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The Sins of the Mother: A Novel
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The Sins of the Mother: A Novel

Written by Danielle Steel

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Every woman makes choices. And no one has made more difficult choices than Olivia Grayson. The enormously successful businesswoman missed out on much of her children's lives while she built her legendary home-furnishings empire. In Danielle Steel's character-rich novel, Olivia faces the past, tries to balance the present and make amends where due, while still running her vastly successful business.

As a way of making up to them for time lost, Olivia spends months each year planning a holiday that everyone in her family will enjoy. This summer she has arranged a dream trip in the Mediterranean on a luxurious yacht, which she hopes will be the most memorable vacation of all. Her lavish gesture every year expresses her love for them, and regret at all the important times she missed during her children's younger years. Her younger daughter, Cassie, a hip London music producer, refuses the invitation altogether, as she does every year. Her older daughter, Liz, lives in her mother's shadow, with a terror of failure as she tries to recapture her dream of being a writer. And her sons, John and Phillip, work for Olivia, for better or worse, with wives who wish they didn't. In the splendor of the Riviera, this should be a summer to remember, with Olivia's children, grandchildren, and daughters-in-law on board. But as with any family gathering, there are always surprises, and no matter how glamorous the setting, things don't always turn out as one hopes.

Family dynamics are complicated, old disappointments die hard, and as forgiveness and surprising revelations enter into it, new bonds are formed, and the future takes on a brighter hue. And one by one, with life's irony, Olivia's children find themselves committing the same "sins" for which they blamed their mother for so many years. It is a summer of compassion, important lessons, and truth.

The Sins of the Mother captures the many sides of family love: complex, challenging, funny, passionate, and hopefully enduring. Along the way, we are enthralled by an unforgettable heroine, a mother strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame, wise enough to respect her children for who they really are, and forgiving enough to love them unconditionally.

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Release dateOct 30, 2012
ISBN9781469212074
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The Sins of the Mother: A Novel
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Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world's most popular authors, with over 650 million copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include Property of a Noblewoman, Blue, Precious Gifts, Undercover, Country, Prodigal Son, Pegasus, A Perfect Life, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; and the children's books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Typical Danielle Steele. Rich and privileged people. Good storyline though about forgiveness and acceptance.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Almost real life ….I didn’t want the story to end.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I enjoyed this - although I listened to it vs reading it. I think I missed out on a little bit doing it this way as my mind wanders, etc.

    This was a good book about family. A mom who spent most of her children's younger years working tries to figure out how to make it up to them.

    The dynamics of all the children were very different and very relatable.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The Sins of the Mother by Danielle SteelOlivia Grayson, head of the home furnishings regrets not having time for her kids. The annual family vacation she hopes makes up for it all...Book concentrates on her 70th birthday family vacation where we learn about the children, now adults with families of their own and what they do in their lives.Why they dread the vacation email announcement every year and what they like about it...a two week cruise with everything on board and then some. they cruised around the Mediterranean, St. Elba, Sardinia, Corsica...They went through various storms at sea and the 37 foot yacht was rolling and crashing into the next wave.Olivia spends a lot of time with the grandkids and offers one just finishing college a job at the factory...another confides in her about his sexuality...Upon their return, she handles many problems with many of the divisions in other countries and looks forward to seeing the lawyer for the business.Book alternates between all the brothers and sisters and their spouses to Olivia and her mother Mirabella.Deaths, births, new careers, new loves, etc They are drawn together for their grandmothers' funeral and find themselves all together, something that's not happened even on the annual event vacation.I found because of all the children the book a bit confusing as not a lot of time was really spent to get to know them-you do but it's scattered all over.Love the book though.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    AUTHOR: Steel, DanielleTITLE: The Sins of the MotherDATE READ: 02/23/2013RATING: 4/BGENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS: Fiction/2012/Random House/354 pgs SERIES/STAND ALONE: Stand AloneTIME/PLACE: Present/NY, FranceCHARACTERS: Olivia Grayson, Business Maven & MotherFIRST LINES: Olivia Grayson sat in the chairman's seat at the board meeting, listening intently to the presentations, her intense blue eyes taking in each member of the board.COMMENTS: Every D Steel book is a connection to my mother -- she loved her books, so there is always a fondness for me when I pick up her latest book & think my mother would have enjoyed this one if she were still here. Olivia Grayson has been a driven & dedicated entrepreneur for all of her life. She started w/ a family hardware business of one store and grew it into a very successful group of international design stores. She had a very supportive husband and mother who were able to be there at home for the family when work priorites prevailed. She felt she was balancing her priorities and made the right choices. After her husband passes and she has to deal more directly w/ her grown children she is widening her perspective and trying to make more time for family. Her children now in their 40's are also finding a new way of looking at their childhood & understanding their mother's decisions.