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    The Legacy
    The Legacy
    The Legacy
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Legacy

    Written by Howard Fast

    Narrated by Sandra Burr

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The New York Times–bestselling Lavette family saga from the author of Spartacus continues through the turmoil of Vietnam and the Civil Rights Movement.

    The fourth installment of the Immigrants saga follows Barbara Lavette, the daughter of a self-made Italian immigrant, through the turmoil of the 1960s, including the Vietnam War, the feminist and civil rights movements, and Israel’s Six Day War with Egypt. Though Fast wrote over eighty books, including Spartacus, April Morning, and Freedom Road, his Immigrants novels remain some of his most personal and moving works.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateAug 8, 2008
    ISBN9781423372257
    The Legacy
    Author

    Howard Fast

    Howard Fast (1914–2003) was one of the most prolific American writers of the twentieth century. He was a bestselling author of more than eighty works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays. The son of immigrants, Fast grew up in New York City and published his first novel upon finishing high school in 1933. In 1950, his refusal to provide the United States Congress with a list of possible Communist associates earned him a three-month prison sentence. During his incarceration, Fast wrote one of his best-known novels, Spartacus (1951). Throughout his long career, Fast matched his commitment to championing social justice in his writing with a deft, lively storytelling style.

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    • 4/5
      Typical Danielle. Nice story with a different twist. The novel is part current and part past history as told from the point of view of someone in the 1700's.
    • 2/5
      I began this book over the summer of 2012. I powered through the majority of it in less than two days; I only picked it up and finished it today. I don't even remember why it took me so long to pick it up again.
      Nothing new in this book for longtime Steel readers. It may encourage people to research the First Peoples of their area; I don't expect it to change anyone's life.
    • 4/5
      VEry much enjoyeed - wasn't sure as I am not a fan of historical but the way she weaved it in was perfect.
    • 1/5
      I've enjoyed a couple of Danielle Steel's books in the distant past, but couldn't get beyond the first few chapters. It seemed as if she'd realized how popular genealogy was and decided to throw together something relating to it. It was very slow and boring and even though she spent a lot of time attempting to develop her main character, there was no depth. Many of the sentences were poorly constructed. One example from page 77 - "The artifacts at the institute were ancient and fragile, and had been carefully preserved, and once again Brigitte was able to find a librarian, who in this case was not just helpful, but fascinated by the story Brigitte told". I don't mind long sentences, but...she should fire her editor. I wanted to like it and I very rarely fail to finish a book. My mother recommended this to me as I've been an avid genealogist for over 20 years, but that wasn't enough to hold my interest.
    • 4/5
      This is the story of how Brigette's life is changed from the normal easy make no waves kind if life to one of adventure when she losses her long time boyfriend and job with in days of each other. She soon sets out to help her mother with the family tree (which she things is boring ) and soon discovers a family member that intrigs her and she sets off to find everything she can bout the Sioux girl in her family tree .. in Paris she finds Marc who helps her after returning to Boston she gets an email for a job in Paris and goes back and starts things with Marc
    • 2/5
      Typical Danielle Steel book. The description sounded like there might be more historical substance to the book, but unfortunately no. A quick light read if that is what you are in he mood for.