Accident

Danielle Steel

Dec 2009 · Random House

About this ebook

Although frequent business meetings keep her husband, Brad, away from home, Page Clarke feels blessed with her happy family and comfortable marriage. They have a house near San Francisco and she keeps busy looking after their seven-year-old son, Andy, and their teenage daughter, Allyson.

Allyson, at fifteen, is trying her wings and one weekend, instead of an evening with her friend Chloe, the girls lie and go out with two older high school boys. But a Saturday night that was supposed to be fun ends in tragedy when their car collides head-on with another.

At the hospital, Page finds Chloe's divorced father, Trygve, and, unable to locate Brad, she leans on his strength throughout the the long hours of tormenting questions. Will Allyson live? Will any of them? Were the teenagers drinking? Using drugs? Who was at fault? And where is her husband? Without Brad by her side Page feels her life start to come apart as she is forced to confront the fact that Allyson may not live, and if she does, she may never be the same again.

In an inspiring novel that explores how many people are affected by one tragic accident and how they survive it, Danielle Steel brings us close to the characters whose lives are as familiar as our own... and who live, as we all do, in a world where everything can change in a single moment.

Ratings and reviews

The characters were not as strong as some of her books however it was mainly the event, the accident, that took centre stage. It showed how someone else has the capability to, not only change a persons life in a heartbeat, or their familys and friends, but set in motion a series of secondary events that are completely unexpected and earth shattering. The subsequent relationship for Page, was slightly predictable, but it showed also how a mother's love for her child is relentless and how support and kindness is a gift that gives someone the capability to overcome almost any tragedy life throws at them. I felt it could have been longer and explored Allie a bit more but still a good read.

Life changing. 4th time reading this book and it is still changing me 12 years later. Powerful story. A must read for all teenage girls.

Very powerful read ,couldn't put it down.

About the author

Danielle Steel is one of the world’s most popular and highly acclaimed authors, with over ninety international bestselling novels in print and more than 600 million copies of her novels sold. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; and Pure Joy, about the dogs she and her family have loved.

To discover more about Danielle Steel and her books visit her website at www.daniellesteel.com

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