Steele has the romantic saga market well and truly conquered. The
inside cover of this novel confidently proclaims, 'In her
fifty-fourth bestselling novel...', and this before it has even
been released. The novel concentrates on three very different men -
Coop, Jimmy and Mark - and shows the impact that they have on each
other's lives. Cooper Winslow, once a major star in Hollywood, owns
The Cottage, a palatial Bel Air property. Coop has extremely
expensive tastes but no longer the means by which to accommodate
them. Since he would rather die than sell The Cottage, his
accountant Abe leaves him no choice but to rent out the guest wing
and the gatehouse to bring in much-needed funds. Potential tenants
should ideally be young, beautiful and female; dogs and children
are definitely unacceptable. Jimmy O'Connor's wife, Maggie, has
recently died of a brain tumour and he doesn't much care where he
lives. The gatehouse's isolation from the main house suits him and
he feels that Maggie would have approved of this choice. Mark
Friedman's wife Janet has moved to New York to be with Adam, a New
York doctor. Mark must sell the family home and needs somewhere to
live. Encouraged by Abe, he decides that the guest wing of The
Cottage will be ideal. Before long his two teenage children,
Jessica and Jason, decide they are less than enamoured with Adam
and ask to 'come home' to live with their father. Trials and
tribulations are ahead for all three, but thankfully there is also
happiness and new love. A near-death accident, an unexpected case
of paternity and the vagaries of fame, fortune and the media ensure
that Coop, Jimmy and Mark will become bound together in ways none
of them anticipated. Steele describes all of her characters at
length before the reader encounters them. She knows every
attribute, their likes, dislikes, each nuance that makes them an
individual, although sometimes this feels a bit like a list, and
she frequently repeats important information. However, this is an
engaging if sometimes predictable tale and her fans will enjoy it
as much as the previous 53. (Kirkus UK)
On a sunny day in Hollywood, a gleaming Rolls-Royce convertible pulls through the gates of the magnificent estate known as The Cottage. The man behind the wheel is Hollywood’s ageless wonder, Cooper Winslow, a star of the silver screen for decades, a man whose allure to women is the stuff of legend. But today Coop Winslow is in for a surprise – he’s broke. With no major roles coming his way, Coop is faced with the heartbreaking prospect of renting out part of his beloved home.
His new tenants, Mark Friedman and Jimmy O’Connor, have problems of their own. Mark’s wife of sixteen years just walked out, and Jimmy recently lost his own wife to a devastating illness. But then Mark’s teenage son and daughter move in – and everything changes. Music blasts from every corner, young starlets stream in and out, a scandal erupts and, unexpectedly, three men who never met are becoming friends… Then The Cottage welcomes a new houseguest with a secret of her own, who will change Coop’s life in unexpected ways.
Amid a glittering backdrop of celebrity and glamour, Danielle Steel digs deeper to tell a story of friendship and love, tragedy and second chances.
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