Now and Forever

by Danielle Steel

Book Overview

Although Jessica and Ian Clarke have been married seven years, they insist the thrill and excitement haven't dimmed. At Jessica's urging, Ian has quit his advertising job to become a struggling writer, and she supports him with her successful San Francisco boutique. Ian's financial dependence on Jessica upsets him more than he admits, and in a moment of bored malaise, Ian's first casual indiscretion will create a nightmare that threatens everything...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440117437
• ISBN13: 9780440117438
• Release Date: May 1985
• Publisher: Dell
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.1" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

One of the best Danielle Steel's novel if not the best

I have been reading Danielle Steel for at least 15 years. I believe this is one of her best. It is about a woman who is married to the perfect man, who happens to be a writer. However, he is blamed for a crime and taken away to jail. The wife is left to deal with him not being there. It has been a while since I have read this but I think at some point they separate. However, with everything she goes through she becomes stronger and learns to lean on herself. With this new found independence will she go on alone or will she find her way back to her husband? Read and find out!!

Story of a Marriage

This is a great story of a marriage. It's more than that though, Steel worked in their lives & careers in perfectly. It all fit. This is one of her books that also has a bit of suspense to it, which adds to its greatness. If you're looking to read a classic D. Steel book- this is a perfect one to pick up!

Psychotherapy at It's Best

I loved this story of a married couple whose marriage was tested to the imp degree. There was unfaithfulness, angry, doubt, depression, distrust and other emotions felt by one or both of the main characters. Jessie had a hard time at first but decided to move forward with her life. With the help of a friend's mother, (greatest "psychotherapist" I ever saw) Jessie was able to work through the pain and suffering and made her life what she wanted it to be. Read the book. It is one of DS's older books, which in my opinion are some of her best.

A very good read

I couldnt put this book down, it was wonderful.Jessica and Ian clarke, are very much in love, but he makes the mistake of sleeping with another woman while his wife is out on business, and then later, the woman Ian slept with accuses him of rape. As Jessica knows that he was sleeping around on her, she still is with him at his side throughout it all, and then when he gets sent to prison, it shows how she is dealing with her own emotions.It is such a good book, and i couldnt stop reading it. I would stay awake way into the night trying to read a few more chapters. It is very good and I reccomend you reading it.

A great book!

I really enjoyed this book. I like the fact that the characters grow and mature. In the beginning Jessica is weak and immature, clingy and dependent. Meanwhile her husband is a cheating slimeball. It seemed as though the only things keeping these two together were guilt and obligation. After some very difficult times, though, they both grow up. I was happy with the ending, too.