Fall from Grace

By: Danielle Steel

Narrated by: Luis Moreno

Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

From number one New York Times best-selling author Danielle Steel comes the gripping story of a woman who loses everything - her husband, her home, her sense of self and safety, and her freedom.

Sydney Wells' perfect life with her wealthy, devoted husband vanishes when he dies suddenly in an accident. Widowed at 49, she discovers he has failed to include her in his will. With Andrew's vicious daughters in control of his estate, and no home or money, Sydney finds a job in fashion, despite her own designer daughters' warnings. Naive, out of her element, and alone in a world of shady international deals and dishonest people, she is set up by her boss and finds herself faced with criminal prosecution.

What happens when you lose everything? Husband, safety, protection, money, and reputation gone, faced with prison, she must rebuild her own life from the bottom to the top again, with honor, resourcefulness, and dignity. Sydney finds herself, as well as courage and resilience. Taking life by the horns, she revives her own career as a talented designer, from New York to Hong Kong, risking all in an exotic, unfamiliar world. She is determined to forge a new life she can be proud of.

©2018 Danielle Steel (P)2018 Recorded Books

Fall from Grace

A fascinating story of love in the fashion industry. Starts with a tragedy and develops into a story of triumph.

More twists and turns than a bowlful of spagetti

Loved this story. Strong female characters, enough tragedy to make you cry, the lead character just has to figure it out over and over again. What would you do if you were used to living a wealthy, entitled lifestyle. Then you suddenly lost it all. I loved the twists in this story.

Dependable Read

So what do I mean by my title? Danielle Steele’s books are my go to when I want entertainment. Her books are always good and the storylines are predictable. Sometimes that what i need in a book. Fall from Grace was a good read and I’d recommend it.

Audible book isn't easy to listen to

What disappointed you about Fall from Grace?

I didn't like that a man's voice was the story of a woman. I just couldn't get into it.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I didn't get to the end. It is very hard for me to listen to this book. I will be returning it.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Luis Moreno?

A woman.

What character would you cut from Fall from Grace?

I don't know because I couldn't get into the book due to the voice.

Any additional comments?

I love reading Danielle Steel books and own almost every one she has written in hard back and some of the older ones in paperback. I collect them. I love her work but I was very disappointed in the voice given to this book. Perhaps I would have been able to listen to it if it were a voice of a woman since it's a woman's story.

Great Vacation Reading !

Great story line. The narrator was easy to listen to. I really enjoyed this book.

Wonderful read...

I truly enjoyed this book. I followed the story with compassion ad ease. Thank you Danielle Steel for delivering a winner. I highly recommend this book for the hopeless romantics.

Love to listen while at the gym.

I love to read/listen to Danielle Steel books while working out at the gym! Love

Wonderful story

Any additional comments?

This was a lovely story that illustrates how quickly one's life can be altered, only to discover that unfortunate twists of fate can lead to ultimate joy!

Basic and repetitive

I was disappointed. Steel has so many famous novels and I was not lucky picking up “Fall from Grace” as my first one. I liked some information learned about the fashion industry, including the tricks of importing goods from China and the customs’ routines. But the story itself felt like I was reading a young adult novel. The main character, Sidney, talks and acts like an immature teenager or an adult completely shielded from the world. She left the work market in her 30’s to devote herself to her family and at 49 she doesn’t talk and act only as if she had been out of the working market, but out of planet Earth. Her level of naïveté is truly unrealistic and annoying at times. The worst aspect of the novel was the incredible repetition of facts the reader already knows, every time the character reflects about what happened. The repetition of obvious facts that occurred early in the story happens not once or twice, but every couple of chapter, to the point that one says aloud, “really?” Very basic story line and extremely predictable. Based on the author’s fame, I was hoping all along that Sidney would show some dark side, or come out with something truly smart hidden behind her boring facade. Unfortunately, it never happened.

A sequel in the future?

This was a very enjoyable DS book!
The way it was written made you care for the characters very much. The ending left the door wide open for a 2nd book about the family. I hope Ms Steele will consider writing a sequel to this. I'd like to find out if Sydney and Bob get married in the future.

Wonderful story kept me glued

Love reading DS books never boring always a joy I am hooked on her books

Fantastic Book!

Very Very good Inspiring Book Indeed!

I really enjoyed it right through to the end.

Outstanding story

Danielle Steele at her very best. Fascinating characters - both good and bad - great story telling and a book to read over again.
Many thanks Danielle.

Loved the story...less enthused about the narrator

Typical Danielle Steel novel but I loved it! Didn’t like the narrator...felt he sounded breathless at times particularly at the end of sentences & I found this very offputting.

Nightime read

Really enjoyed this novel from Danielle. Give it a go,I'm sure you will agree.

strength from adversity

loved this book and admired Sydney who went from strength to strength through whatever adversity came her way and beat the odds.

Hurray. It’s a good one!

I listen to every new Danielle Steel book and over the last couple of years she’s been churning them out every couple of months with the result that they’ve all been a bit disappointing. Not so with FALL FROM GRACE which finds the author at her best once more.
A plausible plot, well crafted, great characters and that feel good factor has returned. The story was very well paced and didn’t jump all over the place, the narrator was excellent, it was a pleasure to listen to this one and makes me realise anew why I so admire Danielle Steel. Recommended.

Amazing story of fortitude, courage and hope

This latest story be DS is simply superb. One theme with many threads that on the face of it appears it may well be something that happens to so many individuals. However, whilst it highlights the lack of respect shown by the US prison service towards its inmates, it shows and reflects how humans who equally roam this earth treat others in so many different ways. It shows courage, despair, humanity at its kindest and offers hope and inspiration to all as to how not to give up when faced with adversity.