Past Perfect

Past Perfect is a spellbinding story of two families living a hundred years apart who open the door to an unimaginable friendship . . .

Past Perfect is a magical story of an unexpected friendship spanning a century, from the world''s favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel. Sybil and Blake Gregory live a well-ordered, predictable Manhattan life - she as a cutting-edge design authority and museum consultant, he in high-tech investments - raising their teenagers Andrew and Caroline and six-year-old Charlie. But when Blake is offered a dream job as CEO of a start-up in San Francisco, he accepts it, without consulting his wife, and buys a magnificent, historic mansion as their new home in Pacific Heights. Past and present collide at their elegant mansion, when they meet the large and lively family who lived there a century ago. All long dead but very much alive in spirit - visible to the Gregorys and no one else. Within these enchanted rooms, it is at once 1917 and a century later. Have the Gregorys been given a perfect gift; beloved friends, a chance to relive the past and the wisdom and grace to shape the future?

Préface
Past Perfect is a spellbinding story of two families living a hundred years apart who open the door to an unimaginable friendship . . .

Auteur
Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world's most popular authors, with nearly a billion copies of her novels sold. Her recent many international bestsellers include Blue, Precious Gifts and The Apartment. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; and the children's books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood.

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Past Perfect is a spell-binding story of two families, connected by a life-changing friendship.

Sybil and Blake Gregory live a well-ordered, predictable Manhattan life - she as a cutting-edge design authority and museum consultant, he in high-tech investments - while raising their teenagers Andrew and Caroline, and six-year-old Charlie. But when Blake is offered a dream job as CEO of a start-up in San Francisco, he accepts it without consulting his wife, and buys a magnificent, historic mansion in Pacific Heights as their new home.

Past and present collide at their elegant mansion when they meet the large and lively family who lived there a century ago. All long dead, but very much alive in spirit - visible to the Gregorys and no one else. Within these enchanted rooms, it is both 1917 and a century later. Have they been given a perfect gift: beloved friends, a chance to relive the past, and the wisdom and grace to shape the future?

Résumé

Past Perfect is a magical story of an unexpected friendship spanning a century, from the world's favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel.

Sybil and Blake Gregory live a well-ordered, predictable Manhattan life she as a cutting-edge design authority and museum consultant, he in high-tech investments raising their teenagers Andrew and Caroline and six-year-old Charlie. But when Blake is offered a dream job as CEO of a start-up in San Francisco, he accepts it, without consulting his wife, and buys a magnificent, historic mansion as their new home in Pacific Heights.

Past and present collide at their elegant mansion, when they meet the large and lively family who lived there a century ago. All long dead but very much alive in spirit visible to the Gregorys and no one else. Within these enchanted rooms, it is at once 1917 and a century later. Have the Gregorys been given a perfect gift; beloved friends, a chance to relive the past and the wisdom and grace to shape the future?