Release: Sept. 2004

In this elegy to suffering and the will to survive, Danielle Steel brings together a woman whose life has been touched by tragedy and a man whose past holds unfinished business. When her daughter Pip is only eleven, a terrible accident plunges Ophelie Mackenzie into inconsolable grief. Then, on a foggy summer day, on a beach near San Francisco, Pip meets painter Matt Bowles, who is reminded of his own daughter before his bitter divorce. When Matt offers to teach Pip how to draw, Ophelie is at first wary, but Matt's steady kindness helps her to realize how much joy he has brought them. As their friendship deepens, Matt confronts ghosts from his past--and Ophelie is struck by a stunning betrayal