Country ~ Hardback ~ Danielle Steel

"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER In this rich, involving novel fromDanielle Steel, a woman s life catapults from the old to the new, as she learns to seize the moment. COUNTRY Stephanie Adams is a devoted stay-at-home mother, married to a successful lawyer in northern California, in a dead marriage she s stayed in for years for the sake of her children. Then, on a ski trip in Squaw Valley, her fifty-two-year-old husband dies suddenly and all bets are off. Despite her children s grief, and her own conflicting emotions and loneliness, Stephanie tries to move on, but struggles to find herself as an independent individual after years of giving up her life for everyone else. A spur-of-the-moment road trip and fork in the road lead her to Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, and a chance meeting and her whole life changes forever. She meets country music megastar Chase Taylor, who opens his whole world to her. Stephanie is no longer the same woman, and can t be anymore. A new man. A new life. The excitement of Nashville. She discovers not only Chase, but herself. The music is bittersweet and the lyrics true in his dazzling, exotic, and honest world. As it deftly explores the complex ties between spouses, children, lovers, and friends, and dances between the past and the future, Danielle Steel s moving novel brilliantly captures the shock of sudden loss, and the freedom it can bring. Here America s most beloved novelist shares the enduring power of seizing the day. Carpe diem."Author BiographyDanielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world s most popular authors, with over 650 million copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include "Prodigal Son, Pegasus, " "A Perfect Life, Power Play, Winners, First Sight, Until the End of Time, The Sins of the Mother, "and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of "His Bright Light, " the story of her son Nick Traina s life and death; "A Gift of Hope, "a memoir of her work with the homeless; "Pure Joy, "about the dogs she and her family have loved; and the children s book "Pretty Minnie in Paris.""