The Ring

In Germany engulfed by war and hatred, the??beautiful wife of an influential banker fell in love??with a German author. His Jewish heritage led them??both to death. The husband who survives her lives on??to protect her memory, and their children. And the??ring he passes on to his daughter, Ariana von??Gotthard, remains a bond of love between them.??Separated from her family, and unable to escape Germany,??Ariana is finally arrested. A young Nazi officer??offers her survival and hope for the future.??Tragedy and a sudden twist of fate carries Ariana to??America, to a chilling deception, and a new life of??unfamiliar terrors. Her past seemingly lost??forever, her future uncertain, the ring she still clings??to is all she has left of her father and brother.??And in time it will become the bridge from her??past to her future.

Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world’s most popular authors, with over 650 million copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include Country, Prodigal Son, Pegasus, A Perfect Life, Power Play, Winners, First Sight, Until the End of Time, The Sins of the Mother, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina’s life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; Pure Joy, about the dogs she and her family have loved; and the children’s book Pretty Minnie in Paris.