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The Whittiers

By: Danielle Steel
Narrated by: Alexander Cendese
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In this heartwarming novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, adult siblings find their way back home—and back to each other—after loss.

Preston and Constance Whittier have built a happy life together, with a brood of six children raised in a beautiful historic Manhattan mansion. Now, with a nearly empty nest, it’s easier than ever for the Whittiers to maintain their tradition of a solo romantic “Wintermoon” ski trip.

But with this year’s trip comes tragedy, and suddenly the Whittier’s adult children find themselves reuniting in the family home without their parents for the first time ever. The oldest, Lyle, is reaching a breaking point in his marriage and must decide whether a divorce would be best for him and his two children. Gloria’s big job on Wall Street has kept her single at thirty-nine, and growing ever more cynical. The twins, Caroline and Charlie, moved out long ago to start a fashion business that may now be faltering. Benjie, with special needs, is hit hard by the loss of his parents and needs his siblings’ help. And Annabelle, the youngest, drops out of college and starts to spin out of control.

The eldest four are forced to put aside their personal issues and their grief to keep the family together and support each other and their two youngest siblings. Selling the house, along with all the memories that live in its walls, feels like yet another devastating loss. Could there be another way, as unconventional as it seems?

©2022 Danielle Steel (P)2022 Recorded Books
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I want to be part of this family!

Excellent book! You will fall in love with each character! The narrator does a great job

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Awesome book and narratives

I wasn’t sure about listening to books, but it has became my favorite past time. This book was very well performed.

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Love this narrator

Such a great narrator, he has read a lot of Danielle Steel books and I enjoyed them all! He make the story come alive!

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The Whittiers

This is the BEST Danielle Steel book I have listened to in several years.
I adore the narrator.
The only thing I had to adjust was the speed of the narration. It was a little fast so I adjusted it to .9 and that did the trick.

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Loved it!

I knew what would happen but a good read!!! Listened on a 6 hr ride

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Family unity

Loved the compatibility of all the characters and the willingness of all the family members to build upon what was already established by their parents.

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I recommend the book, but very predictable.

I loved the story, but the predictably of the ending made me give this book a four. Maybe just a little twist in the end, a comeuppance for a character would have been nice.

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Wow!

This story was wonderful! And the narrator was just great! I found myself getting lost in his voice as he told the story of The Whittiers and I he did it so beautifully that I felt I was able to truly “know” all of the siblings.

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An Engaging Story

I love the flow of this story not too icky sweet and not too gritty a just right escape of goodness to get me through a rough patch in my life

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I think it would make a good Hallmark movie. Enjoyed the narrative of the book.

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