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44 CHARLES STREET
44 CHARLES STREET
BY DANIELLE STEEL
ABOUT THE BOOK:
A magical transformation takes place in Danielle Steel’s luminous new novel: strangers become roommates, roommates become friends, and friends become a family in a turn-of-the-century house in Manhattan’s West Village.
The plumbing was prone to leaks, the furniture rescued from garage sales. And every square inch was being devotedly restored to its original splendor—even as a relationship fell to pieces. Now Francesca Thayer, newly separated from her lawyer boyfriend Todd, is desperate. The owner of a struggling art gallery, and suddenly the sole mortgage payer on her Greenwich Village townhouse, Francesca does the math and then the unimaginable. She puts out an advertisement for boarders. Soon her house becomes a whole new world.
First comes Eileen, a fresh, pretty L.A. transplant, now a New York City schoolteacher. Then there’s Chris, a young father struggling with a troubled ex-wife and the challenge of parenting a seven-year-old son who visits every other weekend. The final tenant is Marya, a celebrated cookbook author hoping to start a new chapter in her life after the death of her husband. As Francesca’s art gallery begins to find its footing and Todd moves on to another woman, she discovers that her accidental tenants have become the most important people in her life.
As the roommates bond, and the house fills with the aroma of Marya’s exquisite cuisine, there are shadows as well as light. Naïve Eileen explores the precarious boundaries of online dating with a series of strangers. Chris’s custody fight for his son escalates to devastating levels. Marya faces an unexpected choice that will take her into untested waters. And Francesca herself will contemplate what had seemed impossible: opening her heart once more.
Over the course of one amazing, unforgettable, ultimately life-changing year, the house at 44 Charles Street fills with laughter, heartbreak, and, always, hope. In the hands of master storyteller Danielle Steel, it’s a place those who visit will never want to leave.
The plumbing was prone to leaks, the furniture rescued from garage sales. And every square inch was being devotedly restored to its original splendor—even as a relationship fell to pieces. Now Francesca Thayer, newly separated from her lawyer boyfriend Todd, is desperate. The owner of a struggling art gallery, and suddenly the sole mortgage payer on her Greenwich Village townhouse, Francesca does the math and then the unimaginable. She puts out an advertisement for boarders. Soon her house becomes a whole new world.
First comes Eileen, a fresh, pretty L.A. transplant, now a New York City schoolteacher. Then there’s Chris, a young father struggling with a troubled ex-wife and the challenge of parenting a seven-year-old son who visits every other weekend. The final tenant is Marya, a celebrated cookbook author hoping to start a new chapter in her life after the death of her husband. As Francesca’s art gallery begins to find its footing and Todd moves on to another woman, she discovers that her accidental tenants have become the most important people in her life.
As the roommates bond, and the house fills with the aroma of Marya’s exquisite cuisine, there are shadows as well as light. Naïve Eileen explores the precarious boundaries of online dating with a series of strangers. Chris’s custody fight for his son escalates to devastating levels. Marya faces an unexpected choice that will take her into untested waters. And Francesca herself will contemplate what had seemed impossible: opening her heart once more.
Over the course of one amazing, unforgettable, ultimately life-changing year, the house at 44 Charles Street fills with laughter, heartbreak, and, always, hope. In the hands of master storyteller Danielle Steel, it’s a place those who visit will never want to leave.
AN EXCERPT FROM 44 CHARLES STREET:
Francesca Thayer sat at her desk until the figures started to blur before her eyes. She had been over them a thousand times in the past two months—and had just spent the entire weekend trying to crunch numbers. They always came out the same. It was three o’clock in the morning and her long wavy blond hair was a tangled mess as she unconsciously ran her hands through it again. She was trying to save her business and her house, and so far she hadn’t been able to come up with a solution. Her stomach turned over as she thought of losing both. NOW GO HERE TO FINISH THE CHAPTER ONE EXCERPT!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world’s most popular authors, with over 590 million copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include Legacy, Family Ties, Big Girl, Southern Lights, Matters of the Heart, One Day at a Time, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina’s life and death.
GIVEAWAY
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120 comments:
1) Would like to read about development of friendship.
2) Went to Steel's website and realized I've not read anything of hers since Mirror Image. Families Ties and The House look interesting.
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3) Commented on Lippman's I'd Know You Anywhere.
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This is a book about change and HOPE - what more could you ask for?
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I would like to see what happens as everyone's lives change because they have now the support of each other as a family.
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In today's economy everyone should be able to relate to someone trying so save a house or a business.
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"Toxic Bachelors" has such a good title---I think I might go to the library to find it.
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I love reading Danielle Steel's books. It sounds like a very good book. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com
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An extremely interesting book which appeals to me. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
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I love Danielle Steel books! I would like to read about how these characters bonded and the outcome of their story.
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I like to read about families that are created by different circumstances.
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Toxic Bachelors sounds interesting.
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I would love to read a book about hope and a book with laughter.
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Would love to read Danielle's Legacy.
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I liked that I could read chapter one of 44 Charles Street.
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It sounds like an interesting group of people. I never had any luck with roommates but it works for some people fortunately.
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I would also like to read Big Girl
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I absolutely love Danielle Steel's book and this one sounds tres interesting
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I just love getting into books where it SEEMS like the characters have money and they can spend it like they do...make me dream :) of fixing my home up
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This sounds like such an amazing story.
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What intrigued me the most is the title I grew up near a Charles Street.
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I love Danielle Steel and would love to win 44 CHARLES STREET, there is no place like Manhatten!
Would love to win!
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I love the premise-- the idea of boarders/tenants forming a pseudo-family always intrigued me.
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Visited Danielle's site and would like to read FAMILY TIES.
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I would love to read Johnny Angel.
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This looks like a good read. I am intruiged by the different sorts of people that populate this address.
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