NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A wonderful, beautifully told tale from America’s favorite novelist, Fairytale is a captivating example of the truths that will always withstand even the darkest storms, and a reminder that sometimes fairytales do come true, and good prevails over evil in the end.Camille Lammenais has grown up in the beauty of the Napa Valley, surrounded by acres of her … by acres of her family’s vineyards. Her parents, Christophe and Joy, still deeply in love after two decades of marriage, have built a renowned winery and château modeled after Christophe’s ancient family estate in his native Bordeaux. Camille has had a perfect childhood, safe in her parents’ love. After graduating from Stanford, she returns to help manage Château Joy, her lifetime goal. But their fairytale ends suddenly with her mother’s death from cancer.
Six months after losing his wife, the devastated Christophe is easy prey for a mysterious, charming Frenchwoman visiting the valley. The Countess de Pantin is the essence of Parisian seductiveness and sophistication. Within weeks they are a clandestine couple, making love like teenagers, glowing with their secret. Camille, still grieving for her mother, is shocked by the news that her father intends to remarry. Then she begins to see past the alluring looks, designer clothes, and elegant manners of the countess, while her innocent father is trapped in her web.
When tragedy strikes again, Camille is at her stepmother’s mercy, and that of the two evil stepbrothers who appear. Camille needs to fight—first for her legacy, and then for her very life. But as she grapples with the plots being carried out against her, the countess’s elderly, kind, clever mother becomes her only ally, and a childhood friend emerges as a prince worthy of any fairytale.
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I really enjoyed this one. It’s set in Napa Valley and seems inspired by Cinderella, except that it’s brothers instead of sisters. Lots of twists and turns made for a hard to put down story.
Your gonna love this book!
This book is about a family business that which deals with Viticulture.
And there are parents who past away and their daughter becomes an orphan.
There is this french woman who has two sons an she live her life by saducing rich man marry them an when they die she get benefit of being in a will.
The setting of the book is in France where there are farms of vineyards where they grow grapes .
A great read. Enjoyed it
This was my first Danielle Steel book, and I was honestly a bit discouraged, but I’m thinking maybe I should try a different title.
The major problem is that it took way too long for the story to get going. Once it did, it seemed to end too quickly.
I flipped back and forth between the audiobook and the eBook. The male narrator was a surprise for a romance book, but he did a great job.
Danielle Steele always delivers on her promise to readers….a good story that reads like a television movie. I’m especially impressed with how she breaks the rules we are taught about POV changes mid-scene and how she does it so seamlessly and without distraction.
Kept you guessing
I like it very much, very entertaining.
The world-building was amazing!
I literally found myself wanting to move back to California just so I could visit the Napa Valley. Danielle Steel really made me picture how wonderful it would be to live there.
The characters…
While I did like the heroine, it felt like it took forever for me to meet her, as the story starts with the parents. That’s not a bad thing, but it takes patience. I’m accustomed to boy meets girl in the first chapter or, at least, by chapter three. And while there is a boy meets girl, it’s the parents of the modern-day Cinderella that the reader meets.
When the Cinderella and Prince Charming finally stepped into the picture, it seemed to move rather quickly after that.
The evil step-mother was well done. She was believable and, if possible, I actually found myself feeling bad for her.
All in all, FAIRYTALE by Danielle Steel was enjoyable if you like a bit of escapism.
Loved it
predictable
I loved this book. I loved the grandmother. I liked the ending because the step mother and step brothers got what was coming to them.
Really enjoyed it.
As always Danielle Steel didn’t let me down. She is my favorite author.
I have read Danielle Steel for over40 yrs. great writer
A wonderful read
Great Cinderella type story!
Loved the characters and the story. Danielle never does a bad book, they all are great reads.
This was not one of my favorite DS books. Very predictable.
Fairytale was one interesting book. Daniel Steel is a great story teller.