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Echoes (Danielle Steel)
Against a vivid backdrop of history, Danielle Steel tells a compelling story of love and war, acts of faith and acts of betrayal…and of three generations of women as they journey though years of loss and survival, linked by an indomitable devotion that echoes across time.
For the Wittgenstein family, the summer of 1915 was a time of both prosperity and unease, as the guns of war sound in the distance. But for eldest daughter Beata, it was also a summer of awakening. By the glimmering waters of Lake Geneva, the quiet Jewish beauty met a young French officer and fell in love. Knowing that her parents would never accept her marriage to a Catholic, Beata followed her heart anyway. And as the two built a new life together, Beata’s past would stay with her in ways she could never have predicted. For as the years pass, and Europe is once again engulfed in war, Beata must watch in horror as Hitler’s terror threatens her life and family—even her eighteen-year-old daughter Amadea, who has taken on the vows of a Carmelite nun.
For Amadea, the convent is no refuge. As family and friends are swept away without a trace, Amadea is forced into hiding. Thus begins a harrowing journey of survival, as she escapes into the heart of the French Resistance. Here Amadea will find a renewed sense of purpose, taking on the most daring missions behind enemy lines. And it is here, in the darkest moments of fear, that Amadea will feel her mother’s loving strength—and that of her mother’s mother before her–as the voices of lost loved ones echo powerfully in her heart. And here, amid the fires of war, Amadea will meet an extraordinary man, British secret agent Rupert Montgomery. In Colonel Montgomery, Amadea finds a man who will help her discover her place in an unbreakable chain between generations…and between her lost family and her dreams for the future—a future she is only just beginning to imagine: a future of hope rooted in the rich soil of the past.
With the grace of a master storyteller, Danielle Steel breathes life into history, creating a bold, sweeping tale filled with unforgettable characters and breathtaking images—from the elegant rituals of Europe’s prewar aristocracy to the brutal desperation of Germany’s death camps. Drawing us into a vanished world, Echoes weaves an intricate tapestry of a mother’s love, a daughter’s courage…and the unwavering faith that sustained them—even in history’s darkest hour.
Manufacturer: Random House Large Print
Price: $8.50
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| User Reviews |  | Excellent work with history
rating: 4
This was a wonderful book which inter mingled romance along with the terror of the holocost. It was a fine piece of writing which kept me on the edge of me seat. Danielle Steel incorporates just enough twists to keep you guessing. There's nothing like a love story that makes it way through tragedy.
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ANOTHER GREAT STEELE BOOK
rating: 5
I really liked this story about a Jewish girl named Beata during WW I who meets a French Catholic man and her parents shun her because of her marrying out of her faith. It tells a moving story of their marriage, birth of 2 girls, and with her coping with her husband and mothers death. I liked this book. I think that this is one of her better ones. I also loved Silent Honor, Wanderlust and other Steele books (too many to mention though).
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Not that impressed
rating: 1
Like all of Danielle Steel's stories, this is a story of tortured innocents masqueraded as a "romance." While there is a happy ending, too many things are left up in the air. The ending was very poorly done and too abrupt. There are some things, like whether or not Beata and Daphne survive the war, which of the children living with Rupert find their parents, and the fate of other characters introduced during the course of the book, thatare left unsaid. It was as if, she got to a certain word lengthn, and simply quit writing the story because she'd written too much already. Like many of Danielle Steel's plots, some of the details were a bit unbelievable, particularly Beata being reported to the Gestapo. Too many things just didn't gel.
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so much potential...
rating: 2
This book looked like it had it all for me: historical setting + romance I have to give it 2 stars because it had these 2 elements, unfortunately it seemed like I was reading a well written outline. It really could have been turned into so much more. The story felt like - he was handsome + she was pretty = they fell in love. No details, no drama, just some facts you were supposed to believe. I could have written a better book had I been given this material. Glad I didn't buy it. Is Danielle still writing at her best or just making money writing crap that will sell??? (I may not be the best judge because this is her first book I have read)
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Echoes by Danielle Steel
rating: 1
Dull compared to some of her other books. Seems unfinished.
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