reader's digest condensed books Author:ken follett, nicholas evans, robert ludlum vive la difference! — So goes the familiar French expression. and it certainly applies to the heroes and heroines in this volume: — The aristocratic scottish lady and the lowly coal miner in a place called freedom — the high-powered magazine editor and the gentle montana horseman in the horse whisperer — the sophisticated european widow and the rou... more »gh-hewn american undercover agent in the apocalypse watch
they seem worlds apart when they meet. but that's what makes the sparks fly. for their differences kindle a flame of interest--of mystery and discovery--that draws each couple together. and that same sense of mystery and discovery ignites our interest in them and their stories.
that's one of the things a good book does. it lights the spark of discovery in our own lives, revealing the mysteries of people different from ourselves--but maybe not so different after all.« less