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The Long Road Home

By: Danielle Steel
Narrated by: Anthony Fusco
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Gabriella Harrison believes, as she is told, that she is to blame for her mother's rage - and her father's failure to protect her. Her world is a confusing blend of terror, betrayal, and pain. Her parents' aristocratic world is no safeguard against the abuse that knows no boundaries, and respects no person and no economic lines. Gabriella knows that, try as she might, there is no safe place for her to hide.

Even as a child, her only escape is through the stories she writes. Only writing can dull the pain of her lonely world. And when her parents' marriage collapses, Gabriella is given her first reprieve, as her father disappears, and then her mother abandons her to a convent. There, Gabriella's battered body and soul begin to mend. Amid the quiet safety and hushed rituals of the nuns, Gabriella grows into womanhood in a safe, peaceful world. Then a young priest comes into her life.

Father Joe Connors never questioned his vocation until Gabriella entered the confessional and shared her soul. Confession leads to friendship. And friendship grows dangerously into love...

©1998 Danielle Steel (P)1998 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, a Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.

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What a sad story

This is by far one of the most despair-filled stories I've ever read, at times extreme - at the same time, it kept my interest throughout, and I would recommend it.

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AWESOME!

This was a great book. I couldn't turn it off.

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The Long Road Home

In my opinion, this is the most moving book that Danielle Steel has ever written. I would highly recommend it.

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Graphic, Moving and Intense

Not your typical chic lit...enjoyable because of the depth of the characters and the compassion it illicits. I would recommend it but don't expect it to be to uplifting. Evokes emotions.

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Excellent!

An amazing story! Not a cheerful story , though. Very difficult to read , if you’ve been abused. But , the writer does leave the reader , with a feeling of hope and a feeling of strength and peace

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Couldn’t stop listening

I loved this book all the way through. I listen to books on my long drives, and with this book I never wanted to get out of the car!

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The most depressing book I ever read

This book is so unlike any of D. Steel books and I would not recommend it to anyone.

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Heartbreaking

This was one of the saddest books I've read so far by D.S. and it was a good one.

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The truth will set you free.

It was well written and well performed. It dealt brilliantly with an important issue, Lon swept under the rug, child abuse. I suffered it myself and the book was one more tool for healing and recovery for me. It’s important to get that an bused child is not at fault for the abuse they suffer. It is totally on the abuser. In that realization is freedom from the abuse that lives in us long after the abuser is gone. In that knowledge I can let go and be me, the greatness of who I am. Thank you Danielle Steele. Mary Louise

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Incredible story

Amazing story. I loved and hated this story! It was about good and evil. I found it almost exhausting at times; and then, exhilarating to understand the strength of the human spirit and the amount of pain and abuse that one person can endure.

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  • 03-17-19

excellent story and the best narrator i have liste

excellent story and narrator was the best to date. cruel start but good end up

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  • Jaqi Wright
  • 06-30-18

Couldn’t turn it off !!

Beautifully read, couldn’t take a break from it I was so engrossed in the story, so well written and heartbreaking at times but didn’t want it to end . Thank you

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  • Pixie
  • 04-30-18

Great read!

very sad but a good listen... Really enjoyed it...I I I I I I I

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  • beverley myton
  • 05-12-16

Hate, love redemption and a happy ending against the odds

Good overall performanceI could not put this book down. It was tragic and I was affected by the abuse and at one stage I thought I could not go on. It was a book of sadness a woman fighting for her life against the odds. It's also a love story that shows relationships under the microscope. A well written book.

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  • Joyce
  • 05-11-16

The long road home

A really enjoyable read as always from Danielle Steele. Personally I think one of her best.

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  • 07-21-21

excellent,

Another great book by Danielle Steel . Can't wait to start the next one. Excellent audio keep them coming. Thank you.

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  • Rowena Brookes
  • 11-14-19

Terribly violent and sad

I have read all of DS books and was shocked by the violence and sadness in this one. Not a bad book but certainly one that could trigger people with history of abuse.

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  • Melissa Peri
  • 07-02-19

Classic DS

Narration by Anthony Fusco was excellent. Storyline in the beginning was an emotionally challenging topic however a good storyline overall.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 02-03-19

Great!!

Really enjoyed listening to this book, narrater did a splendid job reading this very good book

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  • carol Vona
  • 10-28-17

Totally amazing

At first I was very emotional when listening to this book. It is very gripping. This book is full of life happenings and very easy to follow. The narrator is excellent. I love Danielle Steele books.

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  • heather
  • 02-13-16

The long road home

This is the second time I have read this story fist time I read in paperback book and the second time withAnthony Fusco both times I find it great and I have several friends I hand the books onto and they enjoy them as much as I do

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