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    Precious Gifts: A Novel
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    Precious Gifts: A Novel

    Written by Danielle Steel

    Narrated by Dan John Miller

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    About this audiobook

    Sweeping from New York to Los Angeles to Paris, Rome, Venice, and the South of France, Precious Gifts is Danielle Steel at her most acute and affecting, with the story of Veronique Parker and her three very different daughters, who each find their destiny with a late assist from a charming rogue.

    Paul Parker was the ultimate bon vivant, charismatic but feckless, who left his wealthy wife and three beautiful daughters wounded and wary of men. But after his death, Paul shows surprising insight in the bequests he leaves to each. Knowing that Veronique's wealth is reserved for emergencies and special cases, so as to build the sense of responsibility he failed to provide, Paul aims to address their daughters' immediate needs in his will. To Timmie, he bequeaths the necessary funds to open her own facility to serve her homeless and underprivileged clients. To Juliette, enough to hire a staff to manage her bakery, so she can have time to get away, travel and live more fully. And to Joy, the money to hire a talent manager and funds for two years to get her acting career off the ground. But while Paul may have shown his daughters more support and affection in his final will than he ever did in his actual life, he leaves Veronique with a shocking revelation that shatters her remaining illusions about the understanding they had shared: the existence of a now-adult daughter who'd been born three years before their divorce. Yet this too, is a gift, as it propels Veronique to at last forge a life of her own-and to open her heart to the magnetic photographer she meets in the course of her journey.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateDec 1, 2015
    ISBN9781455834013
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    Precious Gifts: A Novel
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    Danielle Steel

    Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world's most popular authors, with over 650 million copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include Property of a Noblewoman, Blue, Precious Gifts, Undercover, Country, Prodigal Son, Pegasus, A Perfect Life, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; and the children's books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood.

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    • 3/5
      Typical Danielle Steel. Nothing special.
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed all the history from World War 2 that was in this book.
    • 4/5
      AUTHOR Steel, DanielleTITLE: Precious GiftsDATE READ: 03/26/ 2016RATING 4/BGENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF PAGES Fiction/ 2015/ Delacourte Press/ 318 pgsSERIES/STAND-ALONE: SACHARACTERS Veronique Parker / mother to 3 daughters; artist TIME/PLACE: Present/ France, NYFIRST LINES Timmie Parker sat w/ one leg tucked under her at her desk.COMMENTS: Veronique is a wealthy French woman that has been divorced for over 10 yrs. Her former husband Paul Parker was 25+ yrs older than her. Veronique loved him and had 3 children. Paul married her because he loved her in his way but her money was a big attraction. He was never a faithful husband but Veronique had come to terms w/ that and they remained friends. Paul passes and although he was an absentee father for the most part to their 3 daughters he has left all them precious gifts allowing them freedom to pursue their career paths. He also left Veronique a painting of undetermined origin that they had purchased on their honeymoon. He asks her research it & determine who painted it. Veronique's daughters are all involved w/ their own lives and she travels to Europe on this mission. Sweet story.
    • 5/5
      Precious gifts by Danielle SteelHave enjoyed this author's writings. This story is about a man who dies but it's the treasures he leaves his wife and three daughters that allow them to pursue their dreams.Paul Parker married a French art dealers daughter, . The daughters: Vinny-a social worker in NY, Juliet Bakery owner in NY and Joy the youngest wants to be an actor in CA.His son from a previous marriage has tried to fit in. His ex wife is also left a gift.....after the reading of the will all of their lives will change...She is now on a quest to find out the validity of the painting and to consider her choices. Story follows the mother and the children-3 girls and one boy as they are adults now and also a surprise person...Felt like I've been on a sight seeing tour with the characters as there is a lot of travel involved to places I'll probably never get to visit.Liked the differences between the two men that she's able to meet with as she explores her options...Love how strong she is and how she loves to give things to others.I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).