"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER
Every woman makes choices. And no one has made more difficult
choices than Olivia Grayson. The enormously successful
businesswoman missed out on much of her children's lives while she
built her legendary home-furnishings empire. In Danielle Steel's
character-rich new novel, Olivia faces the past, tries to balance
the present, and makes amends where due, while still running her
vastly successful business.
THE SINS OF THE MOTHER
As a way of making up to them for time lost, Olivia spends months
every year planning a lavish holiday that everyone in her family
will enjoy. This summer she has arranged a dream trip in the
Mediterranean on a luxurious yacht, which she hopes will be the
most memorable vacation of all. Her lavish gesture every year
expresses her love for them, and regret at all the important times
she missed during her children's younger years. Her younger
daughter, Cassie, a hip London music producer, refuses the
invitation altogether, as she does every year. Her older daughter,
Liz, lives in her mother's shadow, with a terror of failure as she
tries to recapture her dream of being a writer. And her sons, John
and Phillip, work for Olivia, for better or worse, with wives who
wish they didn't. In the splendor of the Riviera, this should be a
summer to remember, with Olivia's children, grandchildren, and
daughters-in-law on board. But as with any family gathering, there
are always surprises, and no matter how glamorous the setting
things don't always turn out as ones hopes.
Family dynamics are complicated, old disappointments die hard, and
as forgiveness and surprising revelations enter into it, new bonds
are formed, and the future takes on a brighter hue. And one by one,
with life's irony, Olivia's children find themselves committing the
same "sins" for which they blamed their mother for so many years.
It is a summer of compassion, important lessons, and truth.
"The Sins of the Mother" captures the many sides of family love:
complex, challenging, funny, passionate, and hopefully enduring.
Along the way, we are enthralled by an unforgettable heroine, a
mother strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame,
wise enough to respect her children for who they really are, and
forgiving enough to love them unconditionally.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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