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Fiction. Literature. Romance. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Even the most perfect lives can be shattered in an instant. In this moving, emotionally charged novel, Danielle Steel introduces readers to an unforgettable cast of characters striving to overcome tragedy and discover the inner resources and resilience to win at life�once again. WINNERS Lily Thomas is an aspiring ski champion training for the Olympics, a young woman with her heart set on winning the gold. But in one moment, Lily�s future is changed forever, her hopes for the Olympics swept away in a tragic accident. Dr. Jessie Matthews, the neurosurgeon who operates on her that night, endures a tragedy of her own, and instantly becomes the sole support of her four young children, while her own future hangs in the balance. Bill, Lily�s father, has pinned all his hopes on his only daughter, his dreams now shattered. Other lives will entwine themselves with theirs: Joe, a financial manager, faces a ruined career at the hand of a dishonest partner. Carole, a psychologist at Mass General, is a breast cancer survivor, her body and heart scarred by what she�s been through. Teddy, with a spinal cord injury worse than Lily�s, dreams of college and becoming an artist. From the ashes of their lives, six people fight to alter the course of destiny and refuse to be defeated. When Bill builds a remarkable rehab facility for his daughter, countless lives are forever altered, and each becomes a winner. Winners is about refusing to be beaten, no matter how insurmountable the challenge. And when Lily gets on skis again and enters the Paralympics, the battle to brave life again is won. Winners is about more than surviving, it is about courage, victory, and triumph. When all appears to be lost, the battle has just begun. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Danielle Steel's Pegasus. Praise for Winners �Steel skillfully weaves the strands of the Matthews and Thomas families together in a layered story. . . . Together, they discover friendship, loyalty, and new dreams.��Publishers Weekly �[Winners] will leave readers crying and cheering.��Booklist.… (more)
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— Pat Henshaw
TITLE: Winners
Date Read: 02/15/14
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS: Fiction/2013/Random House/334 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: S/A
TIME/PLACE: Present/ Squaw Valley, CA & Denver, CO
CHARACTERS: Lily/ 17 yr-old training for Olympic ski event; Bill Thomas/father
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COMMENTS: In this story the main characters had a tragic event in their life that they all had to overcome and in the end they were winners. Lily only 17 had a skiing accident that ended her hopes for the Olympics but she learned how to adjust and lead a full life. She even learns to monoski. Her father had to accept that his daughter would not walk again & overcame this by building a center for children w/ spinal cord injuries. Dr. Jessie Matthews is a neurosurgeon and mother of 4 & very happily married until her husband dies in an auto accident. The demands and challenges of her existing job and family seem overwhelming until she is offered a new position. There are several other major characters that also come through some harrowing experiences from cancer, marital break-ups, loss of business etc. In each case we see hope and a future. An uplifting book.
This was the story of Lily a 17 year old who was in accident and became a paraplegic and how she and her dad learn to deal with it.
Before her accident Lily was training for the Olympics, how does this change that?
Because of this accident lives are changed. Danielle did
Well done
Love this author's book and can't ever seem to read them all. this one is about Lily and she's training to be an Olympic skiier. She lives with her father-her mother died when she was the age of 3.
After the accident he takes her on a world wide trip to find a doctor that
The book also follows the doctor, Jessie who operated on her for 11 hours. At the end she learns of her husband's death and she goes home to take care of the kids. Her path and Bill's meet over time as they discuss Lily's progress and he finds out about her life with the kids.
Loved hearing how Lily is at rehab and the pain and progress she has to overcome while doing class work. Others at the center help as they've been through it before.
Paying it forward in the way of a scholarship/school for others who are afflicted with the same type of injury brought tears to my eyes.
What I like the best is the different ages of those who are effected and how they strive to make the world a better place for not only them or their loved ones.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).