Daddy

By: Danielle Steel

Narrated by: Richard Thomas

Oliver Watson's world suddenly dissolves around  him when Sarah his wife of eighteen years, returns  to Harvard to get her master's degree. Oliver is  left on his own, with three children and a freedom  he never wanted and doesn't completely understand.  His family's needs and demands suddenly consume  his life.

When Oliver's mother is  diagnosed as having Alzheimer's disease and dies soon  thereafter, Oliver's father's life is changed as  well. Braver than his son with less of a future  before him, George Watson, at seventy-two, quickly  embraces new relationships and, eventually, a new  life. The sudden changes come as a shock to both  father and son.

Ben, Oliver's oldest  son, rejects his father and reaches outward, under  the illusion that he is grown-up and can make it  on his own. Melissa, the middle child, blames  Oliver for her mother's desertion. And Sam, the  "baby," is too shaken to deal with it at all.  Now the only parent, Daddy must  somehow cope this, his troubled family and  explore a world of new responsibilities, new women, and  new experiences. Each of the three men must start  a new life: Oliver in New York and then in Los  Angeles with his children, once he faces the  biggest change in his life; his widowed father with the  woman next door; and seventeen-year-old Ben with  his girlfriend and baby. Nothing is as it was  before... nothing is as they once thought it would  be. But in the end, different is better...  different is more... for each of them--and especially  for Daddy.

Critic reviews

Praise for Danielle Steel

“Steel is one of the best!”—Los Angeles Times

“Few modern writers convey the pathos of family and material life with such heartfelt empathy.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Steel pulls out all the emotional stops. . . . She delivers!”—Publishers Weekly

“What counts for the reader is the ring of authenticity.”—San Francisco Chronicle

loved it.

loved the story and the narration was
good. very easy to listen to this book

Now I Remember..

I haven’t read a Danielle Steel book in 25 years. But I have to admit that I enjoyed hearing Richard Thomas perform this one. I remember the appeal and the simplicity and how much I liked her characters. Everyone should experience her writing at least once. For me, it was new because it was the first Steel audiobook I’d ever read and I may just pick up another one.

The love of family

I loved how Illy found love again. I loved how his family came together at the end. Amazing book.

Enjoyable

I enjoyed this one. Of course, Richard Thomas is a wonderful narrator. I just love his voice.

daddy another great one

love all Danielle Steels books. I've read most 2 or 3 times but love listening