ReviewsPraise for Danielle Steel "Steel is one of the best!" -- Los Angeles Times "Few modern writers convey the pathos of family and material life with such heartfelt empathy." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Steel pulls out all the emotional stops. . . . She delivers!" -- Publishers Weekly "What counts for the reader is the ring of authenticity." -- San Francisco Chronicle
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SynopsisIn Germany engulfed by war and hatred, thebeautiful wife of an influential banker fell in lovewith a German author. His Jewish heritage led themboth to death. The husband who survives her lives onto protect her memory, and their children. And thering he passes on to his daughter, Ariana vonGotthard, remains a bond of love between them.Separated from her family, and unable to escape Germany, Ariana is finally arrested. A young Nazi officeroffers her survival and hope for the future.Tragedy and a sudden twist of fate carries Ariana toAmerica, to a chilling deception, and a new life ofunfamiliar terrors. Her past seemingly lostforever, her future uncertain, the ring she still clingsto is all she has left of her father and brother.And in time it will become the bridge from herpast to her future.", In Germany engulfed by war and hatred, the beautiful wife of an influential banker fell in love with a German author. His Jewish heritage led them both to death. The husband who survives her lives on to protect her memory, and their children. And the ring he passes on to his daughter, Ariana von Gotthard, remains a bond of love between them. Separated from her family, and unable to escape Germany, Ariana is finally arrested. A young Nazi officer offers her survival and hope for the future. Tragedy and a sudden twist of fate carries Ariana to America, to a chilling deception, and a new life of unfamiliar terrors. Her past seemingly lost forever, her future uncertain, the ring she still clings to is all she has left of her father and brother. And in time it will become the bridge from her past to her future.
I love the story . It was one of the first Danielle steel books I ever read and which held my attention . It’s a book about a resilient heroine fighting to survive thru one of the darkest times in human history and about the transformation family goes thru and becomes over time and the bonds of family and how they can never be broken .
It’s one of my favorites of her novels .
It was in good condition for being used . Very pleased with the purchase .