Power Play: A Novel

De: Danielle Steel

Narrado por: Dan John Miller

In Northern California two successful CEOs are both indispensable to their growing companies' futures. Both are brilliant at the power game. But the difference between them is huge. One is a man, the other a woman. In this riveting novel, Danielle Steel explores what that means as she takes listeners into the rarefied world of those at the pinnacle of international business and reveals the irrevocable choices they make, what drives them, and how others perceive them.

Even though Harvard-educated Fiona Carson has proven herself under fire as CEO of National Technology Advancement, a multibillion-dollar high-tech company based in Palo Alto, California, she still has to meet the challenges of her world every day. Devoted single mother, world-class strategist, and tough negotiator, Fiona weighs every move she makes, and reserves any personal time for her children. Isolation and constant pressure are givens for her as a woman in a man's world.

Miles away in Marin County, Marshall Weston basks in the fruits of his achievements. At his side is his wife, Liz, the perfect corporate spouse, who has gladly sacrificed her own law career to raise their three children and support Marshall at every step. Smooth, shrewd, and irreproachable, Marshall is a model chief executive, and the power he wields only enhances his charisma and is his drug of choice. And to maintain his position, he harbors secrets that could destroy his life at any moment.

Like many women in her position, Fiona has sacrificed her personal life for her career, while Marshall dances dangerously close to the edge and flirts with scandal every day.

Danielle Steel's gripping, emotionally layered novel explores the seductive and damaging nature of power. Success and greed, trust and deception, love and loss - all come to a head in this compelling drama of family, careers, infidelity, and the sacrifices some people make to hold on to power…or to let it go.

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Power Play

Enjoyed this book so much along intriqué with it! Was very pleased on how thé ended! 📖

a must read.

loved it. it was definitely worth buying. i will recommend it to my fellow reads.

Great story

Just wished a female narrator had told the story on behalf of Fiona since she was the main character in this story.

Clichéd plot and lazy, boring, writing.

The female CEO is a perfect person and perfect mother constantly abused by men. The male CEO is a pompous philanderer. The moral of the story seems to be that women handle power better than men because they do not become corrupted by it. This is both sexist and scientifically invalid. Studies have shown that men and women respond to power in the same way. Power actually does increase promiscuity among both men and women. Of course, there still remains the double standard in which female promiscuity is viewed more negatively than male promiscuity--so women mind their P's and Q's better than men because the repercussions are harsher for them. But if we lived in a world where half the CEOs were women, a world where men and women were held to the same standards, men would probably behave better and women would probably behave a little worse then they do now.

Another issue this book is poor storytelling. I was surprise because I know Ms. Steel is a bestselling author. I was not very engaged because the author woulds mention so-and-so thought or said something without actually presenting the dialogue. We are told the story without experiencing it with the characters. Very boring and flat.

Finally, this particular male narrator is really not good at female voices.

Great Book

Pretty predictable but a good listen if you just need a break. from the stress in your life.