His Bright Light - Danielle Steel

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I haven’t read that many of Danielle Steel’s books, but the ones I have read I have thoroughly enjoyed. She’s got such a good style of writing, one that conveys emotions making the reader feel part of the book. In ‘Bittersweet’ it’s a novel of the times as Arthur Marwick would say (a well known historian), a story of choices and new beginnings of hopes and dreams. The main character is Indian Taylor, who lived ...
...maintained calendars’. She had it all, a beautiful lifestyle envied by all, four wonderful kids. India had chosen to sacrifice her life for her children, when she married her husband 17 years ago rather than pursing her photo journalist career she once had. She lived her life contentedly but after a while she felt her life was empty, and regret had come into her heart. She yearned for the career she once had. Her husband saw her as a carer ... Read review

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His Bright Ligth is an amazing book, to say the least. It has given me tremendous insight into the world of bipolar disorder. This book is both an informative and very emotional read. Danielle Steel has the amazing ability to almost whisk you away into her 'dreamworld' of writing and you become part of the experience. You go through the same emotions...happiness, sadness, tension, immense heartache and relief. Reading this book makes you connect ... Read review

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...His Bright Light by Danielle Steel was voted New York Times Best-seller, and I can see why, this book is a mother’s story about her son, it is a sad book where Danielle Steel describes her son’s s life. She re-calls his nineteen years, his battles throughout his life and at the end the death of her son. She describes a illness from which her son suffered and highlights the effect it had on him, and in doing so you get the feeling she wants other’s to discuss their problems as well. The best way to describe this book is that in writing about her son, she hopes to help other’s. He suffered from a mental illness, which cost him his life. Danielle Steel’s son had all of help around him such as attendants who were paid to look after him twenty four hours a day, yet he still attempted and succeeded... Read review

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