Granny Dan by Danielle Steel, 0552145084, Lowest Book Price Finder

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A story of love that never dies

Granny Dan is a story from a wonderful era when life was harsher but seemed so much simpler. It is the story of a legacy left by a Grandmother to a granddaughter who thought she knew Granny Dan but never really did. It's the story of passion which lasted a lifetime but was never really understood. In short it is the story of Nikolai and Danina and how their love never died. Pure, unadulterated pleasure, a sheer joy to read.

Spell Binding

Granny Dan, is a book written with nostalga in mind, but done well. It starts with a box, belonging to a older relative, and then develops along their life, and what she lived to see and who she was. Danielle Steel wrote with the intention, of looking at the older generation, and just trying to imagine what they have been though, and how they got to where they are today. This book reveals the truth about a lost gran, and how she came to be the person she was, and the tales she could of told. It winds a deep spell around the audience, as she dances her dance of life with her toe shoes....This book is an aquired taste, as the open ending doesn't appeal to many people, but for me it leaves a space for thought, and reason...try...make up your own mind.

Perplexed!

This is a book for those who seek to get to know the featured characters well. I felt that although the book explores ballet and its risks and hardship in great detail, the romance leaves a lot to be desired! What there is of the passion is enthralling, as always, but failure to develop the plot gives the reader none of the satisfaction gained from a "happy ending", you're left dangling in mid air, wishing either there was more to read to tie up loose ends or that you could change plot to include the features we all want to hear!

An infantile attempt at a romantic novel

This book should be put on the shelves for children, it is very immature writing and leaves the reader with a wish to hurry through so as not to have to read any more. Definitely for kids and Grannies.

A lightweight read with a wafer thin plot.

This is a strangely frustrating book. A simple, uncomplicated romance that never progresses, never challenges and never impresses. Set in the context of a fascinating era of Russian history it fails use the backdrop to any effect. I kept hoping that the plot would develop and I read to the end. I was left wishing that I hadn't bothered. If you like a book that leaves a trail long after the last page is read then don't even start this one.

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