First time in paperback!
A magical transformation takes place in Danielle Steel's luminous
novel: Strangers become roommates, roommates become friends, and friends
become a family in a turn-of-the-century house in Manhattan's West
Village.
The plumbing was prone to leaks, the furniture rescued from garage
sales. And every square inch was being devotedly restored to its
original splendor--even as a relationship fell to pieces. Now Francesca
Thayer, newly separated from her boyfriend, is suddenly the sole
mortgage payer on her Greenwich Village townhouse. The struggling art
gallery owner does the math and then the unimaginable. She puts out an
advertisement for boarders, and soon her home becomes a whole new world.
First comes Eileen, a fresh, pretty L.A. transplant, now a New York City
schoolteacher. Then there's Chris, a young father fighting for custody
of his seven-year-old son. The final tenant is Marya, a celebrated
cookbook author hoping to start a new chapter in life after the death of
her husband. Over the course of one amazing, unforgettable, ultimately
life-changing year, Francesca discovers that her accidental tenants have
become the most important people in her life. The house at 44 Charles
Street fills with laughter, heartbreak, and hope--and in the hands of
master storyteller Danielle Steel, it's a place those who visit will
never want to leave.
