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This book is about learning to live again after you think life is over.
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A wife and mother puts the pieces back together after her husband is murdered.Liz and Jack Sutherland are successful divorce lawyers who live in Marin County, California, with their five children. On Christmas morning, the enraged husband of a client shoots Jack dead. In her typical singsong style, Steel (Granny Dan, 1999, etc.) takes Liz and her kids into the unthinkable horror of losing the person they love most in the world and then leads them pretty quickly out. Liz is helped through the following year by her best friend Victoria, her secretary Jean, and her housekeeper Carole. Nonetheless, in true soap-opera fashion, she shoulders most of the burden herself. Although she's grown to dislike dealing with people's nasty divorces, she stoically takes on a double caseload. She helps all her kids--especially her youngest child Jamie, a learning-delayed boy whose brain was damaged at birth--deal with the death of their father. When it comes time for the Special Olympics, an annual occasion for Jamie, Liz takes over Jack's job as trainer, coaching Jamie to his first winning medals ever. After an agonizing nine months of learning to sleep alone, Liz meets Dr. Bill Webster, the trauma doctor who helps her teenaged son Peter recover from a diving accident that left him with a head injury. Though Bill has always avoided long-term commitment, he can't help but be impressed by Liz's grit and her love for her family. Her daughter's resistance to him temporarily scares Bill off, but another Christmas finds him ready to take on carpooling with the manliest of them.This time out, Steel makes an intelligent choice of subject matter--and only occasionally threatens to treacle it to death.
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Danielle Steel is one of my altime favorite authors, and this book is just as worthy of reading as all of her others.
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Big tear jerker, loved it! This is why I love Danielle Steel!
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One of her best, in my opinion.
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The House on Hope Street is about learning to live again after you think life is over. It is about cherishing small miracles, and believing in big ones. It is above all about hope.
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I've always loved Danielle Steel, but she's really outdone herself this time. It covers all of the feelings a family would go through in a tragic sudden death of a spouse, including a bossy mother who loves to stick her nose where it doesn't belong...constantly! I really enjoyed it, more than anything I've read lately.
This is a story of courage and loss, of the power of family and the strength of the human soul.
Great book. I could hardly put it down. This was one of the first Danielle Steel books I have ever read. I am hooked.
Excellent Danielle Steele!!!
This is another amazing book by Danielle Steel full of heartache, miracles, and love that knows no bounds. If you love Danielle, you'll love this book.
Predictable and weepy.
Very moving and a good read. My heart ached for Liz.
Jack and Liz live with their 5 children on hope street. One day something tragic happens leaving Liz with the weight of the world on her shoulders. WHen he oldest son gets a fatal injury she seeks help from a doctor. The doctor takes her mind of the injury: will it be to late to save her son?
After 18 years of marriage, building a successful busines and a happy family near San Francisco on Hope Street, everything changes in a instant on Christmas Day for Liz Sutherland. Her husband, Jack, is killed while on a 5 minute errand. Liz must console 5 devastated children, one with special needs. Liz goes back to work and must become both mother and father. An accident sends her oldest son to the hospital and brings Dr. Bill Webster into her life. Bill slowly becomes a friend and helps to heal her shattered son. With the first anniversay of Jack's live, Liz finds a new relationship that offers hope and Liz reflects on the little blessings that give strength when nothing else is left. But she will had to face one more crisis before she can look ahead to a new life.
Danielle Steel is a very exciting author....it is hard to put down one of her books! The story of a courageous women weathering the worst of life's storms. Good reading!
Typical Danielle Steele. Plenty of tears. Enjoyable read.
Nice story, classic steel
Typical Danielle Steele. I've read this book several times and enjoyed it everytime I've read it.
My favorite of all the Danielle Steel books, I could just not put this book down, read it in one night! A wonderful book of loss and love.
During their eighteen years of marriage, Liz and Jack Sutherland had built a tremendous life together. A close-knit and loving family, a successful law practice, and a warm, happy home somewhere near San Francisco, in a house on Hope Street. The couple truly loved one another and were living the good life - life honestly couldn't be better for the Sutherland family.
However, on a bright, crisp Christmas morning, amid the laughter of children and the joy of the Season, tragedy strikes. In an instant, the peaceful life Liz Sutherland once knew is no more - and for Jack Sutherland a five-minute errand turns tragic. Suddenly Liz is alone, suffering in the wake of an unbearable loss.
She wonders how she can possibly go on living without her husband, her partner, the man she considered her best friend. How can she grieve herself, when she must be strong and console five devastated children, including one with special needs? Liz contemplates such painful questions, and is filled with despair.
