A happy family is shattered and scattered when a career woman is
diagnosed with breast cancer: Steel's (The Gift, 1994, etc.) very
damp - indeed, heavy-weeping - latest. Beautiful Alexandra Parker
(her legs are long, her hair is red) - a top-flight Manhattan
attorney specializing in labor law and libel - has been been
happily married for 17 years to handsome Sam Parker, a top-flight
venture capitalist. Alexandra and Sam are the middle-aged parents
(she's 42) of adorable four-year-old Annabelle. Then one day Alex
has a routine mammogram, and her world shatters: She will have to
have surgery to remove a large malignant mass. Even before the
radical mastectomy, however, and then afterward at home, what
becomes horrifyingly clear to Alex is that her husband can't cope
with her terrors and grief. At one point, Sam accuses her of
"whining" and demands: "Why can't you suffer quietly?" (It seems
that his mother's death from cancer has immobilized compassion).
Then, for Alex, there are six months of chemotherapy. While Sam
succumbs to the siren call of Daphne the British bombshell, his
wife's balding head is being held by assistant partner Brock in
marathon regurgitations in the office bathroom. Eventually, Brock
and Alex (even before the six months are past) become lovers, Sam
begins to have doubts about Daphne, and Annabelle is shuttled back
and forth between parents. Then disaster strikes again when Sam and
his partners are indicted for fraud and embezzlement. Is it the
slammer for Sam? Will Alex solve her dilemma of loving both Brock
the Kind and Sam the Pain, still her (now repentent) husband? Steel
stretches the suspense until the last few pages. It was inevitable
that prolific Steel would tackle a (rightfully) current concern,
but - well, suffering along with Alex does not offer typical
Steelian recreation. (Kirkus Reviews)
In Lightning, bestselling novelist Danielle Steel tells the story of a woman whose life is changed by one swift, unexpected stroke of fate.
As a partner in one of New York's most prestigious law firms, Alexandra Parker barely manage to juggle husband, career, and the three-year-old child she gave birth to at forty. Then lightning strikes - a routine medical check-up turns her world upside down when tests reveal shattering news. Her husband Sam, a Wall Street whiz-kid, is as proud of his long-time marriage to Alex as he is of his successful career - until he is caught off guard by Alex's illness. Terrified of losing his wife and family, Sam fails to provide any kind of emotional support for Alex or his daughter.
Almost overnight, Sam takes his distance from Alex, and they become strangers. As lightning strikes them again, Sam's promising career suddenly explodes into disaster, and his very life and identity are challenged. With his future hanging in the balance, Alex must decide what she feels for Sam, if life will ever be the same for them again, or if she must move on without him.
Lightning tells the story of a family thrust into uncertainty. In this significant novel Danielle Steel explores whether the bonds of love and marriage can withstand life's most unexpected bolts of lightning.
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