His Bright Light

Danielle Steel

Dec 2009 · Random House

About this ebook

This is the story of an extraordinary boy with a brilliant mind, a heart of gold and a tortured soul.'

From the day he was born, Nick Traina was his mother's joy. By nineteen, he was dead. This is Danielle Steel's powerful story of the son she lost and the lessons she learned during his courageous battle against darkness. Sharing tender, painful memories, Steel brings us a haunting duet between and singular young man and the mother who loved him - and a harrowing portrait of a masked killer called manic depression.

Nick rocketed through life like a shooting star. He spoke in full sentences at the age of one. He was a brilliant, charming child who never slept. His gift for writing was extraordinary, his musical talent promised a golden future. But by the time he entered junior high, he was hurtling towards disaster. His mother tried desperately to get him the help he needed - the opening salvos for what would become a ferocious battle for his life.

At once a loving legacy and an unsparing depiction of a devastating illness, Danielle Steel's tribute to her lost son is a gift of life, hope, healing and understanding to us all. 'I want to share the story, and the pain, the courage, the love, and what I learned in living through it...My hope is that someone will be able to use what we learned, and save a life with it'

Ratings and reviews

Overwhelming. This book is not only a tribute to her son Nicky but a description of an individuals and a whole family and support networks fight with a really devastating illness. It's so informative and would be an extremely helpful aid to anyone who knows a person with manic depression. I, like everyone he met, fell in love with Nick and was willing him to be able to live with this however I also felt the frustration and pain..what a loss to the his tag team mums, his siblings and friends. I cried several times and have also gained a deep admiration for the writer If I could I'd rate this book a 10 * .A must read.

Fantastic read. I cried so often, I put myself in to the book as if he were my own brother. Wonderful boy. Nick. Xxx

A must read true story that makes you feel every emotion as though you were part of this amazing family.

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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