The Resource Precious gifts : a novel, Danielle Steel
Precious gifts : a novel, Danielle Steel
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The item Precious gifts : a novel, Danielle Steel represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Oxford Memorial Library.
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- Summary
- Handsome, widowed, sophisticated, utterly charming, Paul Parker won the heart of a wealthy young Frenchwoman -- the daughter of an American financier, the granddaughter of a major French art dealer -- as his second wife. In two marriages, he fathered a challenging son and three very different daughters. But as irresponsible as he was irresistible, he ultimately shrugged off the demands of marriage and parenting to pursue life as an international bon vivant. Raised by their mother with all the care and resolve their father lacked, the three Parker sisters have become vibrant, self-reliant young women: Timmie, the oldest, a fiercely dedicated social worker in New York; sweet, nurturing Juliette, proprietor of a fledgling bakery in Brooklyn; and their younger sister, Joy, who is struggling to build an acting career in Los Angeles. While they love their mostly absent, glamorous father, he has left them with a legacy of impermanence and uncertainty in their own relationships with men. And with no strong role model to guide him, Paul's son has gone from one failure to another, even while his stepmother makes excuses for him, as he seethes with jealousy of his younger sisters. Now, after a long illness, Paul has slipped away peacefully in his sleep, and his family has gathered together to read his will. As his final wishes are revealed, his son is forced to face reality as an adult. And his daughters see a new side to their father -- one that shows a caring man trying to redeem himself with a different, lasting legacy. He has made a very personal bequest to each of his children, carefully designed to help them achieve their own unique dreams and find true happiness. But Paul has saved the biggest surprise for his ex-wife Veronique: a secret from the past that shakes her world and sets her free. He leaves her a gift that remained a mystery for their entire marriage, and she begins a search to discover its history and rightful owner
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 318 pages
- Note
- Paperback copies have imprint: New York : Dell, 2016 (Dell mass-market edition, 397 pages, 19 cm.) and include an excerpt from another novel
- Isbn
- 9780345531032
- Label
- Precious gifts : a novel
- Title
- Precious gifts
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Danielle Steel
- Subject
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- Families -- Fiction
- Fathers -- Death -- Fiction
- Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
- Fathers and sons -- Fiction
- Large print editions
- Legacies -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Married people -- Fiction
- Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
- Mothers and sons -- Fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Romance fiction
- Sisters -- Fiction
- Stepmothers -- Fiction
- Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Handsome, widowed, sophisticated, utterly charming, Paul Parker won the heart of a wealthy young Frenchwoman -- the daughter of an American financier, the granddaughter of a major French art dealer -- as his second wife. In two marriages, he fathered a challenging son and three very different daughters. But as irresponsible as he was irresistible, he ultimately shrugged off the demands of marriage and parenting to pursue life as an international bon vivant. Raised by their mother with all the care and resolve their father lacked, the three Parker sisters have become vibrant, self-reliant young women: Timmie, the oldest, a fiercely dedicated social worker in New York; sweet, nurturing Juliette, proprietor of a fledgling bakery in Brooklyn; and their younger sister, Joy, who is struggling to build an acting career in Los Angeles. While they love their mostly absent, glamorous father, he has left them with a legacy of impermanence and uncertainty in their own relationships with men. And with no strong role model to guide him, Paul's son has gone from one failure to another, even while his stepmother makes excuses for him, as he seethes with jealousy of his younger sisters. Now, after a long illness, Paul has slipped away peacefully in his sleep, and his family has gathered together to read his will. As his final wishes are revealed, his son is forced to face reality as an adult. And his daughters see a new side to their father -- one that shows a caring man trying to redeem himself with a different, lasting legacy. He has made a very personal bequest to each of his children, carefully designed to help them achieve their own unique dreams and find true happiness. But Paul has saved the biggest surprise for his ex-wife Veronique: a secret from the past that shakes her world and sets her free. He leaves her a gift that remained a mystery for their entire marriage, and she begins a search to discover its history and rightful owner
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Steel, Danielle
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3569.T33828
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Legacies
- Fathers
- Man-woman relationships
- Married people
- Families
- Mothers and daughters
- Mothers and sons
- Fathers and daughters
- Fathers and sons
- Stepmothers
- Brothers and sisters
- Sisters
- New York (N.Y.)
- Label
- Precious gifts : a novel, Danielle Steel
- Note
- Paperback copies have imprint: New York : Dell, 2016 (Dell mass-market edition, 397 pages, 19 cm.) and include an excerpt from another novel
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 318 pages
- Isbn
- 9780345531032
- Isbn Type
- (hc)
- Lccn
- 2014048098
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Label
- Precious gifts : a novel, Danielle Steel
- Note
- Paperback copies have imprint: New York : Dell, 2016 (Dell mass-market edition, 397 pages, 19 cm.) and include an excerpt from another novel
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 318 pages
- Isbn
- 9780345531032
- Isbn Type
- (hc)
- Lccn
- 2014048098
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
Subject
- Families -- Fiction
- Fathers -- Death -- Fiction
- Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
- Fathers and sons -- Fiction
- Large print editions
- Legacies -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Married people -- Fiction
- Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
- Mothers and sons -- Fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Romance fiction
- Sisters -- Fiction
- Stepmothers -- Fiction
- Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
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