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No Matter How Much a Woman Has, There's Always too Much to Lose Stephanie Jardine is at the apex of her career and life running the American branch of Jardine's, the prestigious Crown Jewellers of London. A young widow, she has three grown sons and one very precious teenage daughter, Chloe. Then one day, an unexpected act of violence committed by a stranger on the other side of the world plunges Stevie into turmoil and despair. To save her injured daughter's life and ensure her future, Stevie must go back to her own past and confront a relationship that has only brought her heartbreak. As she battles for her daughter, Stevie comes to understand how fragile life is and how it can be forever changed by others when least expected. A moving novel about family secrets, betrayal, and redemption, Power of a Woman is the story of an innocent victim of a stranger's vengeance, who manages to triumph through her own inner power as a woman.… (meer)
Up to this point, I have always enjoyed Ms. Bradford's novels. "Power Of A Women" fell short of my expectations. Literally, half way through the novel, major characters were still being developed (after being introduced at the beginning of the plot). The remainder of the novel, including the last two chapters, felt like Ms. Bradford was playing "catch up". The reader shouldn't have to work so hard to enjoy a novel. The characters and plot were interesting enough, I just wish that the novel had an easier flow to it. ( )
It was hard for me to get into this book and probably wasn't until I was 2/3 through that I even cared about the characters. This is about a very wealthy family, millionaires in fact, so it was very hard for me to relate to them. When a tragedy strikes the family, I did find myself wondering what would happen and hoping for the best. You will just have to read and find out for yourself how it all ends! ( )
No Matter How Much a Woman Has, There's Always too Much to Lose Stephanie Jardine is at the apex of her career and life running the American branch of Jardine's, the prestigious Crown Jewellers of London. A young widow, she has three grown sons and one very precious teenage daughter, Chloe. Then one day, an unexpected act of violence committed by a stranger on the other side of the world plunges Stevie into turmoil and despair. To save her injured daughter's life and ensure her future, Stevie must go back to her own past and confront a relationship that has only brought her heartbreak. As she battles for her daughter, Stevie comes to understand how fragile life is and how it can be forever changed by others when least expected. A moving novel about family secrets, betrayal, and redemption, Power of a Woman is the story of an innocent victim of a stranger's vengeance, who manages to triumph through her own inner power as a woman.
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Yorkshire, begin 20e eeuw. Een jong ambitieus arbeidersmeisje wordt dienstbode bij de adellijke familie Fairly. Tussen Emma en de jongste zoon ontstaat een romance, die niet zonder gevolgen blijft. De zoon, bang voor familie en carrière, onttrekt zich aan zijn verantwoordelijkheid. Emma trekt, verbitterd en ontgoocheld, naar de stad. Een klein eigen bedrijf wordt het begin van een zakelijk wereldimperium. In haar privé-leven heeft zij minder geluk. Wanneer zij op bijna 80-jarige leeftijd de balans van haar leven opmaakt, constateert zij met bitterheid dat enkele van haar kinderen zich tegen haar hebben gekeerd. Daarentegen brengen haar kleinkinderen haar vreugde. En wanneer haar lievelingskleindochter verliefd wordt op een Fairly-telg, besluit zij de strijdbijl te begraven. Boeiende familiekroniek waarnaar een gelijknamige televisieserie is gemaakt. Pocketeditie.
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The characters and plot were interesting enough, I just wish that the novel had an easier flow to it. (