Granny Dan

De: Danielle Steel

Narrado por: Patrice Donnell, Lewis Arlt

In my eyes she had always been old, always been mine, always been Granny Dan. But in another time, another place, there had been dancing, people, laughter, love. . . . She had had another life before she came to us, long before she came to me. . . .

She was the cherished grandmother who sang songs in Russian, loved to roller-skate, and spoke little of her past. But when Granny Dan died, all that remained was a box wrapped in brown paper, tied with string. Inside, an old pair of satin toe shoes, a gold locket, and a stack of letters tied with ribbon. It was her legacy, her secret past, waiting to be discovered by the granddaughter who loved her but never really knew her. It was a story waiting to be told. . . .

The year was 1902. A new century was dawning as a motherless young girl arrived at a ballet school in St. Petersburg, Russia, at the age of seven. By age seventeen, Danina Petroskova had become a great ballerina, a favorite of the Czar and Czarina, who welcomed her into the heart of the Imperial family. But events both near and far away shook the ground upon which she danced. A war, an extraordinary man, and a devastating illness altered the course of her life. And when revolution shattered Russia, Danina Petroskova was forced to make a heartbreaking choice—as the world around her was about to change forever.

Granny Dan is about the magic of history. In it, Danielle Steel reminds us how little we know of those who came before us—and how, if we could only glimpse into their early lives, and see who they once were, there is so much we would understand and learn. For in this extraordinary novel, a simple box, filled with mementos from a grandmother, offers the greatest legacy of all: an unexpected gift of a life transformed, a long-forgotten history of youth and beauty, love and dreams.©1999 Danielle Steel; (P)1999 Random House, Inc., All Rights Reserved, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House, Inc.

Such a beautiful story!!

I read this book in 1996 and I often thought about this book. I have been listening to audio books lately and found Granny Dan a had to listen to it. I am so in love with their love story!! I was sad that it ended and could of listen several more hours.

One of the best stories ever!

My only regret is that this story was not longer!
It is one of the best stories ever!
Learned so much
Romantic and educational 😏

excellent

enjoyed every word and the book was an inspiration to all ballet dancers. I would read this again.

GRANNY DAN

Awesome, poignant, remarkable story. VERY WELL WRITTEN. HATED TO HEAR THE STORY END WANT IT TO NEVER STOP. WONDERFULLY WELL WRITTEN & NARRATED!!!

BEAUTIFUL STORY !!!

I cried .... and cried !! It was a wonderful story.
I will probably listen to it again.