Accident - Danielle Steel

...and return unread. I considered Accident by Danielle Steel. I have read several of her books before. Some have been really good (Mirror Image, for example) but others have been awful (Summer’s End), so I doubted I would be missing anything special. Just to check out my suspicions, I began to read a couple of pages. Before long, I realised I had read over a hundred pages – almost a third of the whole novel! So I persevered and finally ...
...them. The events surrounding the accident are well described – not too vividly for those with weak stomachs – and you become enthralled, eager to know what’s going to happen. Unfortunately, after all the excitement of the first third, the novel slows down and ends up becoming dull and predictable. The arrival of Page’s mother and sister seems to be nothing but a bit of padding and an excuse to throw another semi-controversial ...

KarenUK 04.08.2003 · Read full review
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...absorb me when I saw Accident on the bookshelves. We start off playing happy families with 39 year old Page, 45 year old husband Brad and children Allyson 15, Andy 7. They live in San Francisco and as far as Page is concerned everything is near perfect, her marriage, children and lifestyle. So much so that she wonders about having another child before it's too late. Suddenly as is typical in Danielle’s novels their lives are torn apart one ...
...They cannot tell how the accident was caused because there was too much damage to the youngster’s car, but the implication in the newspapers is that Ben was under the influence of alcohol despite having had only half a glass of wine. The senator’s wife is an ex alcoholic and the families have to question whether she had lapsed and been drinking and if there was a cover up because of her husbands position. Page rushes to the hospital ...

shewhosmiles 21.04.2003 (26.10.2003) · Read full review
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...this book. INTRODUCTION Book: Accident Written by Danielle Steel Fiction | Dell Paperback | February 1995 7.99 | 0-440-21754-7 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Well most of us know Danielle Steele fairly well. She is the most popular bestseller author. There are more than 530 million copies of her books in print. She has written 63 best-selling novels and her 64th novel MIRACLE is on its way. My favourite ones include Impossible, Echoes, Second chance, Answered ...
...It tells us how an accident changes and effects life and relationships. The story begins with a picture of a happy family a mother, Page Clarke, a father, Brad, a teen-age daughter, Allyson and a 7 years old son Andy. At fifteen, Allyson acts as most teenagers do and went with her best friend, Chloe seemingly having dinner with her family. Instead they had lied and went out with two high school guys. But unfortunately their Saturday night fun ended ...

hinasif76 12.07.2005 · Read full review
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