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Joy

By: Danielle Steel
Narrated by: James Babson
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Joy is an unforgettable story about a determined young woman and her voyage of self-discovery, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel.

Allegra Dixon has never felt loved or wanted. Rejected by her mother—a cold, beautiful socialite—and her absentee military father, Allegra's only escape from her lonely existence is through books and her own rich fantasy world.

When she marries her childhood sweetheart, Shepherd Williams, it seems Allegra's life has finally taken a turn for the better. But as Shep is pulled into the dark world of military conflict, he is slowly destroyed by the horrors he has seen in combat, and becomes a dangerous man that Allegra doesn't recognize.

Desperate for a fresh start, Allegra leaves a job she loves in New York and moves to California to start a new life. She takes a job as assistant to film score composer Henry Platt, a man with a reputation for creative genius and an intense, frenetic personality.

As new opportunities arise and hard challenges continue to bar her path to happiness—can Allegra finally find the joy and fulfilment she truly deserves?

©2024 Danielle Steel (P)2024 W. F. Howes Ltd Contemporary Family Life Genre Fiction Women's Fiction

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Quite a sad book, it’s ironic that the author named it “Joy”. I’ve listened to all of DS audiobooks and usually derive some comfort from them, but I guess being in a rather sad mood myself after a bereavement, this story was quite a sad listen. Don’t get me wrong, of course the main character is a strong girl who becomes a strong eoman and this novel is all about her experiences as a lonely child who continues to be a positive person throughout her journey through life. It could do with a sequel but I guess DS chose the ideal ending for her characters. Always worth a go, and the narrator is, as usual, excellent. I’ll be interested to read other reviews on this one.

Quite a harrowing listen.

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Another wonderful book from DS. Fascinating characters. I highly recommend the novel. Great narrator, also.

So enjoyable

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I didn't like the person reading the book adding words and changing words, I have dyslexia and read along with the book so it was confusing me. the book overall was really good I love reading Danielle steels books there great.

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