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With just the turn of a kaleidoscope, your vision on life can shift, whether it be for the better or for the worse. I would recommend Danielle Steel's story; Kaleidoscope. Not only because it's full of love, tragedy, and determination showing how easy it is for life to change in an instant, but because conveys the idea that with enough persistence, you can make your way through any situation, and that's what I love about it. Steel was born Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel in New York City to a German father and a Portuguese mother. Her father, John Schuelein-Steel, was a German-Jewish immigrant and a descendant of owners of Löwenbräu beer. Her mother, Norma da Camara Stone dos Reis, was the daughter of a Portuguese diplomat. [8] [9] [10] [11] She spent much of her childhood in France, [12] where from an early age she was included in her parents' dinner parties, giving her an opportunity to observe the habits and lives of the wealthy and famous. [10] Her parents divorced when she was eight, and she was raised primarily by her father, rarely seeing her mother. [8]

Danielle Steel has written more than 185 books, including over 141 novels. [46] Her books have been translated into 43 languages and can be found in 69 countries across the globe. [7]Her fear of flying created many challenges in the early 1980s; she went through an eight-week course based at the San Francisco airport to overcome her fear. [27] Steel married for a fifth time, to Silicon Valley financier Thomas James Perkins, but the marriage ended after four years in 2002. [28] Steel has said that her novel The Klone and I was inspired by a private joke between herself and Perkins. [29] In 2006, Perkins dedicated his novel Sex and the Single Zillionaire to Steel. Second, John meets the middle daughter, Alexandra ( Patricia Kalember), who was adopted by Margaret ( Colleen Dewhurst), and currently resides in South Carolina as the wife of Senator Henry ( Terry O'Quinn). She has a rich social life and two lovely daughters, though feels that her husband treats her more as a servant than as a loving wife. When John arrives in town, he first speaks to Margaret, through whom he learns that Alexandra is not aware that she is adopted. Margaret tries to prevent John from telling Alexandra the truth, but realizing that she cannot, she decides to tell her daughter the truth herself. Alexandra assures Margaret that she still sees her as her real mother, though blames her that she never informed her about having two sisters. Henry feels that the situation could cause a scandal and ruin his political career. Despite his objection, Alexandra eagerly agrees to meet her sisters and Mr. Chapman at his Connecticut mansion.