Leap of Faith

by Danielle Steel

Book Overview

Marie-Ange Hawkins has the kind of childhood that most people dream of - freedom, love and security in a beautiful old French chateau. But when she is just eleven, a tragic accident marks the end of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385332963
• ISBN13: 9780385332965
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Leap of Faith

Eleven year old Marie-Ange Hawkins had a tragic accident that changed her wonderful life that was in a beautiful French chateau. She had to go live her great-aunt on a farm in Iowa. Marie-Ange was treated poorly by her Aunt Carol. She has to work really hard. She goes to school and meets a red headed boy named Billy Parker. They become best friends. She referred to him as her brother because he was the only one who cared for her. Marie-Ange wants to go back to France so bad, and finally one day a gift comes to her and her dream comes true. When she returns to France, she finds out that where she used to live was a widower named Comte Benard de Beauchamp. After she has met him her life begins. She is so happy until a woman tells her a story that will change her life. Marie-Ange has to work very hard to save her children. The main characters in this book were Marie-Ange Hawkins, Billy Parker, Benard de Beauchamp, and Aunt Carol. My favorite character was Marie-Ange because she was a very strong person. She went through a lot and came out very strong. She never gave up even though she wanted to, she never gave up on the people she loved. I loved this book! I would recommend this book to the ladies that like dramas and love stories. I laughed and cried when I read this book. I loved every bit of it. Danielle Steel is a great author. I recommend some other books I read of hers like, The Promise, The House on Hope Street, and this one.

DS does it again!!!

Leap of Faith is a great read. Danielle Steel has written a wonderful book. The main character, Marie-Ange, is likeable from page one. The reader is guaranteed to feel her joy and pain as she feels them. Marie-Ange is faced with tragedy at the young age of 11. She is forced to leave her home country and live with a relative who doesn't really show any emotion except hate, of everyone and everything. I literally had tears in my eyes as I read of the horrible things that happened to Marie-Ange when she went to live with her aunt. Hurrah for Billy. He was definitely a blessing from the first meeting between him and Marie-Ange.This book reminded me of the earlier Danielle Steel books. It seems as if some of her more recent works were not quite as emotional and interesting as her older works. Leap of Faith is an excellent book. It has a good story line and moves at a good pace. The reader doesn't have time to get bored. I felt like I couldn't read this book fast enough. Even though it is a short 202 pages it is packed full of all the ingredients that make a DS book good to read. Definitely a book that you'll want to read now and again in a few months or years. This is a lasting DS novel. :)

Excellent story and characters

As I said above, this book is excellent. The storyline is great, and you feel like you are there with the characters. It is readable in one day, plus it is a keepsake. This book never leaves you hanging. It moves very smoothly.

a refreshing story from d.s.

After the disappointment of LONE EAGLE, I nearly gave up on Danielle Steel, but when I finished LEAP OF FAITH, it gave me a LEAP OF FAITH for her buying her upcoming books.Marie-Ange Hawkins had a princess life in a chateau in France, but an event one day took her royal-like life away from her, becoming a Cinderella story. She is taken to the Iowa, where her great grandmother lives and takes Marie-Ange in. There Marie-Ange befriends Billy Parker, a red-headed, freckled boy; their friendship grows into one like that of brothers and sisters. Years later, she receives a chance to return to France, leaving behind her terrible farm-life-and her best friend. But she is lucky to find another man who befriends her like Billy did...Hmm... Danielle Steel's short novels tend to be good, in my opinion, and this is no exception.

Great Book!

Danielle Steel's "Leap of Faith" is definitely worth reading. Steel does a fantastic job of character development and moving the story along. Even by reading the first few pages of the book, I felt like I knew Marie-Ange. She is a strong and noble character. We have all gone through trials and tribulations during our lifetime, and we are easily able to empathize with her. Danielle Steel wrote this book very well. It is definitely worth reading if you have a few hours to spare!