Beauchamp Hall, Danielle Steel
Beauchamp Hall, Danielle Steel
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Beauchamp Hall

Bestseller

Author: Danielle Steel

Narrator: Dan John Miller

Unabridged: 7 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/20/2018

Categories: Fiction, Women


Synopsis

Winona Farmington once dreamed of graduating from college, moving to New York City, and pursuing a career in publishing. Then real life got in the way when she left college and returned to her small Michigan hometown to care for her sick mother. Years later, stuck in a dead-end job and an unsatisfying relationship, Winnie has concluded that dreams were meant for others. She consoles herself with binge-watching the British television series that she loves, Beauchamp Hall, enthralled by the sumptuous period drama set on a great Norfolk estate in the 1920s. The rich upstairs-downstairs world brilliantly brought to life by superb actors is the ultimate in escapism. On the day Winnie is passed over for a long-overdue promotion, she is also betrayed by her boyfriend and her best friend. Heartbroken, she makes the first impulsive decision of her conventional life-which changes everything. She packs her bags and flies to England to see the town where Beauchamp Hall is filmed. The quaint B & B where she stays feels like home. The brother and sister who live in the castle where the show is filmed, rich in titles but poor in cash, are more like long-lost friends than British nobility. And the show itself, with its colorful company and behind-the-scenes affairs, is a drama all its own. Winnie's world comes alive on the set of the show. What happens next is the stuff of dreams, as Winnie takes the boldest leap of all. Beauchamp Hallreminds us to follow our dreams. . . . You never know what magic will happen!

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 Sandra on November 14, 2019

When thirty-eight-year-old Winnie Farrington's boyfriend cheats on her with her best friend, and she is passed over for a promotion in which she deserves, she decides to go to England to visit the small village (Burnham Market) where her favorite TV show (Beauchamp Hall) is being filmed. Once there......more

Goodreads review by Suzzie on November 27, 2018

4.0-4.5* Oh I understand Winnie’s obsession completely. I can binge watch Downton Abbey like a champ! Add wine and I can binge watch the same episodes of Downton Abbey repeatedly. In all seriousness, I really enjoyed this book by Danielle Steel. It seemed less fluffy than some of her other books, but......more

Goodreads review by Amanda - on December 17, 2018

*[URL not allowed] Drama, romance and pure entertainment. As soon as you select a novel written by one the world’s biggest bestselling authors, Danielle Steel, you know you will guaranteed a read that encompasses all three of these values. In Beauchamp Hall, the last release of St......more

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom on January 11, 2022

I’m really very much surprised how much I enjoyed this book. Watching the star go from rags to higher levels was really fun and enjoying. I related to it because I’ve been to a number of times and could relate to the small towns and villages. Additionally, my daughter is a costume designer in the mov......more

Goodreads review by Cooper on March 25, 2019

I'm not a Danielle Steel fan and have found her novels rather tedious and cliched riddled. And Beauchamp Hall does nothing to negate my opinion. So why did I read it? The cover and the plot hooked me in! The cover showing an estate worthy of Downton Abbey, covered in snow, and the plot of a woman who......more