Strong in the Broken Places

<p><b><i>Strong in the Broken Places</i> is an empowering novel about turning adversity into strength, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel.</b><br><br>Ex-Olympic gold medallist ice-skater and celebrated author Amelia Banning knows what it means to be a success. But behind her glimmering career, she is grappling with the loss of those who knew her best, her loyal literary agent, her beloved husband, and her skating coach, a formidable woman who not only believed in her, but raised her after the death of Amelia’s mother.<br><br>Finding solace in her loneliness by turning to the ice rink every morning, a practice that was nurtured in her since a young age from her mother, Amelia meets ambitious and scathing agent Hunter Pope. Through his encouragement, Amelia buys a beautiful beach house in the Hamptons as a retreat from her base in New York for her writing. As secrets from Hunter’s own past emerges, she must draw on her faith in herself and what she knows to be true . . .<br><br>Amelia’s life story pays homage to the good people who emerge when we need them most, the love they give us in lieu of the family we no longer have, and the strength we derive from our most painful experiences and losses. She has everything she needs to prevail and face whatever comes, and find happiness within herself.</p>