Thursday, September 9, 2021

Book Review: Finding Ashley

 




Finding Ashley

A Novel

by Danielle Steel

Pub Date 27 Apr 2021 

 Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine,  Delacorte Press

 Women's Fiction 





I am reviewing a copy of Finding Ashley through Random House Publishing Group-Ballatine, Delacorte Presss and Netgalley :





Melissa Henderson was once a best selling author, but leads a quiet  life now.  She pours out all her energy into renovating a Victorian house nestled in the foothills of rural New England.  She lost her six year old son to cancer six years ago, her marriage dissolved and she stopped writing.  It wasn’t until Melissa bought the old house, that she found a purpose, that was to make it beautiful again.







Melissa receives a call from her sister Hattie After a wildfire that threatens her home appears on the news.  They had been close at one time, but that had been before Melissa withdrew from society.   Now Hattie, who became a nun at twenty-five, is determined to help Melissa turn a new page, even if it means reopening one of the most painful chapters of her life.





When she was sixteen Melissa who was pregnant was sent to a gloomy convent in Ireland to have and give up her baby, to spare the family shame.  All these years later Hattie feels the need to embark on a journey that will change both their lives forever, and track down the child Melissa gave up.




If you are looking for a powerful family drama by a master storyteller I highly recommend Finding Ashley by Danielle Steel.




I give Finding Ashley five out of five stars!





Happy Reading!

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