Child's Play

A Novel

By: Danielle Steel

Narrated by: Dan John Miller

The lessons our children teach us are the hardest ones. What do we do when our children don't pursue our hopes for them? In this riveting new novel, Danielle Steel explores how families can evolve and grow in unexpected ways.

A senior partner at a prestigious New York law firm, Kate Morgan couldn't be prouder of her three grown children. Tamara, Anthony, and Claire all went to great schools, chose wonderful career paths, and would have made their father proud. A single mother for years after the death of her husband, Kate keeps a tight rein on her family, her career, and even her own emotions, never once asking herself if she truly knows her children...or if her hopes for them are the right ones, and what they want. She is about to find out.

During one hectic summer in Manhattan, Kate's world turns upside down. One child has been keeping an astonishing secret while another confesses to an equally shocking truth. A wonderful match and picture-book wedding are traded for a relationship that shakes her to her core. A totally inappropriate love affair and an out-of-wedlock baby complete the chaos. Challenged as a mother and as a successful independent woman herself, Kate struggles to keep up with a dizzying and escalating chain of events, and begins to realize that she has a part to play in the chaos. Because Kate too has kept secrets from her children.

Sometimes the surprising choices our children make are the right ones...better than what we wanted for them. More often than not, parenting is about letting go of our dreams and embracing theirs.

©2019 Danielle Steel (P)2019 Recorded Books

Fun and Lively

It ended all too soon. The snippets of motherhood were very realistic and endearing. The characters became fully developed with all the drama of each incident.s

great storyline

I enjoyed childs play very much, being a mother of grown children I could identify

Lovely story about acceptance in families

Only Danielle Steel can make a messy family seem normal! I love how the mother grew right along with her children.

Wonderful book. An absolutely beautiful story.

The narrator did a great job. I really enjoyed it and couldn't stop listening.

Pretty Good

I enjoyed this book, I hated Claire but overall it was a quick easy listen.

Contemporary Romance

Though it got off to a slow start, the story quickly picked up speed. Addressing the parenting challenges for this moment in history was thoughtfully and realistically portrayed.

The narration ruined it for me

The story was just Ok. It was creepy having a male narrator read the story and talk in 3rd person. Worse was the voices of the female characters.
I like Danielle Steel, but this wasnt her best.

Great characters

I liked the story kept me engaged the whole time I thought there was going to be a sick turn and a part two but it was a refreshing story

DS

Typical DS. It did not have the typical shocker she usually has in her books. Great story.

No character development

Come on, seriously? I know that these romance novel books are supposed to be cranked out in about 24 hours apiece, but even Danielle Steele, as well as she writes, needs to develop her characters. I think I really lost it when we went from this guy who was a complete, moron to the best sex she’s ever had in about the chapter. I’m sorry, I don’t like to complain, and I’m the first one to give out five star reviews. If a book is pretty good, and I remain pretty interested, but the truth has to be part parcel to the comments I made.