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One Day at a Time
A Novel
444 pages
A glamorous, heartwarming family drama about unexpected romance and the messy, beautiful reality of modern family life.
What it feels like
This comforting, glamorous family drama wraps the reader in a warm embrace of Hollywood glitz and heartfelt emotional connection. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging pace, effortlessly weaving together the lives of three very different women navigating love, identity, and the complexities of modern family dynamics. The prose is accessible and emotionally direct, focusing heavily on the characters' inner lives and their evolving relationships rather than intricate plotting. It feels like a sunlit California afternoon, breezy, optimistic, and deeply romantic. Readers who crave stories about unconventional families, second chances, and the enduring bonds between mothers and daughters will devour this uplifting tale, finding solace in its earnest tone and guaranteed happily-ever-afters.
- Mood
- glamorous
- hopeful
- cozy
- romantic
- Tone
- earnest
- warm
- optimistic
- comforting
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- unconventional families · mother-daughter dynamics · unexpected romance · second chances · embracing change
- The writing
- Accessible, descriptive, and emotionally direct, focusing heavily on character relationships and inner dialogue.
- The arc
- Moves from feelings of familial disconnect and personal stagnation to warm acceptance, romantic fulfillment, and joyful reunion.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love comforting, glamorous family dramas with intertwined romantic subplots and guaranteed happy endings.
Content notes
- stalking
- past grief
About the book
Danielle Steel celebrates families of every stripe in her compelling new novel--a tale of three very different couples who struggle and survive, love, laugh, and learn to take life...Coco Barrington was born into a legendary Hollywood family, her last name loaded with expectations. Her mother is a mega-bestselling author who writes under the name of Florence Flowers--and her sister, Jane, is one of Hollywood's top producers. They're not your typical family by any means....Jane has lived with her partner, Liz, for ten years, in a solid, loving relationship. Florence, widowed but still radiant, has just begun a secret romance with a man twenty-four years her junior. And Coco, a law school dropout and the family black sheep, works as a dog walker, having fled life in the spotlight for the artsy northern California beach town of Bolinas.But when Coco reluctantly agrees to dog-sit in Jane's luxurious home, she soon discovers how much things can change in just a matter of days....It turns out Jane's house comes complete with an unexpected houseguest: Leslie Baxter, a dashing but down-to-earth British actor who's fleeing a psycho ex-girlfriend. Their worlds couldn't be more different. The attraction couldn't be more immediate. Suddenly Coco is seeing things differently: Leslie is not just a celebrity, he's a single dad to an adorable six-year-old girl. Her mother is not just a self-centered walking advertisement for great cosmetic surgery, she's a woman in love, with vulnerability and new insight. And Jane and Liz are about to take the bravest plunge of all--into parenthood. As Coco contemplates a future with one of Hollywood's hottest stars, as her mother and sister settle into their lives, old wounds are healed and new familes are formed--some traditional, some not so traditional, but all bonded by love.With wit and intelligence, Danielle Steel's new novel explores love in all its guises, taking us into the lives of three unusual but wonderfully real couples. Funny, sexy, and wise, One Day at a Time is at once moving, thought provoking, and utterly impossible to put down.From the Hardcover edition.
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