A Good Woman
by Danielle Steel
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Author: Danielle SteelEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-28
ISBN: 0385340265
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Book Reviews of A Good Woman
Book Review: Not Very Good
Summary: 2 Stars
Nineteen year old Annabelle Worthington seems to have it all - rich parents, a warm and loving family, a member of New York's society. But that changes in an instant when the Titanic sinks, killing her father and brother and Annabelle's life is forever changed. A disastrous marriage further changes her life and she embarks upon a life she never dreamed could be possible. She begins life anew in Paris and studies to become a doctor, something she thought would never become possible. But while she is building a new life, Annabelle is haunted not only by the past but the violence of World War One and a personal trauma that yet again changes the direction of her life. Through it all Annabelle keeps reminding herself that no matter what, she is indeed A Good Woman.
I found "A Good Woman" by Danielle Steele to be very disappointing. It has the basic outline for being a good book but it felt like I was reading the first draft of a novel rather than the final print. Annabelle should have been a character that readers care about, but she left me cold. Her marriage to Josiah Millbank is a perfect example of the flaws in this book - there was no foreshadowing at all of his big revelation to Annabelle and it ends up feeling like a cheat. The same with a violent attack on Annabelle that changes her life forever - the writing was so bland it's hard to feel emotionally involved in the brutal event. Steele constantly repeats herself (how many times do we need to be told that Annabelle is rich?) and at other times contradicts herself (at one point Steele says Annabelle decides on her own to use her maiden name after the divorce, at another point Annabelle and Josiah decide together she should use it). An encounter with someone from her past that was a traumatic meeting for Annabelle didn't move me at all because the person was not in the book until that moment. Ultimately, Steele writes Annabelle as a one dimensional character who has been wronged by many but has no flaws of her own.
"A Good Woman" could have been a good book but was disappointing.
Summary of A Good Woman
From the glittering ballrooms of Manhattan to the fires of World War I, Danielle Steel takes us on an unforgettable journey in her new novel?a spellbinding tale of war, loss, history, and one woman?s unbreakable spirit....Nineteen-year-old Annabelle Worthington was born into a life of privilege, raised amid the glamour of New York society, with glorious homes on Fifth Avenue and in Newport, Rhode Island. But everything changed on a cold April day in 1912, when the sinking of the Titanic shattered her family and her privileged world forever. Finding strength within her grief, Annabelle pours herself into volunteer work, nursing the poor, igniting a passion for medicine that would shape the course of her life.
But for Annabelle, first love, and a seemingly idyllic marriage, will soon bring more grief?this time caused by the secrets of the human heart. Betrayed, and pursued by a scandal she does not deserve, Annabelle flees New York for war-ravaged France, hoping to lose herself in a life of service. There, in the heart of the First World War, in a groundbreaking field hospital run by women, Annabelle finds her true calling, working as an ambulance medic on the front lines, studying medicine, saving lives. And when the war ends, Annabelle begins a new life in Paris?now a doctor, a mother, her past almost forgotten?until a fateful meeting opens her heart to the world she had left behind. Finding strength in the most unlikely of friendships, pulling together the broken fragments of her life, Annabelle will return to New York one more time?this time as a changed woman, a woman of substance, infused with life?s experience, building a future filled with hope?out of the rich soil of the past.
Filled with breathtaking images and historical detail, Danielle Steel?s new novel introduces one of her most unique and fascinating characters: Annabelle Worthington, a remarkable woman, a good woman, a true survivor who triumphs against overwhelming odds. For Annabelle?s story is more than compelling fiction, it is a powerful celebration of life, dignity, and courage?and a testament to the human will to survive.
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