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Fine things

Danielle Steel

1987376 pagesabout 6–9 hours
1987
first published
  • 1987Delacorte Press · 397 pages · ENGISBN 9780385295277
  • 1987Dell · 415 pages · ENGISBN 9780440200567
  • 1994Little, Brown · 376 pages · ENGISBN 9780316909310
  • 1994Warner · 376 pages · ENGISBN 9780751505436
  • 2009Sphere · 376 pages · ENGISBN 9780751542462
  • 2021Little, Brown Book Group Limited · 432 pages · ENGISBN 9780751584752
  • 1992Random House Audio · ENGISBN 9780553470819
  • 2007Dell · 432 pages · ENGISBN 9780440244059

Riding on the crest of a highly successful career, Bernie Fine was moving to fast to realise that he had everything - except what he wanted most. Sent to San Francisco to open the smartest department store in California, Bernie becomes aware of the hollowness of his personal life. Despite his success he grows increasingly disenchanted - until five-year-old Jane O'Reilly gets lost in the store. Through Jane, Bernie meets her mother Liz, who finally offers him the possibility of love. But the rare happiness they find together is disrupted by tragedy and Bernie must face the terrible price we sometime have to pay for love ...

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ThemesLoveGrief

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