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A Perfect Life

By: Danielle Steel
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel comes a heartwarming and inspirational novel about a mother and daughter who face challenges, cope with celebrity, and overcome tragedy while maintaining the outward appearance of…

A Perfect Life

The epitome of intelligence, high-powered energy, and grace, Blaise McCarthy is an icon in the world of television news, asking the tough questions and taking on the emotionally charged issues of world affairs and politics with courage and insight. A single mother, she manages her well-ordered career meticulously, always prepared on the air or interviewing world-renowned figures and heads of state. To her audience, Blaise seems to have it all. But privately, and off the set, there is another untold story she has kept hidden for years.

Blaise’s teenage daughter, Salima, was blinded by Type 1 diabetes in childhood, and her needs have kept her away in a year-round boarding school with full-time medical care and assistance ever since. When Salima’s school closes after a tragedy, Salima returns to her mother’s New York City apartment, and suddenly they face challenges they’ve never had to deal with before, and that Blaise feels ill-equipped to handle. A new caretaker provided by Salima’s school creates as many problems as he solves. Handsome, accomplished, thirty-two-year-old Simon Ward, with strong opinions on every topic, questions how mother and daughter view themselves and each other. Simon opens new doors for both of them and refuses to accept Salima’s physical limitations. He turns their world upside down, and the three become friends.

Then everything starts to unravel and Blaise can’t keep her two worlds separate anymore. A beautiful young anchorwoman is hired at the network; it is no secret that she is being groomed to take Blaise’s place. Her career as she has known it is threatened, and her previously well-ordered life feels totally out of control. For the first time, Blaise’s life is not perfect, but real.

In this unforgettable tale, the incomparable Danielle Steel has written a novel that pulsates with emotion and honesty as three people face the truth about themselves. A Perfect Life is about what we do when facades fall away and we can no longer run from the truth.

©2014 Danielle Steel (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
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Great story.

This is my first Danielle Steel novel. I laughed and cried, felt outrage and joy. Just a beautiful storyline! I highly recommend it.

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very predictable, but sweet

this was one of the first truly predictable stories I've listen to, but it was still so sweet and put a smile on my face at every turn.

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Love the story

You grow to love Blaise and appreciate the validation that love could be between anyone

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Great story, always love Danielle Steel

loved this book! great story, she has outdone herself with this one. what a great book

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Heartwarming

It gives a great insight on what counts in life instead of succes as succes when shared is far better!!

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easy listening , a true Danielle Steel novel.

loved it., a wonderful romance novel that kept me listening right to the happy ending.

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Beautiful Story!!!

Beautiful story!!! As always, Danielle did not disappoint!!! Danielle writes so beautifully about love; I sure hope that she has a romance of her own to enjoy!!!

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great story as usual

loved it...certainly made my drive much more pleasant. always a happy ending. my children didn't even mine listening

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My Favorite So Far

Danielle Steel novels are my guilty pleasures. I've read and listened to several. This has been my favorite in a very long time. Great story. And as always a fantastic ending.

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timely and entertaining

a good listen while you're working. narrator was excellent and kept me interested through the whole book. I just ordered another book by this author.

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