Against All Odds

A compelling story of love, family and betrayal from the world's favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel. STYLE. SUCCESS. SECRETS. Kate Madison’s stylish second-hand clothing shop has been a big success in New York, supporting her and her four kids since her husband’s untimely death. Now, her children have grown up and are ready to forge lives of their own. They all choose to play against the odds, much to their mother’s dismay . . . Isabelle, a dedicated attorney, falls for a client who she represents in a criminal case. She tells herself she can make a life with him – but can she? Julie, a young designer, meets a man who seems too good to be true. She gives up her job and moves to LA to be at his side, ignoring the danger signs. Justin is a struggling writer who pushes his partner for children before they’re financially or emotionally ready. Will the strain on the relationship take too high a toll? And Willie, the youngest, makes a choice that shocks them all . . . Kate – loving, supportive and outspoken – can’t keep her children from playing against the odds. Can they be beaten? The hardest lesson will be that she can’t protect the children she loves from the choices they make – but can only love them as they make them. Unwind with the world's favourite storyteller Danielle Steel in Against All Odds, a powerful family story of a mother's unconditional love.Kate Madison’s stylish boutique has been a big success in New York, supporting her and her four children since her husband’s untimely death. Now, her children have grown up and are ready to forge lives of their own.Isabelle, a dedicated attorney, falls for a client in a criminal case. She tells herself she can make a life with him – but can she?Julie, a young designer, meets a man who seems too good to be true. She gives up her job and moves to Los Angeles to be at his side, ignoring the signs of danger.Justin is a struggling writer who pushes his partner for children, before they’re financially or emotionally ready.And Willie, the youngest, makes a choice that shocks them all . . .As life pulls her children in different directions, can Kate keep her family together – against all odds?