Amazing Grace
by Danielle Steel
Book Summary Information
Author: Danielle SteelEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-30
ISBN: 0440243270
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Dell
Product features:
- ISBN13: 9780440243274
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Book Reviews of Amazing Grace
Book Review: Will never buy a book on impulse again, thanks to this
Summary: 1 Stars
WHY I BOUGHT THIS BOOK: First things first, I'm not a Danielle Steel reader, nor do I consider reading her genre "beneath" me. I purchased this paperback on impulse during a trip to Italy for some light beach reading. I chose the book based on the popular author (thinking it should be a decent fluffy romp) and girth (should last a week).
THE REVIEW: The story itself does not unfold so much as the author dictates the events and interactions to you. The characters are one-dimensional at best (and utterly eye-rollingly unbelievable at worst), the small amount of dialogue between the characters and descriptions were repetitive, and vocabulary was extremely limited. Fortunately for the book, all of these shortcomings were enough to make me completely forget that the plot was dull until I stopped reading. Even the budding romantic relationships were awkward and cliched. I stopped 2/3 of the way into the book and realized that it was just repeating itself as if written for someone with a short-term memory disorder. And on top of that, I paid 11 Euros for this!
On the plus side, it did force me to contemplate the differences between good and bad writing and reinforced the fact that impulse-buying = bad.
Don't read this even if it's given to you for free. Life is too short and IQ points are too precious.
Summary of Amazing Grace
On a warm May night in San Francisco, the Ritz-Carlton ballroom shimmers as a glittering, celebrity-studded crowd gathers for a charity dinner dance. The evening is perfect-until, just minutes before midnight, the room begins to sway..In the earthquake's aftermath, the lives of four strangers will converge.. Sarah Sloane, the wife of a financial whiz, watches her perfect world fall to pieces.. Grammy-winning singer Melanie Free comes to a turning point in her life and career.. Photographer Everett Carson finds new purpose amid the carnage.and Sister Maggie Kent, a nun who works with the homeless, searches through the rubble-and knows that there is much to be done..
As the city staggers back to life, a chain reaction of extraordinary events will touch each of the survivors.. Sarah discovers a crime and a betrayal, then a strength she never knew she had. Volunteering at a refugee camp opens new worlds of possibility for Melanie. Everett will forge an unlikely relationship with Maggie, who helps him rebuild his shattered life-and upends her own in the process. And as a year passes each discovers the unexpected gifts in a tragedy's wake.and the amazing grace of new beginnings.
Throughout these enthralling pages, Danielle Steel creates a stunning array of contrasts -from the dazzle of a society benefit to the chaos of a makeshift hospital, from the pampered lives of rock stars to the quiet heroism of emergency volunteers. It is her most powerful and life-affirming novel to date.
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