As the months pass, Liz is strengthened by the love of her children. She eventually returns to work and slowly begins tending to her family again, becoming both mommy and "daddy" for her children. One by one the holidays come and go, until a devastating accident sends her oldest son to the hospital - and brings Dr. Bill Webster into her life. Bill becomes a friend to Liz as he slowly heals her shattered son.
As the long, lazy days of summer blend into autumn, a blossoming relationship offers new hope. So, with the first anniversary of Jack's death approaching, bringing with it another Christmas to the house on Hope Street - Liz reflects on life's little blessings; blessings that give strength when nothing else is left. However, Liz must face one more crisis before she can look back at a year of mourning and change - and ahead to the beginning of a new life in the house on Hope Street.
The House on Hope Street is about learning to live again after you think life is over. It is about cherishing the small miracles in life, and believing in the big ones. And it is, above all, about hope.
This was a very enjoyable story; and an easy, quick read for me. I found that the story was typically Danielle Steel - cresting from the highest of highs, to the lowest of lows in the space of a single plot line. While I found this story to be very well-written and interesting, it was slightly disconcerting for me to read about such flawless characters. I would give The House on Hope Street by Danielle Steel a B+!
However, on a bright, crisp Christmas morning, amid the laughter of children and the joy of the Season, tragedy strikes. In an instant, the peaceful life Liz Sutherland once knew is no more - and for Jack Sutherland a five-minute errand turns tragic. Suddenly Liz is alone, suffering in the wake of an unbearable loss.
She wonders how she can possibly go on living without her husband, her partner, the man she considered her best friend. How can she grieve herself, when she must be strong and console five devastated children, including one with special needs? Liz contemplates such painful questions, and is filled with despair.
As the months pass, Liz is strengthened by the love of her children. She eventually returns to work and slowly begins tending to her family again, becoming both mommy and "daddy" for her children. One by one the holidays come and go, until a devastating accident sends her oldest son to the hospital - and brings Dr. Bill Webster into her life. Bill becomes a friend to Liz as he slowly heals her shattered son.
As the long, lazy days of summer blend into autumn, a blossoming relationship offers new hope. So, with the first anniversary of Jack's death approaching, bringing with it another Christmas to the house on Hope Street - Liz reflects on life's little blessings; blessings that give strength when nothing else is left. However, Liz must face one more crisis before she can look back at a year of mourning and change - and ahead to the beginning of a new life in the house on Hope Street.
The House on Hope Street is about learning to live again after you think life is over. It is about cherishing the small miracles in life, and believing in the big ones. And it is, above all, about hope.
This was a very enjoyable story; and an easy, quick read for me. I found that the story was typically Danielle Steel - cresting from the highest of highs, to the lowest of lows in the space of a single plot line. While I found this story to be very well-written and interesting, it was slightly disconcerting for me to read about such flawless characters. I would give The House on Hope Street by Danielle Steel a B+!
I read it in one day. This is the first danielle Steel I ever read and it was a real page turner.
I love *everything* by Danielle Steel - I've been a fan for many years! Another novel to keep you page turning till the end! :0)
This simple story of a courageous woman weathering the worst of life's storms is hard to put down. Great escapist reading.
Loved this book. One of Danielle Steele's good ones. The main character was so courageous. I really felt her pain.
good reading
It's not really my type of book to read,but I thought someone else might enjoy it. Happy reading.
excellent reading a typical daniel steel reading sad and happy and rolled into one great story
This book is a predictable love story, what we've all come to love about Danielle Steel's books. Perhaps we'd like a bit more unpredictability, but most of the time I enjoy the story anyway. Reading a book like this makes you feel so thankful for what you have, that's always a good thing. It also makes you think that if anything bad were to befall you, you could probably survive. This wasn't her best book, but I thought it was decent.
I loved this book because it was an easy read
and it made me feel good. Its a simple story
and the characters were all believable.
You could actually see in your mind the plot
actually happening. A true love story where
she almost lets him get away!
and it made me feel good. Its a simple story
and the characters were all believable.
You could actually see in your mind the plot
actually happening. A true love story where
she almost lets him get away!
Liz and Jack had been married for 19 years and have had a joint law practice for almost that long. Life was good till the Christmas Day when Jack went to the office for a minute and ended up getting murdered by a clients husband. The book follows the year following the death and the way Liz and her 5 children had to adjust to life with out Jack. Each holiday was real hard. The oldest son, Peter was hurt about 8 months after his dad died and Liz met Peter's doctor. It took awhile, but a relationship formed. The first Christmas was real tough, Bill, the doctor and Liz broke up for awhile but got back together....hopefully forever!
