For April Wyatt, turning thirty is not what she had expected. She's single, with no interest in changing that in the foreseeable future. Her popular, successful restaurant in downtown New York - where she is chef and owner - consumes every ounce of her passion, attention and energy. Ready or not, though, April's life is about to change, in a tumultuous discovery on the morning of her milestone birthday.
April's mother Valerie is a popular TV personality and the queen of gracious living. Since her divorce long-ago, she has worked tirelessly to reach the pinnacle of her career and to create a camera-ready life in her Fifth Avenue penthouse. But she's having trouble equating her age with how she feels, and all the hours with her personal trainer, the careful work of top hairdressers and her natural good looks can't hide the fact that she is turning sixty, and the whole world discovers it on her birthday.
It is also Jack Adams' birthday - the most charismatic sports personality on TV, a man who has his pick of desirable younger women. But he fears his age may finally be catching up with him when he wakes up on his fiftieth birthday needing an emergency visit to the chiropractor...
A terrifying act of violence, an out-of-the-blue blessing, and two very unlikely love affairs soon turn lives inside out and upside down. As these three very different people celebrate their birthdays, they discover that life itself is a celebration - and that its greatest gifts are always a surprise..
Published: 7th July 2011
Publisher: Bantam Press
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Series or Stand-Alone: Stand-Alone
Source: Owned
MY REVIEW
What a joy this was! As always with Danielle Steel I always know what I am expecting when I pick up one of her books and I certainly wasn't disappointed with this one!
In this story, we follow April as she turns 30. She is single and overworked with her popular and successful restaurant, where she also lives just above that premises. We are also introduced to Jack Adams. It is also his birthday, his fiftieth and his luck is not running very high. After an event, April and Jack meet and the story goes from there. It is not always an easy road but one that I thoroughly enjoyed following.
Yes, this story is very predictable and there's nothing really surprising about it but it was exactly what I was expecting and what I wanted when I picked up this book. Sometimes, you don't need to be surprised by any part of the story, you just want to sit back, relax and enjoy the story.
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