Title: The Ranch
Author: Danielle Steel
Publisher: Dell
Publication Year: 1998 ed.
Genres: Romance/ Fiction
Format: Paperback
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3p9acvR
My Rating: 4/5 stars!
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Three old college friends with their own individual problems/issues reunite at a dude ranch in Wyoming where they shed past wounds, discover new loves, and bond furthermore. Mary Stuart Walker has found her refuge from marital problems in writer Hartley Bowman; Tanya Thomas has met who may be the true love of her life in wrangler Gordon Washbaugh; and Zoe Phillips is greatly blessed when her friend and colleague Sam Warner proposes to her despite of her overwhelming personal sorrows.
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Reaction:
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This book had all of the familiar Danielle Steel ingredients: success, family, ambition; and serious stuff like divorce, AIDS, and the downs and lows of celebrity life. I found it to be repetitive but I also loved it because the extra descriptions and explanations made me feel close to the characters and everything about them. I love Danielle Steel books so much because they always provide a solution for those who are experiencing hopelessness and tragedy. I mean, Steel always ends her stories with positive outcomes it makes a depressed reader feel satisfied with life and know that there is an open window when everything seems claustrophobic.
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This story is simple and the characters are likable. I can’t find which protagonist (there are three of them) to choose as my favorite. I feel like even though they are female, I could learn a thing or two from them about battling life’s struggles with patience, courage, financial stability, and love. This is a book about friendships, and Steel makes it clear in here that you have to have friends to make it in this world. Friends are vital for your survival. Yes they are.