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I am not sure if you have a ollies where you live but if you do and you enjoy reading you should check out there book selection. David and I went to walk inside there the other day and I found Danielle Steel’s book Finding Ashley: A Novel for only $5. For a hardback book by Danielle Steel that was a incredible deal and even cheaper than Half Price Books which I also love.
You will find this story is about two sisters who have become estranged but through circumstances beyond there control rebuild there relationship and lives. From At 16 Melissa Henderson found herself pregnant so she would disgrace her family by having a baby out of wedlock Mellissa’s parents sent her to a home for unwed mothers.
The girls lived in New York the Convent was run by nuns in Ireland which was a horrible experience for Melissa. When she gave birth the baby was put up for adoption. Melissa was never given the opportunity to see or even held the baby which was a girl. Melissa was told the new parents were going to name her baby Ashley.
Years later Melissa has become a renowned writer with many novels to her name. She has also married and has a son Robbie. Everything was wonderful until Robbie became sick and died. Melissa like any parent was became devastated over his death. Melissa became so depressed she became a shell of herself. Her marriage fell apart and she didn’t even care.
Melissa needed to get away from anything that reminded her of Robbie and the life she used to have. Melissa bought a rundown house in Western Massachusetts where she became a hermit and rarely left the house and Melissa never spoke to anyone. Melissa even gave up writing saying all her words died when Robbie died. Her sole project was to restore the house and do the work herself.
You will learn this is where Finding Ashley begins as we learn people come and go in our lives but they each have a reason for being there. This is a lesson that takes Melissa a long time to learn. I loved seeing Melissa rebuild her life and gain friends while rebuilding the home she loved. I just wish I had the opportunity to see her home.
About: Danielle Steel,
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this blockbuster novel from Danielle Steel, two estranged sisters get the chance to connect again and right the wrongs of the past.
Melissa Henderson is leading a quiet life. Once a bestselling author, she now pours all her energy into renovating a Victorian house nestled in the foothills of rural New England. Six years ago, she lost her young son to cancer, and her marriage dissolved. She stopped writing. It was only when she bought the old house that Melissa found a purpose, and came alive as she made it beautiful again.
After a Wildfire that threatens her home appears on the news, Melissa receives a call from her sister, Hattie. They were close once, but that was before Melissa withdrew from the world. Now Hattie, who became a nun at twenty-five, is determined to help Melissa turn a new page, even if it means reopening one of the most painful chapters of her life.
At sixteen, a pregnant Melissa was sent to a gloomy convent in Ireland to have— and give up—her baby, to spare the family shame. All these years later, Hattie feels compelled to embark on a journey that will change both their lives forever, and track down the child Melissa gave up.
Finding Ashley is a masterpiece of contemporary drama and tells a gripping story of the strength of the human spirit to chase an impossible dream. It is the story of two strong, brave women turning wrenching loss into reconnection, and a family reunited after bringing dark secrets into the light.
Meet the Author Danielle Steel
Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world’s most popular authors, with nearly a billion copies of her novels sold. Her recent many international bestsellers include Against All Odds, The Duchess and The Right Time. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina’s life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; and the children’s books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood. Danielle divides her time between Paris and her home in northern California.
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