"This is a story with a happy ending about Liz Sutherland, an attorney, who lost her husband by a gun shot wound. He was killed when a man shot him at their office when he ran an errand on Christmas day. The killer was an abusive and enraged husband of one of their clients. The Sutherlands were family law attorneys and defended domestic abuse cases.
Liz and her 5 children grieved for the loss of their father for some time... Not long afterward, her oldest son was severely injured in a car accident. In the midst of her stress along with grief, she noticed a handsome emergency room physician who treated him. His name was Bill Webster, MD. He noticed her also. The two soon began to date... and they began to fall in love.
However, problems arose with Liz's children because not all of them were ready to let go of their father's memory. They did not want to accept Bill. On Thanksgiving Day, when he was invited for dinner, her daughter insulted him. He decided to leave...Liz's heart was broken..." amazon review
Liz and her 5 children grieved for the loss of their father for some time... Not long afterward, her oldest son was severely injured in a car accident. In the midst of her stress along with grief, she noticed a handsome emergency room physician who treated him. His name was Bill Webster, MD. He noticed her also. The two soon began to date... and they began to fall in love.
However, problems arose with Liz's children because not all of them were ready to let go of their father's memory. They did not want to accept Bill. On Thanksgiving Day, when he was invited for dinner, her daughter insulted him. He decided to leave...Liz's heart was broken..." amazon review
Maybe ir was just my mood while reading this book, but it was a real tear jerker for me. But like with every Danielle Steel's book, it did end on a much happier note.
Good story, typical Steel
Goooooood book, read it twice then passed it on to daughter...who NEVER reads books and even she liked this one!
A husband tragically killed and a wife who has to learn to live alone. And to love again.
Typical of Steel's work, this is the story of a new widow and her family's struggle to survive the tragic change that is thrust upon them. A quick read on 4 cassettes over 7 hours, it is unabridged and read by Joseph Siravo.
This book is a predictable love story, what we've all come to love about Danielle Steel's books. Perhaps we'd like a bit more UNpredictability, but most of the time I enjoy the story anyway. Reading a book like this makes you feel so thankful for what you have, that's always a good thing. It also makes you think that if anything bad were to befall you, you could probably survive. This wasn't her best book, but I thought it was decent. If you want to read a really great love story by Steel, check out: The Ring, To Love Again, Summers End, Answered Prayers & Passions Promise.
Back cover is creased.
great read!
From the back cover:
"In eighteen years of marriage, Liz and Jack Sutherland had built a family, a successful law practice, and a happy home near San Francisco, on Hope Street. Then, in an instant, it all fell apart.
It began like any other Christmas morning. But for Jack Sutherland, a five-minute errand ends in tragedy. And suddenly, Liz is alone, in the wake of an unbearable loss.
How can she go on without her husband, her partner, her best friend? How can she grieve when she must console five devastated children, including one with special needs?
The House on Hope Street is about learning to live again after you think life is over. It is about cherishing small miracles, and believing in big ones. It is above all about hope. "
"In eighteen years of marriage, Liz and Jack Sutherland had built a family, a successful law practice, and a happy home near San Francisco, on Hope Street. Then, in an instant, it all fell apart.
It began like any other Christmas morning. But for Jack Sutherland, a five-minute errand ends in tragedy. And suddenly, Liz is alone, in the wake of an unbearable loss.
How can she go on without her husband, her partner, her best friend? How can she grieve when she must console five devastated children, including one with special needs?
The House on Hope Street is about learning to live again after you think life is over. It is about cherishing small miracles, and believing in big ones. It is above all about hope. "
Great Reading
A nice Danielle Steel novel to read on a lazy summer day.
Danielle Steel's 49th bestselling novel is a story of courage and loss,of the power of family and the strength of the human soul.
1-5 I give this book a 4. It was a nice easy read. I does make you think of what it would be like to lose a loved one.
This is Danielle Steel's 49th book...a novel of the courage and loss and the power of family and the strength of the human soul.
it was given to me...i did not read
This was such an easy read, I read this book in three days. Loved it.
It began like any other Christmas morning,m with joy and children's laughing. But for Jack Sutherland, a five minute errand ends in tragedy.
Excellent condition with dust jacket
Excellent condition with dust jacket
A passalong. Didn't read it.
