The House

By: Danielle Steel

Narrated by: Erik Singer

Perched on a hill overlooking San Francisco, the house was magnificent, built in 1923 by a wealthy man for the woman he adored. For her and for this house, he would spare no expense and overlook no detail, from the endless marble floors to the glittering chandeliers. Almost a century later, with the once-grand house now in disrepair, a young woman walks through its empty rooms. Sarah Anderson, a perfectly sensible estate lawyer, is about to do something utterly out of character. An elderly client has died and left her two gifts. One is a generous inheritance. The other, a priceless message: to use his money for something wonderful, something daring. And in this old house, surrounded by crumbling grandeur, Sarah knows just what it is.

A respected attorney and self-described workaholic, Sarah had always lived life by the book. With a steady, if sputtering, relationship and a tiny apartment that has suited her just fine, Sarah cannot explain the force that draws her to the mansion and its history, to the story of a woman who once lived in the house, then mysteriously left it, to a child who grew up there, and a drama that unfolded in war-torn France, and to a history she never knew she had.

Taking the biggest risk of her life, Sarah enlists the help of architect Jeff Parker, who shares Sarah's passion for bringing the exquisite old house back to life. As she and Jeff work to restore the home's every detail, as one relationship shatters and another begins, Sarah makes a series of powerful discoveries: about the true meaning of a dying man's last gift, about the extraordinary legacies that are passed from generation to generation, and about a future she's only just beginning to imagine.

In a novel of daring and hope, of embracing life and taking chances, Danielle Steel brilliantly captures one woman's courageous choice to pour herself into a dream, and receive its gifts in return.

©2006 Danielle Steel (P)2006 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Wonderful

Loved this book! It’s a feel good! You may think you have chosen your path in life only to find a much better one. Some parts reminded me of the book The Ultimate Gift.

The House

It was a very good book. I loved how the three generations can together in the end

Predictable live story

The story takes a bit long to get going. The plot is quite predictable and doesnt leave much to the imagination

Well Done!

The book was expected to be entertaining and was greatly enjoyed. The reading~ did not interfer with the writing as the last book I listened to did.

Home n Love

Home was such a beautiful book of life and love. It was such a real life story it was hard to put it down even to eat or sleep. I finished it in 2 days and left me happy n loved myself. Thank you.

Oh, I love that!

The storyline is a magical. Amazing twist from history to present day. Well done! Thank you very much for another very entertaining and enlightening story!

Tender love prevails

The tender love between Sara and Jeff. The role model Jeff examples as a real, notable caring, gentle, fair and truly loving man.

The House

This was a very enjoyable book, for me. It was not boring and loved the thoughts of this very old man and how he had lived his life there, in this house while amassing his wealth. Reading the Publisher's Summary and listening to the Sample will give you a good part of the story and listening to this Narrator, There is much more to fill in about the characters that holds ones interest.

I recommend this one and the Narrator was right on.
Marilyn

what a beautiful story

I read this book many years ago for a project in middle school and loved it then. The descriptions and life lessons were not lost on my young self. However, as a 20-something now, it hits home. I will suggest this to everyone I know!!

The house

By far one of her best in a long time loved it true Danielle Steel