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Ratings: ★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
Genre: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary Romance / Drama / Women's Fiction

Book Review:
''Safe Harbour'' by Danielle Steel is an unforgettable story of survival and the extraordinary acts of faith and courage that bring—and keep—families together. On a wind-swept summer day, as the fog rolls across the San Francisco coastline, a solitary figure walks down the beach, a dog at her side. Eleven-year-old Pip Mackenzie's young life has already been touched by tragedy; nine months before, a terrible accident plunged her mother, Ophelie, into inconsolable grief.

But on this chilly July afternoon, Pip meets artist Matt Bowles, who offers to teach the girl to draw—and can't help but notice her beautiful, lonely mother. Matt senses something magical about Pip, who reminds him of his own daughter at that age, before a bitter divorce tore his family apart. At first, Ophelie is thrown off-balance by her daughter's new companion—until she realizes how much joy he is bringing into their lives. Slowly, mother and daughter begin to heal, to laugh again, to rediscover what they have lost.

As Matt confronts unfinished business from his past, and Ophelie is struck by a stunning betrayal, out of the darkness that has shadowed them both comes an unexpected gift of hope. This is a story of triumph and a moving elegy to those who suffer and survive. Steele's most powerful and life-affirming novel to date. Highly recommended!