NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEREven the most perfect lives can be shattered in an instant In this moving emotionally charged novel Danielle Steel introduces readers to an unforgettable cast of characters striving to overcome tragedy and discover the inner resources and resilience to win at lifemdashonce again WINNERS Lily Thomas is an aspiring ski champion training for the Olympics a young woman with her heart set on winning the gold But in one moment Lilyrsquos future is changed forever her hopes for the Olympics swept away in a tragic accident Dr Jessie Matthews the neurosurgeon who operates on her that night endures a tragedy of her own and instantly becomes the sole support of her four young children while her own future hangs in the balance Bill Lilyrsquos father has pinned all his hopes on his only daughter his dreams now shattered Other lives will entwine themselves with theirs Joe a financial manager faces a ruined career at the hand of a dishonest partner Carole a psychologist at Mass General is a breast cancer survivor her body and heart scarred by what shersquos been through Teddy with a spinal cord injury worse than Lilyrsquos dreams of college and becoming an artist From the ashes of their lives six people fight to alter the course of destiny and refuse to be defeated When Bill builds a remarkable rehab facility for his daughter countless lives are forever altered and each becomes a winner Winners is about refusing to be beaten no matter how insurmountable the challenge And when Lily gets on skis again and enters the Paralympics the battle to brave life again is won Winners is about more than surviving it is about courage victory and triumph When all appears to be lost the battle has just begunPraise for Winners ldquoSteel skillfully weaves the strands of the Matthews and Thomas families together in a layered story Together they discover friendship loyalty and new dreamsrdquomdashPublishers Weekly ldquoWinners will leave readers crying and cheeringrdquomdashBooklist.
