The restoration of a majestic old home provides the exhilarating backdrop for Danielle Steelrsquos th bestselling novel the story of a young womanrsquos dream an old manrsquos gift and the surprises that await us behind every closed doorhellip Perched on a hill overlooking San Francisco the house was magnificent built in by a wealthy man for the woman he adored For her and for this house he would spare no expense and overlook no detail from the endless marble floors to the glittering chandeliers Almost a century later with the once-grand house now in disrepair a young woman walks through its empty rooms Sarah Anderson a perfectly sensible estate lawyer is about to do something utterly out of character An elderly client has died and left her two gifts One is a generous inheritance The other a priceless message to use his money for something wonderful something daring And in this old house surrounded by crumbling grandeur Sarah knows just what it is A respected attorney and self-described workaholic Sarah had always lived life by the book With a steady if sputtering relationship and a tiny apartment that has suited her just fine Sarah cannot explain the force that draws her to the mansion and its historyndashto the story of a woman who once lived in the house then mysteriously left it to a child who grew up there and a drama that unfolded in war-torn Francehellipand to a history she never knew she had Taking the biggest risk of her life Sarah enlists the help of architect Jeff Parker who shares Sarahrsquos passion for bringing the exquisite old house back to life As she and Jeff work to restore the homersquos every detail as one relationship shatters and another begins Sarah makes a series of powerful discoveries about the true meaning of a dying manrsquos last gifthellipabout the extraordinary legacies that are passed from generation to generationhellipand about a future shersquos only just beginning to imagine In a novel of daring and hope of embracing life and taking chances Danielle Steel brilliantly captures one womanrsquos courageous choice to pour herself into a dreamndashand receive its gifts in return.
