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Past Perfect

By: Danielle Steel
Narrated by: Jim Frangione
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From number one New York Times best-selling author Danielle Steel, Past Perfect is a spellbinding story of two families living 100 years apart who come together in time in a startling moment, opening the doors to rare friendship and major events in early 20th-century history.

Sybil and Blake Gregory have established a predictable, well-ordered Manhattan life - she as a cutting-edge design authority and museum consultant, he in high tech investments - raising their teenagers, Andrew and Caroline, and six-year-old Charlie. But everything changes when Blake is offered a dream job he can't resist as CEO of a start-up in San Francisco. He accepts it without consulting his wife and buys a magnificent, irresistibly underpriced historic Pacific Heights mansion as their new home.

Shocked by an earthquake the night they arrive, the past and present suddenly collide for them in the elegant mansion filled with tender memories and haunting portraits. The original inhabitants suddenly appear for a few brief minutes. In the ensuing days, they meet the large and lively family who lived there a century ago: distinguished Bertrand Butterfield and his gracious wife, Gwyneth; their sons Josiah and little Magnus; daughters Bettina and Lucy; formidable Scottish matriarch Augusta; and her eccentric brother, Angus. All long since dead. All very much alive in spirit - and visible to the Gregorys and no one else.

The two families are delighted to share elegant dinners and warm friendship. They have much to teach each other, as the Gregorys watch the past unfold while living their own modern-day lives. Within these enchanted rooms, it is at once 1917 and a century later, where the Gregorys realize they have been given a perfect gift - beloved friends and the wisdom to shape their own future with gratitude and grace from a fascinating past.

Past Perfect is Danielle Steel at her bewitching best, a novel for the ages. Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world's most popular authors, with over 650 million copies of her novels in print. Her many international best sellers include Magic, Blue, Undercover, Country, Prodigal Son, Pegasus, A Perfect Life, Power Play, Winners, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; Pure Joy, about the dogs she and her family have loved; and the children's book Pretty Minnie in Paris.

©2017 Danielle Steel (P)2017 Recorded Books

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Fascinating!

I truly loved this book and the narrator! I wish it was a series! Danielle Steele never lets you down!

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This book was very entertaining and fun for my son to listen with me--no bad language or a lot of sex. Also a new twist in a fictional story. One of the best Danielle Steele books I have read.

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Awesome

Seriously, This book would be awesome as a movie! I found it to be interesting and humorous and involved a little romantic background.

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Boring

This was not the typical Danielle Steel book. It was as if someone else wrote it. I kept waiting for the story to take off but it never did.

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BORING, JUVENILE PLOT TIRING

Started well. Lost me with the ghosts!!
Juvenile.. Net meant for an adult.
For teens.

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Not up to what I expect from Danielle Steel

This book was about ghosts which I find to be a bit far fetched. I keep thinking it would get better but it didn't.

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Ok but not too interesting

Ok but gets a little boring. Just not interesting to me. Her older books are the bomb. Newer, well they are ok and I am a fan so I will listener to all of them.

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Finally a poor story by Danielle Steel

I have always been able to count on a memorable book by DS. I read her often. But this story was the worse piece of junk that I have ever read! I would not recommend this to Rex, my dog.

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History

I absolutely enjoyed this book. I wish Danielle would write more of these types of books because I enjoy her writing very much.

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Past Perfect

I loved loved this book ! It was like getting lost in time , did not want it to end ! If only life and death was really this simple

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