Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Character Types - Fiction

Su alteza real/ Royal Highness

Name: Su alteza real/ Royal Highness
Author: Danielle Steel
ISBN: 9780307392343

by Danielle Steel

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Overview

Christianna de Liechtenstein ha aprendido a llevar sobre sus hombros el peso de la corona de una de las monarquías más antiguas de Europa. Desde que el rey enviudó, cuando ella era todavía una niña, se ha convertido en su perfecta acompañante. Sin embargo, ¿qué ocurre cuando la princesa descubre que su verdadera vocación es ayudar a los más desfavorecidos? Lo que Christianna anhela por encima de todas las cosas es franquear las puertas de su lujoso palacio para incorporarse a una misión humanitaria en una zona de África azotada por las guerras fronterizas y la expansión del sida. Allí conseguirá lo que desea: sentirse útil dedicándose a mejorar las condiciones de vida de los demás. Pero también hallará algo tan inesperado como complejo para una mujer de su posición: el amor de un plebeyo que está dispuesto a luchar por ella hasta su último aliento. En una novela en la que se enfrentan la más antigua tradición y las presiones de la vida de una mujer en el siglo XXI, una joven princesa europea demuestra que la sencillez, la valentía y la pugna por la libertad consiguen la victoria en todas las batallas a las que ha de enfrentarse para poner su mundo al ritmo de los tiempos.

About the Author, Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel has become more of a legend than any one of her books, which never fail to make the bestseller lists. Something of Steel's refinement and gentility transfers to her prose as her heroines enjoy enviable triumphs over inevitable tragedies.

Biography

When it comes to commanding bestseller lists, no writer can come close to Danielle Steel. Her work has been published in 47 countries, in 28 languages. She has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the author who has spent the most consecutive weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. She has not only published novels, but has written non-fiction, a book of poetry, and two series of children's books. Many of her books have been adapted for television movies, one of which (Jewels) was nominated for two Golden Globe awards. She has received the title of Chevalier of the distinguished Order of Arts and Letters by the French Government for her immense body of work. In short, to say that Steel is the single most popular living writer in the world is no overstatement.

Steel published her first novel, Going Home, when she was a mere 26 years old, and the book introduced readers to many of the themes that would dominate her novels for the next 30-odd years. It is an exploration of human relationships told dramatically, a story of the past's thrall on the present. Anyone familiar with Steel's work will recognize these themes as being close to her heart, as are familial issues, which are at the root of her many mega-sellers.

Although Steel has a reputation among critics as being a writer of fluffy, escapist fare, she never shies away from taking on dark subject matter, having addressed illnesses, incest, suicide, divorce, death, the Holocaust, and war in her work. Of course, even when she is handling unsavory topics, she does so entertainingly and with refinement. Her stories may often cross over into the realm of melodrama, but she never fails to spin a compelling yarn told with a skilled ear for dialogue and character, while consistently showing how one can overcome the greatest of tragedies. Ever prolific, she usually produces several books per year, often juggling multiple projects at the same time.

With all of the time and effort Steel puts into her work (she claims to sometimes spend as much as 20 hours a day at her keyboard), it is amazing that she still has time for a personal life. However, as one might assume from her work, family is still incredibly important to her, and she maintains a fairly private personal life. Fortunately for her millions of fans, she continues to devote more than a small piece of that life to them.

Good To Know

Along with her famed adult novels, Steel has also written two series of books for kids with the purpose of helping them through difficult situations, such as dealing with a new stepfather and coping with the death of a grandparent.

When Steel isn't working on her latest bestseller or spending time with her beloved family, she is devoting her time to one of several philanthropic projects to benefit the mentally ill, the homeless, and abused children.