The Long Road Home

Written by: Danielle Steel
Category: Fiction
Genre: Romance, Family saga, Contemporary

Book Details:

ISBN 10: 0552145025
ISBN 13: 9780552145022
Format: paperback
Publisher: Bantam Press / Corgi (Transworld Publishers)
Date Published: Originally published in Great Britain 1998 (Corgi edition 1999)
Language: English
Condition: Good
Appearance: Paperback with significant shelf wear and scuffing to covers, multiple creases to front and back cover, rubbed edges and bumped corners. Back cover shows price sticker/print and surface wear. Spine shows creasing from reading. Pages are age-toned (yellowing) but intact; no loose pages visible. Overall well-used but fully readable.

Synopsis:

A harrowing journey into the dark side of childhood From her secret perch at the top of the stairs, seven-year-old Gabriella watches the guests arrive at her parents' lavish Manhattan home. The click, click, click of her mother's high heels strikes terror into her heart. Her world is a confusing blend of terror, betrayal and pain, and she knows that there is no safe place for her to hide. When her parents' marriage collapses, her mother abandons her to a convent, where Gabriella's battered body and soul begin to mend amid the quiet safety and hushed rituals of the nuns. And when she grows into womanhood, young Father Joe Connors comes into her life. Like Gabriella, Joe is haunted by the pain of his childhood; and with her he takes the first steps towards healing. But their relationship leads to disaster as Joe must choose between the priesthood and Gabriella. She struggles to survive on her own in New York, where she seeks escape through her writing, until eventually she is able to find forgiveness, freedom from guilt, and healing. In this work of daring and compassion, Danielle Steel has created a vivid portrait of an abused child's broken world which will shock and move you to your very soul.

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