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I found this book tiresome at times. I have a hard time believing that a woman could have so little control over her own life. This woman seemed as though she could not live without a man. She made one bad decision after another. I usually find things to relate to in Steel's books, but this one was a different story. If this had been the first Steel book I ever read, it would have also been the last!

From a person that LOVES Danielle Steel, I thought this book was a little on the bad side. Bettina believes every guy when he says "I love you" and marries him. It is definitely a lesson for young women, not to believe every guy. Overall a good read for young readers.

This is one of Danielle Steel's classic novels. Yes it's sappy, it's amazingly romantic, but it also has a great story. The woman in this book went through so much, yet she overcame it all. It's fun to read a book like this, because it inspires you to live your life as best you can. If you pick up this book, I don't think you'll regret it.

Thsi lady Bettina yeap doesnt give up on life but she does not know how to choose the right men in her life fooled by their looks & style disregarding their inner values.

The book was a bore, I was never excited to finish it to the end but I did, it adds nothing new to danielles profile except waste of our money & time.

This book was originally given to me by my mother 11 years ago I loved the story line then, with all the hard times that she goes through . After moving out of state I found it unpacking some of the boxes and fell in love with it all over again it gives you hope to never stop trying. A good read.

This is my first book by Danielle Steel, and while I see why she is such a famous writer (the story many women can easily relate to; beautiful descriptions; a light profound moral at the end) this book left me wanting for a deeper insight into Bettina's mind and heart, her relation to the world around, her newly-found strength. The accidental marriages she had underline just how insecure she was, and it's a great mirror for many ladies who are on the edge of saying YES! when deep in their hearts they feel that there is something wrong with doing it. Altogether, a nice entertainment read for a long flight: read it on the Moscow-Shanghai plane, in about 10 hours. Fell asleep three times :)

Victoria Evangelina

I reread this after about 30 years. The first time was in high school. This book was as cheesy as I remember but in a nostalgic way. However, the transcription for Kindle is HORRENDOUS!! I do not exaggerate. I would love to know who the editor was on this piece of material - perhaps I could have his job. My fifth grade child could do a better job - easily. I have never seen so many errors in one piece of writing in all my life and I used to edit college freshman composition papers as a teaching assistant! Who okays these things for mass market anyway Kindle, Amazon or the book publisher? Shame on whoever it is. Don't purchase if typos on every page will bother you.

Why must all of Danielle Steel's characters be weak women who depend on other men (usually way older men)to shape them and guide their life? The heroine here is a whiny, spoiled brat who needs to be spanked....often!! Steel's paper-thin characterizations do not help. Why must pages and pages be wasted on what these characters wear....and why must all of Steel's heroes or man characters have green eyes???? The answer is: Steel has no imagination. Everything is virtually the same in every book she writes. I don't understand why her books are best sellers. There are worse Steel books than this one but this is not a good example of the better ones. The word to describe this as a whole is mediocre. Just OK.

SPOILER ALERT******

One thing I found to be unbelievable is the way the third husband just gave up their son and wouldn't even claim him and the son just seems to accept this ..... no questions asked....it is briefly explained that "daddy went on a trip".....but no "when is he coming home"...or "why"....or "when will I see my daddy again"....nothing......totally far-fetched for a seven year old not to even question why his father abandoned him when the man was a respectable doctor but a control freak who would have never surrendered his child to his mother without a fight. Totally unbelievable.

The story revolves around Bettina Daniels, young and intelligent daughter of a famous play writer Justin Daniels, her search for true love, the people she will come across, the challenges and difficulties of her life. After the sudden demise of her father, the only person she would have known and loved, the life for Betty is a huge black cave with no light of hope and love. Her search for true love begins here with innocence and trusting everybody who comes to her with a helping hand.Though she will be aware of her actions, she will not be in a position to move away from the decision with a hope that this time she might have found a right man to lead the life ahead.

Inspite of all the challenges, she will cherish within herself a dream to be a play writer and will succeed finally. In the end she will find both true love and a sensitive life partner.

The story explores the women's aspirations of the life, her varied views about love from an innocent teenage girl to a matured woman. Every woman would love to have an husband like Oliver.

One of my favourite Danielle Steel novels. A 'DON'T MISS TO READ' for all Danielle fans.

I thought this book was okay. It was basically about a girl growing into a woman and her many different marriages. This is not one of my favorites, but still worth reading. I wish in the end that Ollie didn't die, though!