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Every girl makes alternatives. And no-one has made more difficult alternatives than Olivia Grayson. The enormously successful businesswoman skipped out on a lot of her children's lives while she built her famous home-furnishings empire. In Danielle Steel's character-rich book, Olivia faces days gone by, attempts to balance the present and make amends where scheduled, while still running her significantly successful business. As a means of earning up to them for time lost, Olivia spends months each year planning for a holiday break that everyone in her family will love. This summer she has arranged a goal trip in the Mediterranean on a luxurious yacht, which she hopes will be the most memorable getaway of all. Her luxurious gesture annually expresses her love for these people, and regret at all the important times she skipped during her children's more radiant years. Her more radiant princess, Cassie, a hip London music developer, refuses the invitation entirely, as she does indeed every year. Her older princess, Liz, lives in her mother's shadow, with a terror of inability as she attempts to capture her imagine being a copy writer. And her sons, John and Phillip, help Olivia, for better or worse, with wives who want they didn't. In the splendor of the Riviera, this should be a summer to keep in mind, with Olivia's children, grandchildren, and daughters-in-law on board. But much like any family gathering, there are always surprises, and no matter how glamorous the setting, things don't always turn out as one desires. Family dynamics are complicated, old disappointments perish hard, and since forgiveness and unusual revelations enter into it, new bonds are formed, and the near future takes on a brighter hue. And one at a time, with life's irony, Olivia's children find themselves committing the same "sins" for which they blamed their mom for so many years. It really is a summer of compassion, important lessons, and fact. The Sins of the Mother captures the many attributes of family love: sophisticated, challenging, funny, keen, and hopefully long lasting. Along the way, we are enthralled by an memorable heroine, a mom strong enough to have more than her fair show of the blame, wise enough to respect her children for who they are really, and forgiving enough to love them unconditionally.
