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Family Ties
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Danielle Steel delves deep under the surface of contemporary American life in this compelling ensemble novel in the vein of her number-one New York Times best seller Sisters. As a young woman, Annie Ferguson overnight became mother to her sister's three small children. They're grown now, each of them will choosing a different path. Through it all, one thing remains: Family Ties.
From Manhattan to Paris and all the way to Tehran, Family Ties is a novel that reminds us of how challenging and unpredictable life can be, and that the powerful bonds of family are the strongest of all.
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- Linda Manley
- 26-08-20
excellemt reading
First audio book and I thought it was excellent. Would definately have another audio book.
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- Ann
- 28-11-11
usual
I love Danielle Steel but she needs to change her story a bit. Good story overall but nothing unexpected. She continues with the same basic idea of one family 4-5 members and different lives. Someone ends up broken hearted, someone dies and in the end they all live happily ever after.
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- Tamara
- 26-07-10
So-so
I used to love Danielle Steel. However this book was not great. Much of what the author said was repetitive. It was an interesting story but just wasn't well written.
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- Darlene
- 20-03-11
Decent listen
This was a decent listen but I agree with other reviewers, the author repeated the same things over and over. I listen in my car only and sometimes when I would start my car up and start listening I would question if I accidently rewound the book but I didn't, she just repeats alot. All and all I enjoyed the book pretty much but it did get a little tedious with the repeating!
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- Arianne Zajdela
- 05-11-11
It's a shame she lost it
I was very disappointed with this book. The story could have been great but it wasn't! It was repetitive and boring. I am sorry Danielle Steel is no longer interested in entertaining her readers.
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- Marie C
- 29-08-10
A Writing Technique: Copy and paste. Over and Over
Every time I buy a Danielle Steele book I wonder as I'm listening to it why I bother. They're so irritating. The prose is all passive. One segment I was counting the was/were sentences compared to active, action sentences. Overwhelmingly the passive won. When I heard an action verb, I gave a woot of joy. That being said at how boring the prose is, is the problem identified by most of the other reviews. If you miss something, say a phone call, you don't need to pause the audio, it will be repeated over and over again. I figure it was a lovely writing technique. Write a paragraph and then copy and paste it throughout the next ten minutes.
So you ask, if I dislike her writing so much, why do I continue to buy her books. Because sometimes the story is worth the writing. A Good Woman is an example. This one, however, isn't. I wanted all the characters to go off to the hereafter in a blaze of glory. Of course, that's not happily ever after. Even thought it would have made me happy. So buyer beware, the book is repetitive, boring and ridiculous characters.
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- Jennifer
- 10-08-10
Boring and full of cliches
This is the first Danielle Steel book I have ever read or listened to and I couldn't be more disappointed. The writing is repetitive, dull and full of cliches. The reader has a flat, monotonous tone that squeezed any hope of suspense or action out of the story. I kept listening thinking that surely such a successful writer would turn the plot around, but it just never happened. The characters were stereotypical and simplistic. I found the tone of the book to be quite conservative and old fashioned.
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- Renee
- 07-06-21
Family Toes
This story was weak. Not very entertaining. The person reading it didn’t make it anymore interesting with her voice over. The story lines we’re missing out on significant things like what happened to the older sister’s romance and her life ever after.
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- MyLinh
- 23-05-21
Great Story
As usual great story on family interactions. Daniele Steele does not disappoint. Story telling is always the best when she writes.
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- Patricia
- 21-03-20
Danielle Steele fan
Okay, so I’m a sucker for a Danielle Steele book I admit it. There isn’t one story that I couldn’t get into. She’s my escape from reality. This one was heartwarming and full of love.
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- cutie.presley
- 27-09-15
Great Book
I teletype enjoyed listening to this book. this one will stay in my collection for me to listen to again. Loved the story line, sometimes we just have to let go and let the chips fall where they may. There is nothing like family.