The Resource Precious gifts : a novel, Danielle Steel
Precious gifts : a novel, Danielle Steel
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The item Precious gifts : a novel, Danielle Steel represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library.
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- Summary
-
- "The story of a man's last wish to make a difference--and of the loved ones he leaves behind fulfilling their destinies at last"--
- "Handsome, widowed, sophisticated, utterly charming, Paul Parker won the heart of a wealthy young Frenchwoman--the daughter of an American financier, the granddaughter of a major French art connoisseur--as his second wife. In two marriages, he has fathered a challenging son and three very different daughters. But as irresponsible as he was irresistible, he ultimately shrugged off the demands of marriage and parenting to pursue life as an international bon vivant. Raised by their mother with all the care and resolve their father lacked, the three Parker sisters have become vibrant, self-reliant young women: Timmie, the oldest, a fiercely dedicated social worker in New York; sweet, nurturing Juliette, proprietor of a fledgling bakery in Brooklyn; and their younger sister, Joy, who is struggling to build an acting career in Los Angeles. While they love their mostly absent, glamorous father, he has left them with a legacy of impermanence and uncertainty in their own relationships with men. And with no strong role model to guide him, Paul's son has gone from one failure to another, even while his stepmother makes excuses for him, as he seethes with jealousy of his younger sisters. Now, after a long illness, Paul has slipped away peacefully in his sleep, and his family has gathered together to read his will. As his final wishes are revealed, his son is forced to face reality as an adult. And his daughters see a new side to their father--one that shows a caring man trying to redeem himself with a different, lasting legacy. He has made a very personal bequest to each of his daughters, carefully designed to help each achieve her own unique dreams and find true happiness. But Paul has saved the biggest surprise for his ex-wife Véronique: a secret from the past that shakes her world and sets her free. He leaves her a gift that remained a mystery for their entire marriage, and she begins a search to discover its history and rightful owner"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First large print edition.
- Extent
- 386 pages (large print)
- Isbn
- 9781629537603
- Label
- Precious gifts : a novel
- Title
- Precious gifts
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Danielle Steel
- Subject
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- Secrets -- Fiction
- trueMen -- Death
- trueMothers and daughters
- Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
- trueRedemption
- Romance fiction
- Romance fiction
- trueSecond chances
- Stepparents -- Fiction
- trueWidows
- Wills
- Wills -- Fiction
- trueWomen's lives and relationships
- trueArt
- trueBetrayal
- Brothers and sisters
- Brothers and sisters
- Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- trueFamily estates
- trueFamily secrets
- Fathers -- Death
- Fathers -- Death
- Fathers -- Death -- Fiction
- Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Fiction
- Inheritance and succession
- Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
- Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
- Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
- trueInheritance and succession, Ficiton
- Large type books
- Large type books
- Large type books
- Legacies
- Legacies
- Legacies -- Fiction
- Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction
- Love stories
- Love stories
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "The story of a man's last wish to make a difference--and of the loved ones he leaves behind fulfilling their destinies at last"--
- "Handsome, widowed, sophisticated, utterly charming, Paul Parker won the heart of a wealthy young Frenchwoman--the daughter of an American financier, the granddaughter of a major French art connoisseur--as his second wife. In two marriages, he has fathered a challenging son and three very different daughters. But as irresponsible as he was irresistible, he ultimately shrugged off the demands of marriage and parenting to pursue life as an international bon vivant. Raised by their mother with all the care and resolve their father lacked, the three Parker sisters have become vibrant, self-reliant young women: Timmie, the oldest, a fiercely dedicated social worker in New York; sweet, nurturing Juliette, proprietor of a fledgling bakery in Brooklyn; and their younger sister, Joy, who is struggling to build an acting career in Los Angeles. While they love their mostly absent, glamorous father, he has left them with a legacy of impermanence and uncertainty in their own relationships with men. And with no strong role model to guide him, Paul's son has gone from one failure to another, even while his stepmother makes excuses for him, as he seethes with jealousy of his younger sisters. Now, after a long illness, Paul has slipped away peacefully in his sleep, and his family has gathered together to read his will. As his final wishes are revealed, his son is forced to face reality as an adult. And his daughters see a new side to their father--one that shows a caring man trying to redeem himself with a different, lasting legacy. He has made a very personal bequest to each of his daughters, carefully designed to help each achieve her own unique dreams and find true happiness. But Paul has saved the biggest surprise for his ex-wife Véronique: a secret from the past that shakes her world and sets her free. He leaves her a gift that remained a mystery for their entire marriage, and she begins a search to discover its history and rightful owner"--
- Summary
- After his death, three sisters discover a new side to their father when his bequests give them the power to pursue their dreams, while their brother is forced to face reality as an adult
- Assigning source
-
- provided by publisher
- provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10451097
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Steel, Danielle
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3569.T33828
- LC item number
- P74 2015b
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Fathers
- Brothers and sisters
- Legacies
- Wills
- Inheritance and succession
- Mothers and daughters
- Stepparents
- Secrets
- Brothers and sisters
- Fathers
- Inheritance and succession
- Legacies
- Wills
- Fathers and daughters
- Inheritance and succession
- Loss (Psychology)
- Large type books
- Fiction
- Legacies
- Legacies
- Large type books
- Inheritance and succession
- Wills
- Fathers
- Fathers
- Brothers and sisters
- Brothers and sisters
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Precious gifts : a novel, Danielle Steel
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 21559215
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First large print edition.
- Extent
- 386 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781629537603
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Specific material designation
- large print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)907165653
- Label
- Precious gifts : a novel, Danielle Steel
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 21559215
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First large print edition.
- Extent
- 386 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781629537603
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Specific material designation
- large print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)907165653
Subject
- Secrets -- Fiction
- trueMen -- Death
- trueMothers and daughters
- Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
- trueRedemption
- Romance fiction
- Romance fiction
- trueSecond chances
- Stepparents -- Fiction
- trueWidows
- Wills
- Wills -- Fiction
- trueWomen's lives and relationships
- trueArt
- trueBetrayal
- Brothers and sisters
- Brothers and sisters
- Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- trueFamily estates
- trueFamily secrets
- Fathers -- Death
- Fathers -- Death
- Fathers -- Death -- Fiction
- Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Fiction
- Inheritance and succession
- Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
- Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
- Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
- trueInheritance and succession, Ficiton
- Large type books
- Large type books
- Large type books
- Legacies
- Legacies
- Legacies -- Fiction
- Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction
- Love stories
- Love stories
Genre
- trueWomen's lives and relationships
- Romance fiction
- Fiction
- Large type books
- trueLove stories
- trueDomestic fiction
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