Joy

<p><b><i>Joy </i>is an unforgettable story about a determined young woman and her voyage of self-discovery, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel.</b><br><br>Allegra Dixon has never felt loved or wanted. Rejected by her mother &ndash; a cold, beautiful socialite &ndash; and her absentee military father, Allegra&rsquo;s only escape from her lonely existence is through books and her own rich fantasy world.<br><br>When she marries her childhood sweetheart, Shepherd Williams, it seems Allegra&rsquo;s life has finally taken a turn for the better. But as Shep is pulled into the dark world of military conflict, he is slowly destroyed by the horrors he has seen in combat, and becomes a dangerous man that Allegra doesn&rsquo;t recognize.<br><br>Desperate for a fresh start, Allegra leaves a job she loves in New York and moves to California to start a new life. She takes a job as assistant to film score composer Henry Platt, a man with a reputation for creative genius and an intense, frenetic personality.<br><br><b>As new opportunities arise and hard challenges continue to bar her path to happiness &ndash; can Allegra finally find the joy and fulfilment she truly deserves?</b></p>