First Sight by Danielle Steele

"First Sight" by Danielle Steele -  Midlife love story!

This book is published by Corgi in 2014 and has 512 pages.

48 year old Timmie O'Neill is a very successful fashion designer and owner of a big fashion house. Despite being in fashion business, she is humble. When in Paris for a show, she has to undergo a surgery. Her doctor Jean-Charles and she strike a bond.

Why did her marriage fail? What surgery? What bond? What about her boyfriend?

Timmie was orphaned at 4, was shunted from one foster home to another and had a  troubled childhood. Her marriage also failed and her success had nothing to do with it. Despite being highly successful and a good human being she is lonely. 

She funds a charity for kids. She has no one she can call her own and is supported by Jade, her friend and personal assistant and David her friend and VP Marketing. Despite having everything, she is alone. When she falls in love, things appear very rosy. Until this point it's a decent story. But after this point it goes downhill. 

Distance creates the first hurdle. Prior commitments create second hurdle. An unexpected news creates third hurdle. It's aggravated by loneliness. Author had to resort to unreasonable things to create drama. But once the drama is created author doesn't carry it into climax. The climax is simple and without any drama. 

Danielle Steele has sold more than 600 million copies of her novels. What I like most is that, she doesn't write series and sequels. She doesn't capitalize on past success. Each of her novel is a stand alone novel. Her novels are not thrillers. They deal in emotions. Her protagonist is a female. Usually they are interesting. This one isn't that interesting. 

Why did I read this book? Author. 

What I didn't like? Melodrama.

What did I like? Anti climax. 

Read if you have spare time and nothing else to do.