In a quiet neighborhood in San Francisco, amid the chaos of fallen trees and damaged homes, the lives of three strangers are about to collide. For Quinn Thompson, what happens in the storm’s wake will bring down a barrier he has built around himself since his wife’s death. For neighbor Maggie Dartman, it will spark friendship at a time when she needs it most. And for Jack Adams, a carpenter who will repair Quinn’s and Maggie’ s homes, the storm brings an opportunity: to help two people and to be repaid with the greatest gift of all.
As three lives come together and a unique friendship is forged, something extraordinary begins to happen…Maggie, still grieving a loss, slowly comes alive again–and Jack finally shares a painful secret he has hidden for years. But at the center of the friendship is Quinn. A man who has scaled heights of success in business, Quinn is now adrift, waiting as builders put the finishing touches on his newest passion, a 180-foot yacht he plans to sail around the world. Looking back at all he missed with his family while he built his empire, Quinn is consumed by guilt, focused only on escaping to the sea. But as his plans near completion, and his friendship with Maggie begins to change, Quinn faces a choice–between a safe haven and an adventure of the heart. The choice he makes will affect other lives as powerfully as his own. And it will take him on an extraordinary journey–and into a second, terrifying storm, one that will bring him danger…or deliverance.
Danielle Steel brings us miracles big and small–the kind we are blessed with and those we give to others. With a subtle hand and a flawless touch, she has written a novel that soars with hope, and makes us laugh, cry, and care.
From the Hardcover edition.
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评分Despite the plot, i would like to say that the title is too big for this book, the content doesn't deserve it. The description of the minds' activities of the main characters takes up most part of the book, which is actually what the writer good at. But whe...
评分Despite the plot, i would like to say that the title is too big for this book, the content doesn't deserve it. The description of the minds' activities of the main characters takes up most part of the book, which is actually what the writer good at. But whe...
评分Despite the plot, i would like to say that the title is too big for this book, the content doesn't deserve it. The description of the minds' activities of the main characters takes up most part of the book, which is actually what the writer good at. But whe...
评分Despite the plot, i would like to say that the title is too big for this book, the content doesn't deserve it. The description of the minds' activities of the main characters takes up most part of the book, which is actually what the writer good at. But whe...
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评分我总是对那些能够触及灵魂深处的故事情有独钟,而这本书恰恰满足了我这样的期待。它没有刻意去制造戏剧性的冲突,也没有设置惊心动魄的跌宕起伏,但却以一种更加内敛、更加细腻的方式,展现了人性的复杂与光辉。作者对人物心理的刻画,堪称炉火纯青。我能清晰地感受到角色的内心挣扎,他们纠结的矛盾,以及在困境中闪耀出的勇气和韧性。这本书让我反思了很多关于生命、关于选择、关于成长的问题。它不是一本简单提供答案的书,而更像是一位智者,循循善诱地引导读者去思考,去探索。在阅读的过程中,我常常停下来,反复咀嚼那些触动我的句子,思考它们背后蕴含的深意。这本书不仅仅是故事,更是一种精神的洗礼,它在不知不觉中,悄悄地改变着我对世界的看法,让我更加理解人性的不易,也更加珍视生活中的点滴美好。
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