The cottage

Description

A compelling story of fame and friendship, charmed lives and private struggles.On a sunny day in Hollywood, a gleaming Rolls-Royce convertible pulls through the gates of the magnificent estate known as The Cottage. The man behind the wheel is Hollywood's ageless wonder, Cooper Winslow, a star of the silver screen for decades, a man whose allure to women is the stuff of legend. But today Coop Winslow is in for a surprise – he's broke. With no major roles coming his way, Coop is faced with the heartbreaking prospect of selling his beloved home.His new tenants, Mark Friedman and Jimmy O'Connor, have problems of their own. Mark's wife of sixteen years just walked out, and Jimmy recently lost his own wife to a devastating illness. But then Mark's teenage son and daughter move in – and everything changes. Music blasts from every corner, young starlets stream in and out, a scandal erupts and, unexpectedly, three men who never met are becoming friends... Then The Cottage welcomes a new houseguest with a secret of her own, who will change Coop's life in unexpected ways.Amid a glittering backdrop of celebrity and glamour, Danielle Steel digs deeper to tell a story of friendship and love, tragedy and second chances.

Subjects

Genres

• Fiction.

Other Editions

• The cottageRandom House2002-01-01
• The cottageHardcoverDelacorte Press2002-01-01
• The cottageRandom House2002-01-01
• The cottageBCA2002-01-01
• Versalʹskai︠a︡ istorii︠a︡"ĖKSMO"2002-01-01
• The CottageAudio CassetteRandom House Audio2002-02-26