Customer Reviews
filled with excitement, heartbreak and hope. - By: Chester1, 04 Feb 2008 
I picked up Amazing Grace by Danielle Steel, I had not expected it to be much more than a semi-interesting read. However, with every page turn, I became more & more attached to the novel's heroine, & actually found it very difficult to put the book down. Since reading this book, I have highly recommended it to all my girlfriends. It's a interesting look of a major disaster, about life, love & friendship filled with excitement, heartbreak & hope. I'd also recommend reading Tino Georgiou's bestselling novel--The Fates--if you haven't yet!!
Promising synopsis, but disappointing - By: Sissel M. Østdahl, 21 Nov 2007 
After a promising synopsis, "Amazing Grace" was a great disappointment.
The main characters are interesting enough: Beautiful socialite wife & mother Sarah happily married to finance wizard Seth. Megastar singer Melanie & her overpowering ambitious mother. Bright young redtop Sister Maggie, nurse & nun. And restless, rootless alcoholized (saved by the AA) former war correspondent Everett. During a major earthquakein San Francisco, the lives of these people are intertwined & their destinies changed forever.
There is surely enough material for a very interesting story when so many lives change direction. However, through Danielle Steel's pen only the surface is skimmed, the easiest & most likely solutions chosen. Most of what happens is given earlyin the book, & the lack of intrigue & digging deeper into the characters' minds & feelings make the book boring & predictable.
Even the earthquake itself, a disaster of huge dimensions, seems more like a well organized event than a tragedy craving the lives & homes of thousands. We are told what happens but somehow not convinced. Popstar Melanie's search for a meaningful life is a beautiful thought but somehow the convert does not ring through. Maggie's destiny is apparent the moment she meets Everett. The only hint of uncertainty regards Sarah & Seth's relationship. The book puts up the slightest questionmark, which allows for a tiny bit of page-turningin order to find out.
Having been a fan of Danielle Steel's for years, I know she can do better than this. She will certainly be back.
Entertaining start but sloppy finish.... - By: c. lyn panovich, 19 Nov 2007 
I have been a fan of Steele's for years, & consider her books a guilty pleasure. So don't pick up one of her novelsin hopes of reading the great literature. With that said I have to agree with the other reviewers that this is not her best effort. I give it three stars as if you're a fan you'll still want to read the book but it is going to leave you a little hungry. This time out the story revolves around a San Francisco bay are earth quake & how it effects the lives of three successful & of course beautiful woman. The story starts off strong & quickly pilled me in, but I thought it lost focus towards the end. The typical Steele Romance is there but I did not feel connected to the characters. This is one you may want to wait for paperback. Oh, for a quirky romance I have to recommend "Across the High Lonesome" don't judge this book by the cover!
