Book description
This is the story of an extraordinary boy with a brilliant mind, a
heart of gold and a tortured soul.'
From the day he was born, Nick Traina was his mother's joy. By
nineteen, he was dead. This is Danielle Steel's powerful story of the
son she lost and the lessons she learned during his courageous battle
against darkness. Sharing tender, painful memories, Steel brings us a
haunting duet between and singular young man and the mother who loved
him - and a harrowing portrait of a masked killer called manic depression.
Nick rocketed through life like a shooting star. He spoke in full
sentences at the age of one. He was a brilliant, charming child who
never slept. His gift for writing was extraordinary, his musical
talent promised a golden future. But by the time he entered junior
high, he was hurtling towards disaster. His mother tried desperately
to get him the help he needed - the opening salvos for what would
become a ferocious battle for his life.
At once a loving legacy and an unsparing depiction of a devastating
illness, Danielle Steel's tribute to her lost son is a gift of life,
hope, healing and understanding to us all. 'I want to share the story,
and the pain, the courage, the love, and what I learned in living
through it...My hope is that someone will be able to use what we
learned, and save a life with it'
Danielle Steel
has been hailed as one of the world's most popular authors, with over
530 million copies of her novels sold. Her many international
bestsellers include
Second Chance
,
Ransom
,
Safe Harbour
,
Johnny Angel
,
Dating Game
,
Answered Prayers
,
Sunset in St. Tropez
, 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. Visit the Danielle
Steel Web Site at www. daniellesteel. com.
