In my eyes, she had always been old, always been mine, always been Granny Dan. But in another time, another place, there had been dancing, people, laughter, and love...

She was the cherished grandmother who sand songs in Russia, loved to roller-skate, and spoke little of her past. But when Granny Dan Died, all that remained was a box wrapped in brown paper. Inside, an old pair of satin ballet shoes, a gold locket, and a stack of letters tied with ribbon. It was her legacy, a secret past waiting to be discovered by the granddaughter who loved her but never really knew her. It was a story waiting to be told.

The year was 1902. A motherless young girl arrived at ballet school in St Petersburg. By the age of seventees Danina Petroskova was forced to make a heartbreaking choice - as the world around her was about to change forever. In this extraordinary novel a simple box, filled with memories of youth and beauty, love and dreams.

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By Author: Danielle Steel - The Ranch

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In The Ranch, author Danielle Steele brings reality to the meaning of friendship.

Mary Stuart, Tanya and Zoe had been inseparable in college, but had not seen each other for twenty years or more. Marriage, motherhood and careers had kept them apart until one summer, at a sprawling ranch in Wyoming, the three women are reunited and reach out to each other again.

Once they shared everything, but now pretense between them runs high. Mary Stuart, married for twenty-two years to a Manhattan lawyer, masks the guilt and fear that her husband will never forgive her for their son's death. Tanya, a singer and rock star, enjoys all the trappings of fame & success - a mansion in Bel Air, legions of fans, and a broken heart for the children she wanted but never had, and the men who had taken advantage of her, and the tabloids that have rocked her life. Zoe has her hands full as single mother to an adopted two-year-old and as a doctor at an AIDS clinic in San Francisco until unexpected news forces her to re-evaluate both her future, and her current life.

But their friendship is still a bond they all treasure and share. For each of the women, a few weeks at the ranch brings healing and release, as old hurts are buried, ancient secrets revealed, and hope is renewed.

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