|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
|
Product Description
Review
“Steel is one of the best!”
—Los Angeles Times
From the Hardcover edition.
—Los Angeles Times
From the Hardcover edition.
Book Description
From Manhattan to Paris and all the way to Tehran, Danielle Steel weaves a powerfully compelling story that reminds us how challenging and unpredictable life can be—and how the bonds of family hold us together.
FAMILY TIES
Annie Ferguson was a bright young Manhattan architect with a limitless future—until a single phone call changed the course of her life forever. Overnight, she became the mother to her sister’s three orphaned children, keeping a promise she never regretted making, even if it meant putting her own life indefinitely on hold.
Now, at forty-two, still happily single with a satisfying career and a family that means everything to her, Annie is suddenly facing an empty nest. With her nephew and nieces now grown and confronting challenges of their own, she must navigate a parent’s difficult passage between helping and letting go. The eldest, twenty-eight-year-old Liz, an overworked editor in a high-powered job at Vogue, has never allowed any man to come close enough to hurt her. Ted, at twenty-four a serious law student, is captivated by a much older woman with children, who is leading him much further than he wants to go. And the impulsive youngest, twenty-one-year old Katie, is an art student about to make a choice that will lead her to a world she is in no way prepared for but determined to embrace.
Then, when least expected, a chance encounter changes Annie’s life again in the most surprising direction of all. . . .
FAMILY TIES
Annie Ferguson was a bright young Manhattan architect with a limitless future—until a single phone call changed the course of her life forever. Overnight, she became the mother to her sister’s three orphaned children, keeping a promise she never regretted making, even if it meant putting her own life indefinitely on hold.
Now, at forty-two, still happily single with a satisfying career and a family that means everything to her, Annie is suddenly facing an empty nest. With her nephew and nieces now grown and confronting challenges of their own, she must navigate a parent’s difficult passage between helping and letting go. The eldest, twenty-eight-year-old Liz, an overworked editor in a high-powered job at Vogue, has never allowed any man to come close enough to hurt her. Ted, at twenty-four a serious law student, is captivated by a much older woman with children, who is leading him much further than he wants to go. And the impulsive youngest, twenty-one-year old Katie, is an art student about to make a choice that will lead her to a world she is in no way prepared for but determined to embrace.
Then, when least expected, a chance encounter changes Annie’s life again in the most surprising direction of all. . . .
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most helpful customer reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Family Ties,
By
Ce commentaire est de: Family Ties: A Novel (Hardcover)
As usual, Danielle Steel has written a very heartfelt, loving, family story. I have always enjoyed how she combines love, up to date social situations, heartache and family, to make a very, very wonderful story come to life with her characters.I loved it!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Family Ties,
Ce commentaire est de: Family Ties: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
What can I say, Danielle Steel is one of the best. Family Ties was one of the books I had trouble putting down.About raising 3 children who were her deceased sisters children, and giving up her own life to raise them, the trials and tribulations were something she was able to overcome and find happiness for herself. I really enjoyed this book.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta) Amazon.com:
3.7 out of 5 stars (40 customer reviews) 28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
intriguing family drama,
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Family Ties: A Novel (Hardcover)
Twenty-six year old architect Annie Ferguson looks forward to starting on her new job and living in Manhattan with her boyfriend Seth. As she is euphoric and confident about the changes in her life, she thought nothing about her vow to be the guardian of her two nieces and nephew she made to her sister Jane. That is until Jane and her husband Bill die in a plane crash, so Annie raises the three preadolescent children (Liz, Ted and Katie). Seth cannot deal with the change so ends their relationship.Sixteen years later, Annie raised her wards with love while running a successful architectural firm. Ted attends law school, Katie is studying design at college; and Liz is a globetrotting Vogue editor. When Annie sprains her ankle, she goes to the emergency room where she meets TV news anchor Tom. Katie drops out of Pratt to work at a tattoo parlor while traveling to Teheran with her Iranian-American boyfriend Paul. Liz's French lover Jean-Louis seems back with his former lover Francoise, the mother of his child. Ted has a tryst with his older law professor, but when he tries to end their sexual relationship, Pattie stabs him in the hand. This intriguing family drama is an enjoyable contemporary as the aunt of the three orphaned children proves she is A Good Woman when she takes over raising them with the deaths of their parents. The tale contains way too much angst keeping the four subplots from gelling into a cohesive story line, but instead competes for the lead. Still fans will enjoy Danielle Steel's latest as the strong cast makes the case that family is the ultimate proof of chaos theory. Harriet Klausner 15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fast Read,
By Kathy - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Family Ties: A Novel (Hardcover)
I read this book in about 6 hours. That's because by page 6, I only had to read the first two sentences of each paragraph. The rest of the paragraph was a repeat of a previous paragraph, or in a few cases an almost exact repeat of the paragraph above it. This has been an ongoing problem with Steel's books for several years now.The story line was good and interesting, that's why I gave it 2 stars, but I'm really glad I quit buying Danielle Steel's books and now get them free from the library. I would definitely feel cheated out of my money otherwise. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
If you like Danielle Steel, you'll enjoy this book,
By PamelaC "Pam" - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Family Ties: A Novel (Hardcover)
One of the things I like most about reading Danielle Steel is that I know exactly what kind of story I'm about to get. I know that the experience will be a warm, emotional read, and that I'll usually whip through the story in one sitting. She writes very likeable characters that you root for and that keeps the pages turning, wanting to know what will happen next.This isn't her best book, but it's not her worst either. It's a very light and easy read. It's an ensemble book, where we follow the main character as well as the lives of the three children she inherits at age 26. I found myself very interested in the love lives of the children, which was more dramatic than the somewhat too perfect romance of the main character, though that was a nice escapist fantasy. Overall, if you're looking for a romantic escape with a happy ending and nice, likeable characters, you may enjoy this. |
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
