
Synopsis
Danielle Steel celebrates families of every stripe in her compelling new novel-a tale of three very different couples who struggle and survive, love, laugh, and learn to take life-Coco Barrington was born into a legendary Hollywood family, her last name loaded with expectations. Her mother is a mega-bestselling author who writes under the name of Florence Flowers-and her sister, Jane, is one of Hollywood-s top producers. They-re not your typical family by any means.-Jane has lived with her partner, Liz, for ten years, in a solid, loving relationship. Florence, widowed but still radiant, has just begun a secret romance with a man twenty-four years her junior. And Coco, a law school dropout and the family black sheep, works as a dog walker, having fled life in the spotlight for the artsy northern California beach town of Bolinas.But when Coco reluctantly agrees to dog-sit in Jane-s luxurious home, she soon discovers how much things can change in just a matter of days.-It turns out Jane-s house comes complete with an unexpected houseguest: Leslie Baxter, a dashing but down-to-earth British actor who-s fleeing a psycho ex-girlfriend. Their worlds couldn-t be more different. The attraction couldn-t be more immediate. Suddenly Coco is seeing things differently: Leslie is not just a celebrity, he-s a single dad to an adorable six-year-old girl. Her mother is not just a self-centered walking advertisement for great cosmetic surgery, she-s a woman in love, with vulnerability and new insight. And Jane and Liz are about to take the bravest plunge of all-into parenthood. As Coco contemplates a future with one of Hollywood-s hottest stars, as her mother and sister settle into their lives, old wounds are healed and new familes are formed-some traditional, some not so traditional, but all bonded by love.With wit and intelligence, Danielle Steel-s new novel explores love in all its guises, taking us into the lives of three unusual but wonderfully real couples. Funny, sexy, and wise, One Day at a Time is at once moving, thought provoking, and utterly impossible to put down.