Beautiful: A breathtaking novel about one woman’s strength in the face of tragedy

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After her parents perish in a tragic accident, Cosima Saverio assumes leadership of her family’s haute couture Italian leather brand. While navigating the challenges of running a company at twenty-three, Cosima must also maintain the four-hundred-year-old family palazzo in Venice and care for her younger siblings: Allegra, who survived the tragedy that killed their parents with scars and a spinal injury,and Luca, who has a penchant for wild parties, pretty women, and poker tables. As time goes by, Veronique begins to return to reality she finds inspiration in the most unlikely of places and moves on from the past to start her life once again. A renowned supermodel’s world is torn apart in an instant, sending her on an unexpected journey of discovery in Beautiful, from the billion-copy bestselling storyteller, Danielle Steel.

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But with this year’s trip comes tragedy, and suddenlythe Whittiers’ adult children find themselves reuniting in the family home without their parents for the first time ever.The oldest, Lyle, is reaching a breaking point in his marriage and must decide whether a divorce would be best for him and his two children. Gloria’s big job on Wall Street has kept her single at thirty-nine, and growing ever more cynical. The twins, Caroline and Charlie, moved out long ago to start a fashion business that may now be faltering. Benjie, with special needs, is hit hard by the loss of his parents and needs his siblings’ help. And Annabelle, the youngest, drops out of college and starts to spin out of control.But she is haunted by a tragic incident that happened a year ago that took the lives of her husband and son.

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The second author is Danielle Steel. I often have to defend my passion for her stories. Some find her writing style too bland and repetitive. Both of these critiques are accurate but for me that's part of her charm. I can count on every book to contain relatable characters. They will face physical, mental or moral challenges that speak to all of us. Steel is a master of drawing the reader in - I cry through each book. Oh yes, and the completely random and unnecessary romance thrown in on the last paragraph so we can get some "romance" in the book. No chemistry between either character. Neither character was fleshed out at all. The main character we essentially know nothing about personality wise except she is "a stunning beauty."But weddings are not always all champagne and roses, and in no time, Faith is grappling with private quarrels, unplanned pregnancies, family scandals, dark secrets, and the possibility of cancelled ceremonies. Through her own journey, Faith will prove once and for all that there is not just one path to happily ever after. But it is not an easy life for Iris with her father in charge and using her income to pay for gambling, women, and booze. When she starts to tour at age eighteen, she takeson a real manager. Yet he exploits her too, and the singers and musicians she tours with are really the only family she has. It is they who give Iris the courage to finally fly free, leave the tour, and follow her dreams. From #1 New York Timesbestselling author Danielle Steel, a powerful story about fighting for a chance at happiness—whatever the cost. The most photographed woman who has been on many magazine covers, walked the catwalk at every fashion show and has the face everybody wants.