
44 Charles Street
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Narrated by:
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Arthur Morey
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By:
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Danielle Steel
About this listen
The plumbing was prone to leaks, the furniture rescued from garage sales. And every square inch was being devotedly restored to its original splendor - even as a relationship fell to pieces. Now Francesca Thayer, newly separated from her lawyer boyfriend Todd, is desperate. The owner of a struggling art gallery, and suddenly the sole mortgage payer on her Greenwich Village townhouse, Francesca does the math and then the unimaginable. She puts out an advertisement for boarders. Soon her house becomes a whole new world.
First comes Eileen, a fresh, pretty L.A. transplant, now a New York City schoolteacher. Then there’s Chris, a young father struggling with a troubled ex-wife and the challenge of parenting a seven-year-old son who visits every other weekend. The final tenant is Marya, a celebrated cookbook author hoping to start a new chapter in her life after the death of her husband. As Francesca’s art gallery begins to find its footing and Todd moves on to another woman, she discovers that her accidental tenants have become the most important people in her life. As the roommates bond, and the house fills with the aroma of Marya’s exquisite cuisine, there are shadows as well as light. Naïve Eileen explores the precarious boundaries of online dating with a series of strangers. Chris’s custody fight for his son escalates to devastating levels. Marya faces an unexpected choice that will take her into untested waters. And Francesca herself will contemplate what had seemed impossible: opening her heart once more.
Over the course of one amazing, unforgettable, ultimately life-changing year, the house at 44 Charles Street fills with laughter, heartbreak, and, always, hope. In the hands of master storyteller Danielle Steel, it’s a place those who visit will never want to leave.
©2011 Danielle Steel (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.With Todd now gone she decides to reluctantly take in 3 tenants.
Eileen is a young teacher with a troubled past due to physical abuse via her father, her Sunny demeanour covers a multitude of problems
Chris is a newly divorced father who shares custody with his drug addict wife and has an adorable son.
Marya is a famous cookery writer who makes the most exquisite dishes, she is trying to start her life again after the death of her husband.
As cautious as Francesca is she finds she is making firm friends with her tenants bit by bit as she is getting to know them.
In time we see the evidence that one of her tenants has gone from one abuse to another which ends in tragedy
One tenant is going through torture trying to fight a custody battle that highlights the total denial that a drug addict with parents of influence think it’s right to keep a child in an unsafe environment
One tenant who is finding her feet as she navigates dipping her toe into a possible relationship with a French chef who has been after her for years
And a possible future for Francesca with a new love who has been right in front of her for months.
The story is mostly predictable but easy to read/listen, but enjoyable
*Rocky Road to Love*
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brilliant!!!
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Boring!
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