Reseña del libro "Un Regalo Extraordinario"
Una noche de mayo, en San Francisco, el esplendor, el glamour y el lujo inundan el salón de baile del Ritz-Carlton. La flor y nata de la sociedad estadounidense disfruta de la velada... hasta que un violento terremoto arrasa la ciudad. En esos terribles minutos, las vidas de cuatro extraños convergen irremediablemente. Sarah Sloane, organizadora del evento, observa desolada cómo todo su mundo se derrumba sin remedio. Melanie Free, la cantante contratada para amenizar la cena, siente que ha llegado a un punto crítico en su vida y en su carrera. El fotógrafo Everett Carson, martirizado por un episodio de su pasado, logra encontrar un nuevo propósito en medio de la tragedia. Y la religiosa Maggie Kent pronto se da cuenta de lo mucho que hay por hacer. A medida que la ciudad va recuperándose, una cadena de sucesos extraordinarios afectará a estos cuatro supervivientes, inesperados presentes que brinda el destino tras una catástrofe... y la posibilidad de renacer de entre las cenizas del ayer. «Una historia deslumbrante con un cariz espiritual muy edificante.» Publishers Weekly ENGLISH DESCRIPTION On a warm May night in San Francisco, the Ritz-Carlton ballroom shimmers as a glittering, celebrity-studded crowd gathers for a charity dinner dance. The evening is perfect—until, just minutes before midnight, the room begins to sway.... In the earthquake's aftermath, the lives of four strangers will converge.... Sarah Sloane, the wife of a financial whiz, watches her perfect world fall to pieces.... Grammy-winning singer Melanie Free comes to a turning point in her life and career.... Photographer Everett Carson finds new purpose amid the carnage...and Sister Maggie Kent, a nun who works with the homeless, searches through the rubble—and knows that there is much to be done.... As the city staggers back to life, a chain reaction of extraordinary events will touch each of the survivors.... Sarah discovers a crime and a betrayal, then a strength she never knew she had. Volunteering at a refugee camp opens new worlds of possibility for Melanie. Everett will forge an unlikely relationship with Maggie, who helps him rebuild his shattered life—and upends her own in the process. And as a year passes each discovers the unexpected gifts in a tragedy's wake...and the amazing grace of new beginnings. Throughout these enthralling pages, Danielle Steel creates a stunning array of contrasts —from the dazzle of a society benefit to the chaos of a makeshift hospital, from the pampered lives of rock stars to the quiet heroism of emergency volunteers. It is her most powerful and life-affirming novel to date.
