The Kiss
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- Author：Danielle Steel
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Summary
Isabelle Forrester is the wife of a prominent Parisian banker who has long since shut her out of his heart。 For years， Isabelle has lived a life of isolation， caring for her desperately ill son and her teenage daughter。 She allows herself one secret pleasure: a long-distance friendship with a Washington power broker who， like Isabelle， is trapped in an empty marriage。 To Bill Robinson， Isabelle is a godsend， a kindred spirit who touches him across the miles。 Their relationship is a lifeline that sustains them both through the heartache of marriages they will not betray。 Agreeing to meet for a few innocent days in London， Isabelle and Bill find their friendship changing。 Then， amid the sudden crash of steel， they are thrust onto a new path fraught with pain but also with possibility。
Now， inside a London hospital， Isabelle and Bill cling to life。 In the weeks that follow， they traverse a road to recovery littered with challenges of the body， spirit， and heart。 Together， they must find the strength to embrace life again。 But changing relationships and another loss conspire to separate them once more。 And this time they could lose each other forever。
In a novel that is as compelling as it is compassionate， Danielle Steel weaves a story of courage in the face of unimaginable loss， exploring the strength it takes to conquer our greatest fears， showing us how the toughest choices can yield the most unexpected rewards 。。。 and how the longest journeys can begin with a single kiss。
Now， inside a London hospital， Isabelle and Bill cling to life。 In the weeks that follow， they traverse a road to recovery littered with challenges of the body， spirit， and heart。 Together， they must find the strength to embrace life again。 But changing relationships and another loss conspire to separate them once more。 And this time they could lose each other forever。
In a novel that is as compelling as it is compassionate， Danielle Steel weaves a story of courage in the face of unimaginable loss， exploring the strength it takes to conquer our greatest fears， showing us how the toughest choices can yield the most unexpected rewards 。。。 and how the longest journeys can begin with a single kiss。
Reviews
Debbie Harr
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Very good but made me cry！
Sanna
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Malande
Aldra Modin
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The Kiss is beautiful， emotional， well-written。。。but slightly repetitive。I adore Bill。 He is everything I would like in an older guy。 He's smart， endearing and astute and I can see why Isabelle fell the way she did。 Who wouldn't？I did appreciate the sentimental scenes especially the ones surrounding her sickly son but I also thought that they were a bit overmentioned。 I understand that the characters have a bit of a。。。stagnant life， but I still think if the story was shorter it would have had th The Kiss is beautiful， emotional， well-written。。。but slightly repetitive。I adore Bill。 He is everything I would like in an older guy。 He's smart， endearing and astute and I can see why Isabelle fell the way she did。 Who wouldn't？I did appreciate the sentimental scenes especially the ones surrounding her sickly son but I also thought that they were a bit overmentioned。 I understand that the characters have a bit of a。。。stagnant life， but I still think if the story was shorter it would have had the same emotional impact。 I also thought that Isabelle should have figured out （view spoiler）[her husband's infidelity sooner rather than later （hide spoiler）] as that would have also eliminated a lot of unnecessary scenes。That said， it's still not an easy read。 You'll feel terribly sorry for the FMC。 Emotions will run high with this one （or maybe I'm just naturally emotional）。 Either way， I was really glad for the happy ending and I'm proud that Isabelle finally found the courage to fight for something she loved and cared about。 The character development was good in this one， if not outstanding。 。。。more
Patty Beverly
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Danielle Steel gentager sig meget i denne bog og gentagelser gør det lidt kedeligt i længden。 Det føles som om at hun har gang i for mange bøger på én gang og derfor glemmer， hvad hun tidligere har skrevet。 Desværre。 Dog er hun stadig en af mine yndlings forfattere， denne bog er dog bare ikke en af de bedste :-） Det er i hvertfald ikke en bog， som jeg vil læse igen lige foreløbig。Danielle Steel repeat herself a lot in the book ， that makes the book kind of boring - yet she is still one of my fav Danielle Steel gentager sig meget i denne bog og gentagelser gør det lidt kedeligt i længden。 Det føles som om at hun har gang i for mange bøger på én gang og derfor glemmer， hvad hun tidligere har skrevet。 Desværre。 Dog er hun stadig en af mine yndlings forfattere， denne bog er dog bare ikke en af de bedste :-） Det er i hvertfald ikke en bog， som jeg vil læse igen lige foreløbig。Danielle Steel repeat herself a lot in the book ， that makes the book kind of boring - yet she is still one of my favorite writers。。 。。。more
Mbtanner61
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All I have to say is， why is there always tragedy in DS novels？
