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But when Pattie makes a sudden visit to Brad, it only takes her one look at Brad to convince her of her suspicions. Pulang ke Amerika, Sang Ibu yg bertangan besi sangat membenci Serena dan memaksa Serena utk menandatangi surat persetujuan agar Serena tdk mendapat sesenpun harta Brad apabila Brad nanti meninggalkannya. Dan ketika Brad meninggal akibat perang di Korea, Serena tdk mempunyai uang dan tempat tinggal. Bersama Vanessa, putrinya yg msh kecil, Serena berjuang dibantu oleh Teddy, adik Brad yg juga mencintai Serena. Serena sukses berkarir sebagai model yg kemudian mempertemukannya dgn Vasili Arbus, seorang fotografer jenius tp mempunyai masa lalu suram. Mabuk kepayang, Serena menikah dgn Vasili dan pindah ke London. Tp tdk lama kemudian, Vasili yg ternyata pecandu obat-obatan menjadi mimpi buruk bagi Serena. Setelah hampir mati akibat proses persalinan, Serena akhirnya memutuskan meninggalkan Vasili dan membawa Vanessa serta bayinya yg baru lahir, Charlotte kembali ke Amerika. Tp Vasili berhasil menemukannya dan memberikan akhir yg tragis pd kehidupan Serena. Her first novel, Going Home, was published in 1973. The novel contained many of the themes that her writing would become well known for, including a focus on family issues and human relationships. Her relationship with her second husband influenced Passion's Promise and Now and Forever, the two novels that launched her career. [11] With the success of her fourth book, The Promise, she became a participant in San Francisco high society. [11] 1981–1996: Fame and expansion to new genres [ edit ] Twenty-two of her books have been adapted for television, [40] including two that have received Golden Globe nominations. One is Jewels, the story of the survival of a woman and her children in World War II Europe, and the family's eventual rebirth as one of the greatest jewelry houses in Europe. [17] Columbia Pictures was the first movie studio to make an offer for one of her novels, purchasing the rights to The Ghost in 1998. [40] Steel also reached an agreement with New Line Home Entertainment in 2005 to sell the film rights to 30 of her novels for DVDs. [41] Writing process [ edit ] Steel spends two to three years on each book, juggling multiple projects at once. According to Steel, once she has an idea for a story, her first step is to make notes, which are mostly about the characters. She told The New York Times in 2018: "I make notes for a while before I start work on the outline. The notes are usually more about the characters. I need to know the characters really well before I start — who they are, how they think, how they feel, what has happened to them, how they grew up." [42] In a 2019 interview with The Guardian, she reported often spending 20- to 30-hour periods on her typewriter, gaining her attention and criticism. [43] [44]

She is hoping to get a job cleaning her old house...the house is being rented from the Army. A major is in residence. Margailla the old housekeeper will help her in her old house, her only family.The book is divided into parts: early years and the survival years. After so much pain and sorrow she's had to get a job and watch her brother in law go to war. Steel started writing stories as a child, and by her late teens had begun writing poetry. [13] Raised Catholic, she thought of becoming a nun during her early years. [14] A 1965 graduate of the Lycée Français de New York, [15] she studied literature design and fashion design, [13] first at Parsons School of Design and then at New York University. [16] Career [ edit ] 1965–1971: Career beginnings [ edit ]

With Serena rightfully his, neither of the two can ignore the harsh reality that awaits for them in America; will the prestigious Fullerton family accept Serena?Williams, Lance (September 21, 1997). "Novelist Danielle Steel's son dies". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved April 19, 2007.