A magical transformation takes place in Danielle Steelrsquos luminous new novel Strangers become roommates roommates become friends and friends become a family in a turn-of-the-century house in Manhattanrsquos West Village The plumbing leaked the furniture was rescued from garage sales And every inch was being restored to its original splendormdasheven as a relationship fell apart Owner of a struggling art gallery and newly separated from her boyfriend Francesca Thayer does the math and then the unimaginable She puts out an advertisement for boarders and soon her Greenwich Village house becomes a whole new world First comes Eileen a pretty LA transplant now a New York City schoolteacher Then therersquos Chris a young father struggling for custody of his seven-year-old son The final tenant is Marya a celebrated cookbook author hoping to heal after the death of her husband Over the course of one amazing unforgettable life-changing year the house at Charles Street fills with laughter heartbreak and always hope In the hands of master storyteller Danielle Steel itrsquos a place those who visit will never want to leave.
