Finding Ashley

by Danielle Steel

Book Overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In this blockbuster novel from Danielle Steel, two estranged sisters get the chance to connect again and right the wrongs of the past.

Melissa Henderson is leading a quiet life. Once a bestselling author, she now pours all her energy into renovating a Victorian house nestled in the foothills of rural New England. Six years ago, she lost her young son to cancer, and her marriage dissolved. She stopped writing. It was only when she bought the old house that Melissa found a purpose, and came alive as she made it beautiful again.

After a wildfire that threatens her home appears on the news, Melissa receives a call from her sister, Hattie. They were close once, but that was before Melissa withdrew from the world. Now Hattie, who became a nun at twenty-five, is determined to help Melissa turn a new page, even if it means reopening one of the most painful chapters of her life.

At sixteen, a pregnant Melissa was sent to a gloomy convent in Ireland to have-- and give up--her baby, to spare the family shame. All these years later, Hattie feels compelled to embark on a journey that will change both their lives forever, and track down the child Melissa gave up.

Finding Ashley is a masterpiece of contemporary drama and tells a gripping story of the strength of the human spirit to chase an impossible dream. It is the story of two strong, brave women turning wrenching loss into reconnection, and a family reunited after bringing dark secrets into the light.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1984821482
• ISBN13: 9781984821485
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Dell
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.1" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A Story Of Love, Loss, and Sisterhood

This was my first Danielle Steel novel. I am not sure if her writing is going to be for me. I liked the book okay but it didn't blow me away. In the book you are following two characters who are sisters. One is a famous author who is battling the grief of losing her young so and the end of her marriage. The other sister is a nun who is struggling with her faith. The sisters haven't talked in many years. Something happens that brings the sisters back together. Though the story itself was full of emotion and heartfelt is left me wanting more. The beginning took a long time to get going and it felt like it took such a long time for anything exciting to happen. I appreciated learning new things about being a nun but felt like it could have been even more developed. I also felt like many conversations in the book felt repetitive. Overall, it was just an okay read for me.