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In her fifty-ninth bestselling novel, Danielle Steel tells an unforgettable story of survival...of how two different people who lost everything find hope...and of the extraordinary acts of faith and courage that bring —and keep— families together...
On a windswept summer day, as the fog rolls across the San Francisco coastline, a solitary figure walks down the beach, a dog at her side. At eleven, Pip Mackenzie's young life was already touched by tragedy; nine months before, an awful accident plunged her mother into inconsolable grief. But on this chilly July afternoon, Pip meets someone who fills her sad gray world with color and light. And in her innocence and in his kindness, a spark will be kindled, lives will be changed, and a journey of hope will start.
From the moment the curly-haired girl walks up to his easel on the sand, Matt Bowles senses something magical about her. Pip reminds him of his own daughter at that age, before a bitter divorce tore his family apart and swept his children halfway across the world. With her own mother, Ophélie, retreating deeper into her grief, Pip spends her summer at the shore the way lonely children do: watching the glittering waters and rushing clouds, daydreaming and remembering how things used to be. That's, until she meets artist Matt Bowles, who offers to instruct the girl to draw—and can't help but notice her beautiful, lonely mother. Initially, Ophélie is thrown off balance by her daughter's new companion—until she realizes how much joy he is bringing to their lives, despite the sadness she sees in his eyes. As their newfound friend works his subtle magic, mother and daughter slowly get started to heal, to laugh again, to rediscover what they have lost.
When summer ends, and Ophélie and Pip must leave the beach for the town, the season of healing continues. Gathering her newfound strength, Ophélie commences a volunteer job at a city outreach program, where she works with the homeless, and can no longer disregard the blessings in her own life. But as soul-sharing calls and autumn beach getaways deepen Ophélie and Matt's friendship, fate strikes another blow. Out of nowhere, Matt must confront unfinished business from his past. Days later, Ophélie is struck by a sensational betrayal by someone she trusts. So when these events reverberate in two already wounded hearts, something extraordinary happens. From the darkness that has shadowed them both comes an unexpected surprise of hope.
With grace and compassion, Danielle Steel explores the fragile bonds between mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, family and lifelong friends. Her haunting, impassioned novel takes us across the complex landscape of loss—to the blessings that arise from even the darkest tragedies. At once a story of triumph and a moving elegy to those who suffer and survive, Safe Harbour is perhaps her most powerful and life-affirming novel up to now.
From the Hardcover edition.
