Dating Game

图书标准信息

• 作者 Danielle Steel 著
• 出版社 Corgi
• 出版时间 2004-03
• ISBN 9780552149907
• 定价 68.40元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 464页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Inherfifty-seventhbestsellingnovel,DanielleSteelbrilliantlychroniclestheroller-coasterrideofdatingthesecondtimearound-andtellsacaptivatingstoryofthesurprisesonewomanencounterswhenshe'sthrustintotheterrifying,exhilaratingworldofthe...DatingGame.ParisArmstrongneversawitcoming.WithtwogrownchildrenandalovelyhomeinConnecticut,Pariswashappywithhermarriage,herfamily,herlife.Sowhenherhusbandoftwenty-fouryearssaidtheyneededtotalk,Pariscouldn'timaginewhathewasabouttosay."Iwantadivorce,"Petertellsher.Justlikethat,thehusbandsheadoredhaddumpedherforayoungerwoman.Andjustlikethat,Peterandhisthirty-one-year-oldloverhadmadetheirplansfortheirfuture,leavingParistopickupthepiecesofashatteredlife.Withindays,Peterwasgone.AndPariswaslefttofigureouthowsheintendedtogetthroughthenextday,letalonetherestofherlife.Thetaskcouldnothavebeenmorepainful.Firstcamethetears.Thentheexcruciatingattemptsbywell-meaningfriendsto"fixherup"withmenwhopaledincomparisontoPeter.Worseyet,shestilllovedhim.Finally,Parisrealizedshewasinafightforherverysurvival.Drasticmeasureswerecalledfor.Evenhershrinkagreed.Itwastimetomove-asfarawayaspossible,justafterPeterremarried.Parishadneverfelt,orbeen,morealone.Sayinggoodbyetotheworldsheknewandloved,Parisheadswest,toSanFrancisco,anddiscoversbeingsingleinaworldfullofmenwhoweretooyoung,tooold,toomarried,ortoogoodtobetrue.ForParis,thelistseemedendless...thecharmingcommitmentphobe...thedrunkenNeanderthal...theyoungFrenchman-soadorablysexyshealmostforgotabouthisage,anddid,forawhile.Withherdatingtrackrecordveeringbetweendisappointinganddisastrous,andherdaughternowengagedtoamanParis'sage,Parisfinallycomestotheconclusionthatromanceisnotinherfuture.That'swhenhersmallcircleofoffbeat,lovingfriendsbecomesmoreimportantthaneverbefore.AndadecisionParismakesonlyforherselfchangesherlifeoncemore.Thesecret,shediscoversfinally,isinfindingthegiftsinlife'sunexpectedtwistsandturns,andturningdespairintofreedomandlossintojoy.Inapoignant,wickedlyfunnynovelaboutgettingdumpedandgettingoverit,abouttacklinglifewithbothcourageandlaughter,DanielleSteelexploreswhatitmeanstostartover,whetheryouwantedtoornot,andfindingsomethingbetterthanyouhadbefore.

【作者简介】

DanielleSteelhasbeenhailedasoneoftheworld'smostpopularauthors,withover500millioncopiesofhernovelssold.HermanyinternationalbestsellersincludeAnsweredPrayers,SunsetinSt.Tropez,TheCottage,TheKiss,LeapofFaith,LoneEagle,Journey,TheHouseonHopeStreet,TheWedding,IrresistibleForces,andotherhighlyacclaimednovels.SheisalsotheauthorofHisBrightLight,thestoryofhersonNickTraina'slifeanddeath.