Roop Kanwar
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First Book That Introduced Me To Fiction
Vicky Connelly
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One of the most important decisions one makes in life is to marry the right person; someone who loves you no matter what！
Shaima 。
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 قصة اجتماعية وتُطبق عبارة الحب لا يعرف المستحيل، إيزابيل وحياتها المتعبة والشاقة من برود زوجها واعتنائها بإبنها ، بيل وخيانة زوجته لُه وبعدها عدم قدرته على المشي رغم الصعوبات التي واجهوها معًا استطاعوا التحمل واخرًا اجتمعوا معًا。القبلة هي الامر الذي قلب حياتهم على عقب والذي حسن منها إيضًا。
Stefania Saviane
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Dopo le prime 23 pagine passate a leggere la descrizione dei personaggi， avevo capito che sarebbe stata una sciropposa melensa storia d'amore che trionfa sugli ostacoli。 Ma così inutile， e priva di azione， mai l'avrei immaginato。 Assolutamente inverosimile， assurda e diluita in un polpettone di descrizione di sentimenti triti。 Mi ero ripromessa di non leggere più questi romanzetti rosa， poi il nome dell'autrice e la copertina mi hanno convinto a tentare la sorte。 Mal me ne incolse。。。 Ogni tanto Dopo le prime 23 pagine passate a leggere la descrizione dei personaggi， avevo capito che sarebbe stata una sciropposa melensa storia d'amore che trionfa sugli ostacoli。 Ma così inutile， e priva di azione， mai l'avrei immaginato。 Assolutamente inverosimile， assurda e diluita in un polpettone di descrizione di sentimenti triti。 Mi ero ripromessa di non leggere più questi romanzetti rosa， poi il nome dell'autrice e la copertina mi hanno convinto a tentare la sorte。 Mal me ne incolse。。。 Ogni tanto alzavo la voce "Ma daiii" e mio marito indagava "Che succede？"。 Che dire？ Il nulla cosmico？ L'ho finito a stento， per puntiglio， ma ve lo sconsiglio。 。。。more
Fernanda
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Siento que le faltaron páginas a este libro， pero aun así me ha encantado。 😍。 Si bien me gusta más la fantasía que la romántica pura， creo que todos necesitamos leer de vez en cuando algún libro de estás características。 Verdaderamente me ha sorprendió， Danielle Steel de verdad logró que en ciertos momentos quisiera lanzar el libro por la ventana， cuando un personaje tomaba alguna desición estúpida， o cuando un personaje era terriblemente odioso。 Me hizo llorar y reír。 Creo que lo leí en el mome Siento que le faltaron páginas a este libro， pero aun así me ha encantado。 😍。 Si bien me gusta más la fantasía que la romántica pura， creo que todos necesitamos leer de vez en cuando algún libro de estás características。 Verdaderamente me ha sorprendió， Danielle Steel de verdad logró que en ciertos momentos quisiera lanzar el libro por la ventana， cuando un personaje tomaba alguna desición estúpida， o cuando un personaje era terriblemente odioso。 Me hizo llorar y reír。 Creo que lo leí en el momento justo， quizás si lo hubiera leído más tarde o mucho antes， no me hubiera gustado tanto。 Puede que también haya influenciado， el hecho de que la edición que yo tengo de este libro es de segunda， tercera， cuarta mano。 Lo compré en oferta en una feria y me costó muy barato， la edición está muy desgastada e incluso las hojas estaba pegadas a causa de la humedad， pero el hecho que este libro haya sido leído antes por otras personas le da otro toque。 En definitiva agradezco que haya llegado a mis manos 😍🥰📚 。。。more
Chelsea
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The first 2 chapters were so repetitive and scattered。 Very amateur writing。 Got better after that but had to push myself to get through the first chapters。
Patricia Timms
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I loved it！ Was surprised at seeing negative reviews！ The story was good and the ending happy。。 was actually not sure if it would be a happy one。。 I love her attention to detail😀
Chellbian
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This was not the usual feel good story I would expect from Danielle Steel and that would have been ok if it wasn’t so boring。 I didn’t want to hear about the characters and their feelings by the end of it。 I couldn’t give it 1* as I did at least finish it （and I reserve 1* for unfinished books） so 2* are given begrudgingly。
Gracie Boissel
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Great book
Diane Cline
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This book had so much feeling 。。。 Isabella has so much trams and sorrow 。 I really enjoyed this book
Paschalis
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elibrary
Delgerjargal
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I'm not going to say i loved this book。 Because this was not good。 But i did love how she describes the characters。 BUT she repeats the story and what you've already read。 Just not good。 I'm not going to say i loved this book。 Because this was not good。 But i did love how she describes the characters。 BUT she repeats the story and what you've already read。 Just not good。 。。。more
Veronika Shrigley
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Danielle Steele always leaves you with some life lessons to ponder about。
Connlou Ross
