As a fan of Danielle Steel for many years, I am always amazed by her deep and emotional writing style. Each face challenges, come together and follow a journey of self discovery while dealing with grief. Story centers on the close knit ‘Whittier family’: parents Preston and Constance and their six adult children: Lyle is the oldest at 42, Gloria 39, twins Charlie and Caroline 33, Benjie 28 and Annabella is 21.

But with this year’s trip comes tragedy, and suddenly the Whittier’s adult children find themselves reuniting in the family home without their parents for the first time ever.This is characteristic of her work and I have made peace with her stylistic device, even though I find it unnecessarily cumbersome. Now, with a nearly empty nest, it’s easier than ever for the Whittiers to maintain their tradition of a solo romantic “wintermoon” ski trip. While the siblings were divided on how to handle major family issues, their love and loyalty to one another made this a very heartwarming story.

I want to thank the publisher and Netgalley for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.But on Connie and Peter’s annual skiing holiday in Europe, an avalanche hits their resort, resulting in tragedy. The Whittier siblings find themselves divided on how to handle major family issues, but their love and loyalty to one another shine through, making this a heartwarming story. In The Whittiers, six siblings face sudden, incomprehensible grief together in their family through memories and perseverance.

Danielle Steelhas been hailed as one of the world’s bestselling authors, with a billion copies of her novels sold.Because love conquers all for DS and it’s even better when her characters have oodles of money and don’t have to worry about such mundane things as student loans and health insurance. Now, with a nearly empty nest, it’s easier than ever for the Whittiers to maintain their tradition of a solo romantic “Wintermoon” ski trip.