Crossings Author:Steel, Danielle In this poignant tale set against France and America in WW2, Danielle Steel creates the most heart-wrenching love story of her stellar career. For the millions who have made this phenomenal writer their favorite storyteller, Ms. Steel has fashioned her strongest, most triumphant heroine. Liane Crockett de Villiers is a character readers will a... more »dore, envy and identify with--a passionate, vulnerable woman caught by circumstances beyond her control in a net of conflicting passions and divided loyalties. The story begins in the tense summer before the outbreak of WW2. Armand de Villiers, Ambassador of France, has been called home from Washington. Crossing the Atlantic on France's supremely glamorous Normandie, he and his young American wife, Liane, meet Nick and Hillary Burnham. .... Moving between Paris, New York and San Francisco, and vividly portraying the events of the century's most turbulent decade, Crossings carries Liane toward a final desparate choice--and the twist of fate that brings her face-to-face with the truth her heart has always known: "Strong people cannot be defeated...."« less