Can mother and daughter together learn how to face a world they can’t control?

An unforgettable novel about a mother and daughter trading perfect for real – from the incomparable storyteller Danielle Steel.

Danielle Steel is famous for her inspirational stories about family, love and life.



An icon in the world of television news, Blaise McCarthy seems to have it all: beauty, intelligence and courage. But privately there is a story she has protected for years . . .

Blaise’s daughter Salima, blinded by juvenile diabetes, lives at a year-round boarding school. But when the school suddenly closes, she returns home to Blaise’s New York apartment with her new carer, Simon. As new challenges change the way they see one another, the bond between mother and daughter deepens as never before.

Then Blaise’s personal and professional worlds collide, and the well-guarded secrets of her home life are exposed. Suddenly her life is no longer perfect, but real. Can mother and daughter together learn how to face a world they can’t control?

An unforgettable novel about a mother and daughter trading perfect for real – from the incomparable storyteller Danielle Steel.

Danielle Steel is famous for her inspirational stories about family, love and life. Her novels will be enjoyed by readers of Penny Vincenzi, Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain.