ISBN: 0440243556

Bestselling novelist Danielle Steel takes us on a harrowing journey into the heart of America's hidden shame in a novel that explores the power of forgiveness, the dark side of childhood,… Plus…

Bestselling novelist Danielle Steel takes us on a harrowing journey into the heart of America's hidden shame in a novel that explores the power of forgiveness, the dark side of childhood, and one woman's unbreakable spirit. From her secret perch at the top of the stairs, Gabriella Harrison watches the guests arrive at her parents' lavish Manhattan townhouse. At seven, she knows she is an intruder in her parents' party, in her parents' life. But she can't resist the magic. Later, she waits for the click, click, click of her mother's high heels, the angry words, and the pain that will follow. Gabriella already knows to hide her bruises, certain she is to blame for her mother's rage--and her father's failure to protect her. Her world is a confusing blend of terror, betrayal, and pain. Her parents' aristocratic world is no safeguard against the abuse that knows no boundaries, respects no person, no economic lines. Gabriella knows that, try as she might, there is no safe place for her to hide. Even as a child, her only escape is through the stories she writes. Only writing can dull the pain of her lonely world. And when her parents' marriage collapses, Gabriella is given her first reprieve, as her father disappears, and then her mother abandons her to a convent. There, Gabriella's battered body and soul begin to mend. Amid the quiet safety and hushed rituals of the nuns, Gabriella grows into womanhood in a safe, peaceful world. Then a young priest comes into her life. Father Joe C contemporary,contemporary women,family saga,fiction,foreign language fiction,genre fiction,gothic and romantic,historical fiction,history and criticism,literature and fiction Historical Fiction, Random House Publishing Group<

ISBN: 0440243556

Bestselling novelist Danielle Steel takes us on a harrowing journey into the heart of America's hidden shame in a novel that explores the power of forgiveness, the dark side of childhood,… Plus…

Bestselling novelist Danielle Steel takes us on a harrowing journey into the heart of America's hidden shame in a novel that explores the power of forgiveness, the dark side of childhood, and one woman's unbreakable spirit.From her secret perch at the top of the stairs, Gabriella Harrison watches the guests arrive at her parents' lavish Manhattan townhouse.??At seven, she knows she is an intruder in her parents' party, in her parents' life.??But she can't resist the magic.??Later, she waits for the click, click, click of her mother's high heels, the angry words, and the pain that will follow.??Gabriella already knows to hide her bruises, certain she is to blame for her mother's rage--and her father's failure to protect her.??Her world is a confusing blend of terror, betrayal, and pain.??Her parents' aristocratic world is no safeguard against the abuse that knows no boundaries, respects no person, no economic lines.??Gabriella knows that, try as she might, there is no safe place for her to hide.Even as a child, her only escape is through the stories she writes.??Only writing can dull the pain of her lonely world.??And when her parents' marriage collapses, Gabriella is given her first reprieve, as her father disappears, and then her mother abandons her to a convent.??There, Gabriella's battered body and soul begin to mend.??Amid the quiet safety and hushed rituals of the nuns, Gabriella grows into womanhood in a safe, peaceful world.??Then a young priest comes i contemporary,contemporary women,family saga,foreign language fiction,genre fiction,gothic and romantic,historical fiction,history and criticism,literature and fiction,movements and periods Historical Fiction, Dell<

2006, ISBN: 0440243556

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