u003cbu003eu003ciu003eNEW YORK TIMESu003c/iu003e BESTSELLERu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e From Danielle Steel comes a heartwarming and inspirational novel about a mother and daughter who face challenges, cope with celebrity, and overcome tragedy while maintaining the outward appearance of . . .u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003eA PERFECT LIFEu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e The epitome of intelligence, high-powered energy, and grace, Blaise McCarthy is an icon in the world of television news, asking the tough questions and taking on the emotionally charged issues of world affairs and politics with courage and insight. A single mother, she manages her well-ordered career meticulously, always prepared on the air or interviewing world-renowned figures and heads of state. To her audience, Blaise seems to have it all. But privately, and off the set, there is another untold story she has kept hidden for years.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Blaise's teenage daughter, Salima, was blinded by Type 1 diabetes in childhood, and her needs have kept her away in a year-round boarding school with full-time medical care and assistance ever since. When Salima's school closes after a tragedy, Salima returns to her mother's New York City apartment, and suddenly they face challenges they've never had to deal with before, and that Blaise feels ill-equipped to handle. A new caretaker provided by Salima's school creates as many problems as he solves. Handsome, accomplished, thirty-two-year-old Simon Ward, with strong opinions on every topic, questions how mother and daughter view themselves and each other. Simon opens new doors for both of them and refuses to accept Salima's physical limitations. He turns their world upside down, and the three become friends.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Then everything starts to unravel and Blaise can't keep her two worlds separate anymore. A beautiful young anchorwoman is hired at the network; it is no secret that she is being groomed to take Blaise's place. Her career as she has known it is threatened, and her previously well-ordered life feels totally out of control. For the first time, Blaise's life is not perfect, but real.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e In this unforgettable tale, the incomparable Danielle Steel has written a novel that pulsates with emotion and honesty as three people face the truth about themselves. u003ciu003eA Perfect Lifeu003c/iu003e is about what we do when facades fall away and we can no longer run from the truth. As old ideas fail, everything changes, and life is suddenly brand-new.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003ePraise for u003ciu003eA Perfect Lifeu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eu003ciu003e u003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e "A classic Steel story, with a mother and daughter keeping up appearances as they overcome tragedy and learn a thing or two about themselves."u003cbu003e--u003ciu003eLibrary Journalu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "It's the lessons learned by the mother-daughter duo about love, loyalty and family that bring them closer together than ever before in Steel's latest heartwarming page-turner."u003cbu003e--u003ciu003eCloser Weeklyu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003ciu003eFrom the Hardcover edition.u003c/iu003e
