The Ranch: A Novel
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They had been inseparable in college, Mary Stuart, Tanya, and Zoe. But in the more than twenty years that followed, the three had moved on with their lives, settled in different cities, and found successful careers and new roles as mothers and wives. By chance, each would find herself alone for a few weeks one summer, wrestling with the present and the past. At a sprawling ranch in the foothills of Wyoming's Grand Teton Range, the three women come together and find courage, healing, and truth, and reach out to each other once again.
Despite the honesty they once shared, now pretense between them runs high. Mary Stuart Walker, married for twenty-two years to a Manhattan lawyer, kept herself busy with volunteer work, and now masks the loneliness that consumes her life. A year has past, and Mary Stuart still hasn't gotten over the guilt, or the fear that her husband will never forgive her for their son's death... Tanya Thomas, an award winning singer and rock star, enjoys all the trappings of fame and success--a mansion in Bel Air, legions of fans, and a broken heart. All the Grammy awards in the world can't make up for the children she wanted but never had, the men who have taken advantage of her, and just gone along for the ride, and still are... Dr. Zoe Phillips has her hands full as a single mother to an adopted two-year-old, and as a doctor at an AIDS clinic in San Francisco. Predictably, as they all know, she is as liberal as she ever was, and marriage was never a dream she coveted or shared with them. Tending to her patients is a full-time job that leaves Zoe little time for herself--until unexpected news forces her to reevaluate both her future, and her current life.
But despite the changes in their lives, their friendship is still a bond they all treasure and share. For each of the women, a few weeks at the ranch will bring healing and release, as old hurts are buried, ancient secrets revealed, and love replaced or renewed. In The Ranch, bestselling novelist Danielle Steel brings reality to the meaning of friendship, with dramas whose truths we all share.
Danielle Steel
Danielle 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 Property of a Noblewoman, Blue, Precious Gifts, Undercover, Country, Prodigal Son, Pegasus, A Perfect Life, 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; and the children's books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood.
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Reviews for The Ranch
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Typical Danielle Steele love story.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Inhaltsangabe:Vor über zwanzig Jahren waren sie Studentinnen auf dem Berkley-College in Kalifornien gewesen, Mary Stuart, Tanya und Zoe. Über die Jahre hinweg hatte ihre Freundschaft gehalten, obwohl sie verschiedene Wege gegangen waren. Während Mary Stuart Hausfrau und Mutter wurde und in New York an einigen Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltungen teilnahm, wurde aus Tanya eine berühmte Rocksängerin. Zoe hatte sich voll und ganz der Medizin gewidmet und leitet nun eine Klinik für AIDS-Kranke.Doch so verschieden sie in ihren Wesen sind und ihre Karrieren sich auch in andere Richtungen entwickelten, so haben sie einiges gemeinsam: Sie sind nicht glücklich in ihrem Privatleben. Mary Stuart trauert noch immer um ihren Sohn, der sich vor einem Jahr das Leben genommen hat. Tanya hat stets mit Prozeßen zu kämpfen, die ihre zweite Ehe zerstört und Zoe kümmert sich ausschließlich um ihre Patienten und um ihre kleine Tochter Jade, die sie adoptiert hat.Eigentlich wollte Tanya den Urlaub auf der Ranch mit ihrem Mann und ihren drei Stiefkindern verbringen. Doch die Scheidungsabsichten ihres Mannes verhindern dies. So lädt sie ihre Freundinnen ein. Was sie nicht wissen, ist, das dieser Urlaub das Leben aller verändert. Tanya lernt den Cowboy Gordon kennen und lieben. Doch sie wird ein weiteres Mal in ihrem Leben mit der Frage konfrontiert: Kann Gordon mit ihrem Ruhm und damit auch mit den Schattenseiten dessen zurecht kommen? Mary Stuart ist fest entschlossen, ihre Ehe zu beenden, um an der Seite von dem Schriftsteller Hartley neu zu beginnen. Doch Hartley ist weiser, als sie denkt. Wird er letzten Endes doch recht haben? Auch Zoe steht vor einer schwierigen Zeit, denn sie hat kurz vor dem Urlaub die Nachricht bekommen, daß sie an AIDS infisziert ist. Wird sie den Mut finden, gegen die Krankheit anzukämpfen?Mein Fazit:Es ist ein klischeehafter Roman. Wie in so vielen Romanen von Danielle Steel werden Frauen beschrieben, die sich in den -oberen zehn-Tausend- bewegen. Als Frau des normalen Lebens kann man sich nur schwer mit den Frauen im Buch identifizieren.Faszinierend dabei ist allerdings, dass Danielle Steel auch die Schattenseiten der Karrieren aufzeigt. Somit wird klar, dass eben alles im Leben zwei Seiten hat. Dennoch ist es ein Buch über Kampfgeist, Integrität und Liebe. Wer hier auf ein unerwartetes Ende hofft, wird allerdings etwas getrogen. Die Realität sieht leider etwas anders aus. Dieses Buch halte ich persönlich für nicht allzu gelungen. Dennoch ist es ein Roman ganz nach Danielle Steel.Anmerkung: Die Rezension stammt aus April 2001.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Interesting but predictable love story by Steel, with the main star and a HUGE star with a couple of girlfriends tyring to find love and happiness. They go to a Ranch for a retreat together. One ends up surprisingly staying with her husband who ignored her after her son's death. The STAR hooks up with a ranch hand.