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Steel's 53 novel。 A wife puts up with a disabled child while the husband goes on with his work and life without any input to raise the child。 It was so heartbreaking to see her struggles。 She finds solace with someone else。 Something comes to light about her husband near the end of the novel that takes Isabelle by surprise。 Can people really be so blind？ Steel's 53 novel。 A wife puts up with a disabled child while the husband goes on with his work and life without any input to raise the child。 It was so heartbreaking to see her struggles。 She finds solace with someone else。 Something comes to light about her husband near the end of the novel that takes Isabelle by surprise。 Can people really be so blind？ 。。。more
Dolores
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A little long at timesThere are some parts that were too repetitive。 And the end is just one page which doesn't feel as a good closure。 A little long at timesThere are some parts that were too repetitive。 And the end is just one page which doesn't feel as a good closure。 。。。more
Diana
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This is the story of a woman who has a baby prematurely。 The baby （even as he grows into a child） is never healthy。 The woman dedicates her life to taking care of the boy。 The father blames the mother for the child being premature and sickly。 He never really likes the boy and is disrespectful to the mother。 He does whatever he wants。 He goes away on business trips and doesn't tell the wife where he is going or when he will be back。 One night the father takes the mother to a business supper， he d This is the story of a woman who has a baby prematurely。 The baby （even as he grows into a child） is never healthy。 The woman dedicates her life to taking care of the boy。 The father blames the mother for the child being premature and sickly。 He never really likes the boy and is disrespectful to the mother。 He does whatever he wants。 He goes away on business trips and doesn't tell the wife where he is going or when he will be back。 One night the father takes the mother to a business supper， he doesn't sit by her， but a very interesting man does。 They strike up a friendship， nothing that is physical。 It is an thought provoking book as I have seen families that have a child with a disability and it seems like this happens in many of these relationships。 。。。more
bonnie foxwell
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The KissFantastic book。 book。 Could not put it down。 Loved the characters and the story line。 You will not be disappointed。
Susan
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This is one of the best books I’ve ever read by Danielle Steel。 Usually her books are predictable， but this one wasn’t。 There were a few plot twists that drew me in and kept me interested。
Barbara Neal
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I had read some of Danielle Steel books。But this is was one of the best one's I have read。 I had read some of Danielle Steel books。But this is was one of the best one's I have read。 。。。more
Julie
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Another perfect read Loved it ，love through the eyes of two people who were destined for each other 。And they eventually made 。。。
Desirée Rodríguez ayala
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Muy fiel a su estilo la escritora da muchas vueltas comentando lo mismo mil veces。。 pero la historia en si。。 me gustó mucho！！ una lectora con un toque inclusivo， dando un mirada desde el lado que muchas veces la sociedad juzga tanto。。
Lynne Capehart
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This is the first book I have read by Danielle Steele， and it will be my last。 I agree with other reviewers about the repetition。 I began to feel like she thought I was stupid and couldn't remember things from one chapter to the next。 And it wasn't that things were repeated once。 No， they were repeated repeatedly。 I also had a very difficult time with the writing style。 I didn't feel that DS was getting me very close to the characters。 Instead of a book where I felt like I was living with the ch This is the first book I have read by Danielle Steele， and it will be my last。 I agree with other reviewers about the repetition。 I began to feel like she thought I was stupid and couldn't remember things from one chapter to the next。 And it wasn't that things were repeated once。 No， they were repeated repeatedly。 I also had a very difficult time with the writing style。 I didn't feel that DS was getting me very close to the characters。 Instead of a book where I felt like I was living with the characters and very absorbed in the plot， it seemed like this book was a hands off description of what was happening。 It's hard to explain， but I felt like the book was describing itself rather than being itself。 I did like the plot although I got a little ticked with Bill and his desire to make decisions for other people。 。。。more
Romany Adams
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In one word: gorgeous。
Tina Barr
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One of my favorite books I am going to reread this book
Tamara Maksimović
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Sladunjavo， ravno telenoveli。 Spisateljica ima glupu naviku da jednu te istu stvar spomene po nekoliko puta u pasusu， što je izuzetno naporno kada se podvlači kroz poglavlje ili ceo roman。
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