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Cargando... The Butler: A Novelpor Danielle Steel
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Disappointing. Stopped after reading one quarter of the book as it was still offering character backgrounds with not much of a plot and very little about The Butler. ( ) This is a character driven story and I liked both of the main characters. However, it was a bit on the verbose side for my tastes and I didn't "love" the characters enough to be truly invested in the story. With such a weak plot, I feel the characters need to be outstanding and the prose fabulous. When I think of great character driven stories, I think of A Man Called Ove or A Gentleman in Moscow. Though good, the book did not rise to that level. Despite my negative thoughts, I didn't hate this book. I did enjoy reading it; however, it will not be in my favorites list. That said, this book is very commercial, and I think will appeal to a lot of readers. An interesting story but its told as if by an observer. Not a style of prose that I'm used to. While I finished the book quickly I was left somewhat dissatisfied. Everything felt so surface. Probably will not read other books by Danielle Steel. She's a very popular author but not to my taste. Too many other choices out there. Also, the repetition of certain details, too many times, gave the feel of filler. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Fiction.
Literature.
Romance.
Two different worlds and two very different lives collide in Paris in this captivating novel by Danielle Steel. Joachim von Hartmann was born and raised in Buenos Aires by his loving German mother, inseparable from his identical twin. When Joachim moves to Paris with his mother in his late teens, his twin stays behind and enters a dark world. Meanwhile, Joachim begins training to be a butler, fascinated by the precision and intense demands, and goes on to work in some of the grandest homes in England. His brother never reappears. Olivia White has given ten years of her life to her magazine, which failed, taking all her dreams with it. A bequest from her mother allows her a year in Paris to reinvent herself. She needs help setting up a home in a charming Parisian apartment. It is then that her path and Joachim's cross. Joachim takes a job working for Olivia as a lark and enjoys the whimsy of a different life for a few weeks, which turn to months as the unlikely employer and employee learn they enjoy working side by side. At the same time, Joachim discovers the family history he never knew: a criminal grandfather who died in prison, the wealthy father who abandoned him, and the dangerous criminal his twin has become. While Olivia struggles to put her life back together, Joachim's comes apart. Stripped of their old roles, they strive to discover the truth about each other and themselves, first as employer and employee, then as friends. Their paths no longer sure, they are a man and woman who reach a place where the past doesn't matter and only what they are living now is true. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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