02320cam a2200289 i 4500 1846973720 TxAuBib 20221009120000.0 200317s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020012001 9781984821430 hardcover 1984821431 hardcover DLC eng rda DLC TLC rda TxAuBib rda Steel, Danielle, author. Nine lives : a novel / Danielle Steel. First Edition. New York : Delacorte Press, [2021] 254 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "After a carefree childhood, Mary Margaret Kelly came of age in the shadow of grief. Her father, a dashing daredevil Air Force pilot, died when she was nine. Maggie saw her mother struggle to put their lives back together. As the family moved from one city to the next, her mother warned her to beware of daredevil men and avoid risk at all cost. Following her mothers advice, and forgoing the magic of first love with a high school boyfriend who was too wild to feel safe, Maggie instead sought out all the things her mother had lost, a predictable partner, a stable home, and a regular paycheck. She chose to marry a dependable, kind man who was a reliable husband and successful accountant. Together they had a son and found happiness in a conventional suburban life. Until tragedy struck again. Now on her own, feeling a sense of adventure for the first time, Maggie decides to face her fears, setting off on a whirlwind trip from San Francisco to Rome, Paris, and Monaco. But when her travels reconnect her with the very same irresistible, thrill-seeking man she's spent thirty years trying to forget, Maggie becomes terrified that rushing into love and sharing his life may very well end in disaster. But ultimately, while Maggie tries to outrun her fears and painful memories of her past, fate will surprise her in the most astounding of ways, as she walks the tightrope between danger and courage, and between wisdom and love.". 20221009. Mothers and daughters Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Life change events Fiction.