Answered Prayers

Danielle Steelƒ??s 56th bestselling novel is about family and friendship, about one womanƒ??s struggle to break free from the pastƒ??and the man who helps her triumph. And most of all, it is about daring to believe in…Answered Prayers.

On the outside, Faith Madison is the very picture of a sophisticated New Yorker. Slim, blond, stylish, Faith has a life many would envy. Overcoming a childhood marked by tragedy, married to a successful investment banker and having raised two grown daughters, Faith has enjoyed her role as mother and wife, and the good life that emanates from their bustling Manhattan town house. But every step of the way, Faith has carried within her a secret she could divulge to no one. And with it, she has kept an even more painful secret from herself.

For Faith, it is the sudden death of her stepfatherƒ??a man who, like her husband, Alex, always remained just beyond her reachƒ??that will touch off a journey of change and revelation. At the funeral, painful memories flood backƒ??and an old friend reenters Faithƒ??s life. Faith is greeting mourners, when she hears a voice behind her and a single word that brings a quick smile to her face: ƒ??Fred.ƒ? Only one person aside from her older brother, Jack, called her that. Brad Patterson was Jackƒ??s best friend, a long, lanky boy who teased, tormented, and protected Faith when they fancied themselves ƒ??The Three Musketeersƒ? as kids. When Jack died years later, Faith and Brad came together again in their common, inconsolable grief, then lost touch once more amid the demands of families and busy lives a continent apart.