One of the world’s top supermodels, Veronique is a renowned celebrity in the fashion industry. With self-acceptance, love, heartbreak, resilience and determination surrounding this new novel from the bestselling author, Beautiful explores the theme of physical attractiveness. When a supermodel is struck down by a tragedy, she must accept her fate. The true meaning of beauty underscores global bestseller Danielle Steel’s latest release. ‘Her beauty was a given before, and now it had been stolen from her.’ The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. I received a complimentary copy of this book. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves women’s fiction. There is a little bit of romance in this book, but it’s mostly about Veronique and her journey as she adjusts to her new life. The story never dragged, and I enjoyed the author’s descriptions of Paris and Angola. There are only a few characters in this book, but they are all well developed and interesting. In previous Danielle Steel books, she starts off a bit slow with an info dump, but this didn’t happen in this book. This book started off quickly and I was drawn into this world immediately and read this book all in one sitting. How can Veronique move on without all that she has held so dear all her life? When she travels to Brussels with her mother, a tragedy ensues that changes her life forever. Veronique’s best friend is her mother, who is a successful lawyer and also lives in Paris. Her mother has managed her career and saved her money and invested it wisely. She loves her life and knows she can’t be a model forever. She travels the world as one of the most sought-out models in the world. Veronique Vincent is an international model who is at the top of her game. Danielle Steel presents a story of one woman’s breathtaking perseverance in moving beyond tragedy to a life more meaningful than she could ever have imagined.īeautiful by Danielle Steel is a fast-paced book about one woman who has it all.īut, when a woman whose whole life is based on her beauty, what happens when she loses it all? But her mother’s will, accompanied by a letter Veronique never knew existed, reveals long-held secrets, introducing her to a world she hadn’t even known was possible.As Veronique forges bonds old and new, she begins to see a light beyond the darkness she has come to inhabit, finding peace in opportunities to help others, and redefining for herself what beauty is, and what it truly means to be beautiful. In truth, she is struggling to find herself again after losing everything, and to discover what truly matters in life. As she plunges into seclusion, the industry that once adored her believes her to have fallen off the map. She is also forced to confront the harsh reality that she has been severely injured, her famous appearance forever altered. Veronique finds herself hospitalized and alone, devastated to learn that the blast has killed both of the people she loved most. Then, out of nowhere, a tragic explosion at Zaventem Airport in Brussels changes her life forever.The ruthless terrorist attack has the entire world on edge. When a quick getaway presents a welcome break on the heels of Paris Fashion Week, and before a Vogue cover shoot in Tokyo, Veronique is thrilled, eager to escape the mayhem of her busy schedule. The beloved daughter of a hardworking single mother, she has always preferred spending time at home or with her kindhearted boyfriend to attending lavish parties. Yet, despite being the consummate professional, Veronique wants little of the glamorous life that modeling affords her. At age twenty-two, she is one of the most sought-after models in fashion, gracing the covers of magazines and walking the runways of haute couture shows across the globe. A renowned supermodel’s world is torn apart in an instant, sending her on an unexpected journey of discovery in this masterful novel from Danielle Steel.Veronique Vincent is a star.
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