Palazzo

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A stirring novel about the legacies families inherit, create, and carry on, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel.

After her parents perish in a tragic accident, Cosima Saverio assumes leadership of her familys haute couture Italian leather brand. While navigating the challenges of running a company at twenty-three, Cosima must also maintain the four-hundred-year-old family palazzo in Venice and care for her younger siblings: Allegra, who survived the tragedy that killed their parents with scars and a spinal injury,and Luca, who has a penchant for wild parties, pretty women, and poker tables.

Cosima navigates her personal and professional challenges with a wisdom beyond her years, but her success has come at a cost: Her needs are always secondary. Shes married to the business, and her free time is given to those who rely on her . . . until she meets Olivier Bayard, the founder of Frances most successful ready-to-wear handbag company. A brief conversation on her palazzos terrace turns into a tour of the Saverioworkshop, and, fifteen years after her parents deaths, Cosima has found a confidant.

Now the business is financially stable and generating enough income for the Saverios to live comfortably. Then Luca loses a hefty sum at the casino, and his debt must be repaid with money or his life. Cosima, forced to bail him out, is given an impossible choice: List the palazzo, sell a third of the family business, or let Luca fend for himself. But is there another way to save everything she has fought for before it goes up in flames

In Palazzo, Danielle Steel delivers a striking tale of family roots, ruin, and renewal.

Author Bio

Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the worlds bestselling authors, with a billion copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include The Wedding Planner, Worthy Opponents, Without a Trace, The Whittiers, The High Notes, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Trainas life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; Expect a Miracle, a book of her favorite quotations for inspiration and comfort; Pure Joy, about the dogs she and her family have loved; and the childrens books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood.