Mirror Image

De: Danielle Steel

Narrado por: John Fleming

To look at one was to see the other. For family, even the girls' own father, it was a constant guessing game. For strangers, the surprise was overwhelming. And for the twins Olivia and Victoria Henderson, two remarkable young women coming of age at the turn of the century, their bond was mysterious, marvelous, and often playful—a secret realm only they inhabited.

Olivia and Victoria were the beloved daughters of a man who never fully recovered from his wife's death bearing them in 1893. Shy, serious Olivia, born eleven minutes before her sister, had taken over the role of mother in their lush New York estate, managing not only a household but her rebellious twin's flights of fancy. Free-spirited Victoria wanted to change the world. She embraced the women's suffrage movement and dreamed of sailing to war-torn Europe. Then, in the girls' twenty-first year, as the first world war escalated overseas, a fateful choice changed their lives forever.

It began when Victoria's life was about to become a public scandal. It led to a painful decision, and brought handsome lawyer Charles Dawson into the Henderson's life and family. Hand-picked by the twins' father to save his daughter's reputation, Charles was still mourning his wife's death aboard the Titanic, struggling to raise his nine year-old son alone, determined never to lose his heart again. Charles wanted to believe that, for the sake of his son, he could make an unwanted marriage work. But in an act of deception that only Olivia and Victoria could manage, the twins took an irrevocable step, which changed both their lives forever; and took one of the twins to the battlefields of France, the other into a marriage she longed for but could not have.

From Manhattan society to the trenches of war-ravaged France, Mirror Image moves elegantly and dramatically through a rich and troubled era. With startling insight, Danielle Steel explores women's choices: between home and adventure, between the love for family and the passion for a cause, between sacrifice and desire. But at the heart of Mirror Image is a fascinating, realistic portrait of identical twins, two vastly different sisters who lead their lives and follow their destinies against a vivid backdrop of a world at war.©1998 Danielle Steel; (P)1998 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, a Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.

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Praise for Danielle Steel

“Steel is one of the best!”—Los Angeles Times

“Few modern writers convey the pathos of family and material life with such heartfelt empathy.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Steel pulls out all the emotional stops. . . . She delivers!”—Publishers Weekly

“What counts for the reader is the ring of authenticity.”—San Francisco Chronicle

Sister Bond

I enjoyed the idyllic life in an era of our past. Also, the sisters were so close even with personalities that were immensely different

Danielle Steel, you out did yourself.

So at fiest, I didn't know how this was going to go. I always wanted Olivia to have Charles but I had no idea this Story would twist & turn as it did.

The ending left me in Total Crocodile Tears. I am done. So sad & napping endings. Wow.

believable war time story

i love the bond between sisters. if only real life was like this storybook tale

very nice story

I love the storyline. funny, sad and the ending is just so powerful. Great book

GREAT BOOK 👍!!!

I love this book! I have listen to this book 2 times now! GREAT BOOK!

Captivating Story

This is one of Ms Steel’s finer works. I loved it. Laughed, cried, angered and frustrated throughout. I didn’t want it to end.

The bonds of sisterhood

I read this book years ago and it is one of my favorites. So when I saw it on Audible, I decided it was time to reacquaint myself with the story. Still one of my favorites. My only issue is that this is a story about sisters and, in my opinion, it should be read by a woman. I love the gentleman‘s voice, however, it doesn’t have the emotion that should have been there. Still, I love the story.

Love the twins and the history.

I adored the story. the twins, the war, balls, babies, death and of course love stories many times. Always an amazing author.

best one yet

This story really touched me I laughed I cried and I was not Even for a second disappointed

Love

I absolutely love this book. My mom had me listen to it when I was little and I’ve just re listened as an adult. Absolutely captivating story with so many complex emotions.