Against All Odds, Danielle Steel
Against All Odds, Danielle Steel
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Against All Odds

Author: Danielle Steel

Narrator: Dan John Miller

Unabridged: 9 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/02/2017

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

Taking chances is part of life, but when you bet your future against the odds, it's a high risk game. Kate Madison's stylish resale shop has been a big Soho success, supporting her and her four kids since her husband's untimely death. Now they are grown and ready to forge lives of their own. And they all choose to play against the odds, to their mother's dismay. Isabelle, a dedicated attorney, is in line to make partner at her Wall Street firm, when she falls for a client she represents in a criminal case. She tells herself she can make a life with him-but can she? Julie, a young designer, meets a man who seems too good to be true and falls under his spell. She marries him quickly, gives up her job, moves to LA to be at his side-but is all what it seems? Justin is a struggling writer who pushes for children with his partner before they're financially or emotionally ready. Will the strain on the relationship take too high a toll? And Willie, the youngest, a high tech expert, makes a choice that shocks them all, with a woman fifteen years older.. Kate-loving, supportive and outspoken-can't keep her children from playing against the odds. Can the odds be beaten? Not often-as her children have to learn for themselves. For Kate, the hardest lesson will be that she can't protect the children she loves from the choices they make-but can only love them as they make them.

About Danielle Steel

Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel was born on August 14, 1947 in New York. Her father was a descendant of the Lowenbrau beer family and her mother was the daughter of a diplomat. She studied both literature and fashion design, first attending the Parsons School of Design and then New York University, graduating in 1967. Danielle Steel is currently the bestselling author alive today, and the fourth bestselling author of all time with over 650 million copies of her books sold. Steel has written 129 books, 93 of which were novels, primarily romance. Every one of her novels has achieved best seller status. She has been published in 69 countries and in 43 different languages. She has had 22 of her novels adapted for television movies and two of those received Golden Globe nominations. Danielle releases three new novels a year and works on multiple books at a time, often as many as five at once.

Steel has been married five times and although she is currently divorced, she is a strong believer in marriage and family. An only child, she discovered the joys of a big family as a child through one of her friends. She has nine children (seven biological and two stepsons that she has always considered her own) that are her greatest accomplishment. Her joy in life is her children and she speaks of them frequently on her website and her blog. Many of her books have been dedicated to one or more of her children. She was based in California for most of her career and now lives in both San Francisco and Paris.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Minty on June 19, 2017

I read new Danielle Steel for the same reason I read old Danielle Steel. It's totally mindless, requires no effort on my part and has no "nutritional" value. It's like mental potato chips, I read it because it's in front of me (on the library's new release shelf). But let me tell you, I have been rea......more

Goodreads review by Sherri on May 27, 2017

I've read most of the Danielle Steele books dating back to my younger 20's and I liked this one! A quick read.......more

Goodreads review by Olivia on August 23, 2019

This book was great! :) Not amazing, but close enough. I liked the way it made reference to abuse, mental health, straight and gay people. It was very interesting. I also liked the way we got to watch and experience the way many mothers feel with the things that can happen to thier children and not......more

Goodreads review by Janet on June 08, 2017

I really enjoyed this book about a family and how things changed in each of their lives. a mother's love for wanting what is best for her children never goes away and this was just what this mom needed to read. Great job.......more

Goodreads review by Rakhi on August 04, 2017

Kate Madison leads a normal life with her Adult kids. Never did it occur to her to have a partner in her life, nor did her mother. All her kids are successful in their career but what troubles her most is that except her son Justin, none of her kids have a personal life. While her children start get......more