Four sisters, a Manhattan brownstone, anda tumultuous year of loss and courage areat the heart of Danielle Steel's new novelabout a remarkable family, a stunningtragedy--and what happens when four verydifferent young women come togetherunder one very lively roof.

21-year-old Candy--it's the only name sheneeds--is blazing her way through Paris, NewYork, and Tokyo as fashion's latest internationalsupermodel Her sister Tammy, 29, has a jobproducing the most successful hit show on TV,and a home she loves in L.A.'s HollywoodHills In New York, oldest sister Sabrina, 34, isan ambitious young lawyer, while Annie, at 26, isan American artist in Florence, living for herart On one Fourth of July weekend, as theydo every year, the four sisters come home toConnecticut for their family's annual gathering.But before the holiday is over, tragedy strikesand their world is utterly changed.Suddenly, four sisters who have been ferventlypursuing success and their own lives---on oppositesides of the world--reunite to share one NewYork brownstone, to support each other and theirfather, and to pick up the pieces while one sisterstruggles to heal her shattered body and soul.Thus begins an unscripted chapter of their lives,as a bustling house is soon filled with eccentricdogs, laughter, tears, friends, men...and thekind of honesty and unconditional love onlysisters can provide. But as the four womensettle in, they are forced to confront the directionof their respective lives. As the year passesand another July Fourth approaches, a season ofgrief and change gives way to new beginnings--as a family comes together to share itsblessings and a future filled with surprisesand, ultimately, hope.

With unerring insight and compassion, DanielleSteel tells a compelling story of four sisters wholove and laugh, struggle and triumph...and are irrevocably woven into the fabric of each other's lives. Brilliantly blending humor and heartbreak, she delivers a powerful message about the fragility--and the wonder---of life.