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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom 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 A PERFECT LIFEThe 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 Blaisersquos teenage daughter Salima was blinded by Type 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 Salimarsquos school closes after a tragedy Salima returns to her motherrsquos New York City apartment and suddenly they face challenges theyrsquove never had to deal with before and that Blaise feels ill-equipped to handle A new caretaker provided by Salimarsquos 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 Salimarsquos physical limitations He turns their world upside down and the three become friends Then everything starts to unravel and Blaise canrsquot 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 Blaisersquos 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 Blaisersquos life is not perfect but real 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 A Perfect Life 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-newPraise for A Perfect Life ldquoA classic Steel story with a mother and daughter keeping up appearances as they overcome tragedy and learn a thing or two about themselvesrdquomdashLibrary Journal ldquoItrsquos the lessons learned by the mother-daughter duo about love loyalty and family that bring them closer together than ever before in Steelrsquos latest heartwarming page-turnerrdquomdashCloser WeeklyFrom the Hardcover edition.