Danielle Steel's powerful novel is about being pulled into a place where nothing is what it seems. It is about being seduced and lied to and turned around, and wanting to believe the lies--until the moment comes, in one blinding instant, when survival and salvation depend on a final LEAP OF FAITH: THE ONLY PATH TO FREEDOM, AND LIFE.
One of Danielle's better books. Fast reading. About being pulled into a place where nothing is what is seems. At the age of 11 a tragic accident marks the end of Marie's idyllic life.
Leap of Faith is an excellent read which held my attention & interest.
One of her best books in my opinion.
Steel's usual verve is all but absent from her 52nd novel, a hasty Cinderella story that begins when heroine Marie-Ange Hawkins goes from an idyllic French childhood to a loveless upbringing in Iowa after her parents and brother are killed in a terrible accident. Only 11, she's sent off to be raised by her sole relative, cold and callous great-aunt Carole. The only bright spot in her life is her intimate friendship with Billy Parker, a solid American farmboy who loves and respects her from the time they are children; she loves him, too, but thinks of him as a brother. When Marie-Ange turns 18 and wins a scholarship to go to college, her aunt does not help, but Billy buys her a car and she is able to attend. Then a stranger turns up and informs her that she is in fact a very rich woman; her aunt sells the farm, and Marie-Ange decides to return to France. There she meets the current owner of her old home, 40-year-old widower Comte de Beauchamp charming, handsome and so very polite
This is a great book.
Large Type version. A young french orphan comes to America to live and endut hardships and romance.
This a lovely book about overcoming hardships and love.
i love all of danielle steeles books....had to tell you what i think...but its good!
The first Danielle Steel book I have ever read. This was a great story. I got sucked right in and didn't put it down until it was finished.
great book
One of her many good reads. I find her books always have the same plot line but I love her stories. I was so wrapped up in this book that I finished it over a weekend staying up till 1 or 2 in the morning to finish it.
Typical Steel. A good quick read.
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Danielle Steel weaves another tangled web of deceit and betrayal in Leap of Faith, the story of one womans triumph over several kinds of adversity. Orphaned at the age of 11, Marie-Ange Hawkins is forced to leave her familys château in France and live with her cold and uncaring elderly aunt on a farm in Iowa. There she befriends the boy next door, who grows up at her side and comes to love her. But when Marie-Ange turns 21, she learns that her penny-pinching aunt has hidden the fact that her parents left millions of dollars in trust. Heady with her newfound wealth, Marie-Ange returns to her childhood home, where she meets the handsome Comte Bernard de Beauchamp. A whirlwind marriage and two children follow, but Marie-Ange soon learns that her husband is not the man she thinks he is; he just may be a cold-blooded killer.
Danielle Steel weaves another tangled web of deceit and betrayal in Leap of Faith, the story of one womans triumph over several kinds of adversity. Orphaned at the age of 11, Marie-Ange Hawkins is forced to leave her familys château in France and live with her cold and uncaring elderly aunt on a farm in Iowa. There she befriends the boy next door, who grows up at her side and comes to love her. But when Marie-Ange turns 21, she learns that her penny-pinching aunt has hidden the fact that her parents left millions of dollars in trust. Heady with her newfound wealth, Marie-Ange returns to her childhood home, where she meets the handsome Comte Bernard de Beauchamp. A whirlwind marriage and two children follow, but Marie-Ange soon learns that her husband is not the man she thinks he is; he just may be a cold-blooded killer.
Really liked this book
Entertaining and a quick read.
Marie Ange Hawkins is just eleven when a tragic accident marks and end of her idyllic life in a beautiful French chateu. Orphaned and alone, she is sent to live with her great aunt on a farm in Iowa. Bitterly resented by the old woman, Marie Ange is forced to work tirelessly, dreaming only of returning to her beloved Chateau de Marmouton.
Steele is not my thing.
Good book, Fast read
A novel about being pulled into a place where nothing is what it seems. It is about being seduced and wanting to believe the lies-until the moment comes when a final Leap of Faith is the only path to feeedom and life.
A fast read. Typical Danielle Steel book.
Daniel Steel's powerful novel is about being pulled into a place where nothing is what it seems. It is about being seduced and wanting to believe the lies--until the moment comes when a final LEAP OF FAITH Iis the only path to freedom, and life.
Steel's usual verve is all but absent from her 52nd novel, a hasty Cinderella story that begins when heroine Marie-Ange Hawkins goes from an idyllic French childhood to a loveless upbringing in Iowa after her parents and brother are killed in a terrible accident. Only 11, she's sent off to be raised by her sole relative, cold and callous great-aunt Carole. The only bright spot in her life is her intimate friendship with Billy Parker, a solid American farmboy who loves and respects her from the time they are children; she loves him, too, but thinks of him as a brother. When Marie-Ange turns 18 and wins a scholarship to go to college, her aunt does not help, but Billy buys her a car and she is able to attend. Then a stranger turns up and informs her that she is in fact a very rich woman; her aunt sells the farm, and Marie-Ange decides to return to France. There she meets the current owner of her old home, 40-year-old widower Comte de Beauchamp charming, handsome and so very polite. They fall for one another quickly (though she knows nothing about him, as Billy points out), marry within months of their first meeting and have two children. But cracks start to show in the comte's smooth, convincing exterior: it turns out that her prince charming who never pays his bills, but doesn't mind spending her money excessively may be a murderer. She refuses to believe this, but when she finally must face the truth, can she save herself and her children?
