The House

By Danielle Steel

Book Overview

The restoration of a majestic old home provides the exhilarating backdrop for Danielle Steel's 66th bestselling novel, the story of a young woman's dream, an old man's gift, and the surprises that await us behind every closed door....

Perched on a hill overlooking San Francisco, the house was magnificent, built in 1923 by a wealthy man for the woman he adored. For her and for this house, he would spare no expense and overlook no detail, from the endless marble floors to the glittering chandeliers. Almost a century later, with the once-grand house now in disrepair, a young woman walks through its empty rooms. Sarah Anderson, a perfectly sensible estate lawyer, is about to do something utterly out of character. An elderly client has died and left her two gifts. One is a generous inheritance. The other, a priceless message: to use his money for something wonderful, something daring. And in this old house, surrounded by crumbling grandeur, Sarah knows just what it is.

A respected attorney and self-described workaholic, Sarah had always lived life by the book. With a steady, if sputtering, relationship and a tiny apartment that has suited her just fine, Sarah cannot explain the force that draws her to the mansion and its history-to the story of a woman who once lived in the house, then mysteriously left it, to a child who grew up there, and a drama that unfolded in war-torn France...and to a history she never knew she had.

Taking the biggest risk of her life, Sarah enlists the help of architect Jeff Parker, who shares Sarah's passion for bringing the exquisite old house back to life. As she and Jeff work to restore the home's every detail, as one relationship shatters and another begins, Sarah makes a series of powerful discoveries: about the true meaning of a dying man's last gift...about the extraordinary legacies that are passed from generation to generation...and about a future she's only just beginning to imagine.

In a novel of daring and hope, of embracing life and taking chances, Danielle Steel brilliantly captures one woman's courageous choice to pour herself into a dream-and receive its gifts in return.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440242037
• ISBN13: 9780440242031
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Dell
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Great Book

Lots of twists and turns I didn’t see coming, and the ending was spectacular! Definitely worth the read!

The House

As an avid DS reader; I am happy with the book; Sarah's feelings and her grandmothers feelings are felt in almost every page. Phil makes you hate him. The architect is so obvious but I could not put the book down. DS has got into a rut and her books over the last five years have become predictable.

A SEQUEL TO THIS ONE WOULD BE GREAT

I really enjoyed this book. It is one of her better pieces of writing. I too wish that she would consider writing about Lilli and telling more about her life. It would certainly make for interesting reading as her part of the "story" in the book was intriging.

Wonderful!!!

Finally.....a DS book you don't want to put down...i finished in less than 48 hours. The only complaint i had was that she kept repeating herself over and over and used a lot of the words "she loved it", almost as filler. Other than that, very great job with this one and i look forward to the next book due out in June.

Finally! A good book

I had become so bored reading her books these last few years and am glad that this one finally hit the spot. Why oh why must she repeat.....I got tired of reading about 4 years...over and over again.