Danielle Steel

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Ginny Carter was once a rising star in TV news, married to a top anchorman, with a three-year-old son and a full and happy life in Beverly Hills—until her whole world dissolved in a single instant on the freeway two days before Christmas. In the aftermath, she pieces her life back together and tries to find meaning in her existence as a human rights worker in the worst areas around the globe. Then, on the anniversary of the fateful accident—and wrestling with the lure of death herself—she meets a boy who will cause her life to change forever yet again. Thirteen-year-old Blue Williams has been living on the streets, abandoned by his family, rarely attending school, and utterly alone. Following her instincts, Ginny reaches out to him. Leery of everyone, he runs from her again and again. But he always returns, and each time, their friendship grows. Blue glows with outsized spirit and an irresistible mix of innocence and wisdom beyond his years. Ginny offers him respect as they form an unusual bond and become the family they each lost. But just as Blue is truly beginning to trust her, she learns of a shocking betrayal that he has been hiding. Is it a wound too deep to heal, or will she be able to fight the battle that will make them both whole again? Blue is #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel at her finest, a probing and emotionally gripping story of dark secrets revealed, second chances, and the power of love and courage to overcome life’s greatest challenges.

A Novel

Blue

Julie Twist

Couldn't put it down - fabulous story about Ginny Carter. A lady with a past which she can't let go of....until she meets Blue.

Lacy W

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tw: car accident, child death, mentions of war and human rights violations, suicidal thoughts, mentions of child abuse, gun violence, mentions of sodomy on a child, victim blaming, pedophilia 

Finally a Danielle Steel book that I truly enjoyed. It’s been such a long time since I read a good Danielle Steel book. Don’t me wrong, a lot of her books are good but they do start to get pretty repetitive after a while. 

This one though. This one was different. 

It had my absolute most favorite trope which is the found family trope. This book is actually a beautiful story of two lost souls coming together in a time of desperate need and healing not only each other but themselves as well. 

Ginny and Blue were amazing. Normally I would get so annoyed with characters that do the whole tragedy happened on my watch so now I have to punish myself. I hate that and it really just drives me nuts. But with Ginny it was different. She was just so locked up in her grief, that she didn’t know any other way to think and that broke my heart. There is one scene in particular that absolutely destroyed me. But it is rather hard to read so be careful. 

I think what this book shows best, I think, is that family doesn’t always mean blood. Sure, you have your blood family but sometimes the best family is the family you make with someone or a group of people. And I think that’s just a beautiful lesson that everyone should learn. 

Overall, I loved this book a lot. Once I picked it up, I didn’t want to put it down, it was that good. I truly recommend this book to anyone as I think anyone will enjoy this wonderful little book about found family.

Sonja H

Danielle Steel war bislang eine der Autorinnen, die ich gemieden habe. Mir ihr verbinde ich - ohne fundierte Grundlage - romantische Schnulzen, Herzschmerz, heile Welt.
Umso überraschter war ich, dass sie sich in "Blue" mit sehr ernsthaften Themen auseinandersetzt, ohne dabei zu tief in die "Tränenkiste" zu greifen. Ja, die Charaktere sind überzeichnet, die Handlungsstränge sehr einfach und stringent aufgebaut und alle Hindernisse lösen sich am Ende in Wohlgefallen auf. Dennoch bezieht sie in ihrer Geschichte klar Stellung zu Vorfällen, die in ihrem eigenen Land sehr kontrovers behandelt werden. Schon allein dafür verdient sie Achtung und Respekt, selbst wenn man ihre Art des Erzählens ansonsten nicht mag.
"Blue" ist ein Buch, das man zur Hand nehmen kann, wenn man eine Heldin benötigt, jemanden, der alles zum Guten wendet, auch wenn die Aussichten noch so schlecht erscheinen. 

Ich habe meine Meinung über Steel zurechtgerückt. Es mag sein, dass ihre Bücher zur "leichten Kost" gehören, aber sie ist keine oberflächliche Autorin, die nur rosarote Welten beschreibt. Sie kann etwas, sie hat eine Meinung und sie verpackt sie so, dass ihre Leserschaft damit umgehen kann.

Happiness can be found in the most unexpected places . . . Ginny Carter was once a rising star in TV news, married with a young son - until her whole world dissolved on a freeway in a single instant. In the aftermath, she somehow pieces her life back together, but struggles to truly find meaning in her life. Then, on the anniversary of the fateful accident, she meets thirteen-year-old Blue Williams, who has been living on the streets, utterly alone. Ginny reaches out to him and slowly their friendship grows, each becoming the family the other lost. But just as Blue is truly beginning to trust her, she learns he has been hiding a shocking secret. Ginny wonders if she can help Blue to feel whole again, and at the same time heal herself. Blue is an emotionally gripping story of dark secrets revealed, second chances, and the power of love and courage to overcome life's greatest challenges.

Abbey 

Kavana Anklekar 

Nat Lim

Since the tragic accident that killed her husband and young son, Ginny has dedicated herself to humanitarian work that takes her far away from her home and her memories. On a rare return to New York over Christmas, she walks the windswept streets, struggling with grief and guilt. It's there that she stumbles across Blue, a young boy with his own problems. In a single moment, Ginny and Blue connect and she welcomes him into her home, reminded of her own young son. As Blue and Ginny learn to depend on each other, new possibilities blossom for both of them

Blue A Novel

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