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| Author/Contributor(s): | Steel, Danielle |
| Publisher: | Dell |
| Date: | 8/26/2008 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
In a novel where ancient traditions conflict with reality and the pressures of modernlife, a young European princess proves that simplicity, courage, and dignity winthe day and forever alter her world, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel
In blue jeans and a pullover, Princess Christiannais a young woman of her times: born in Europe, educated in America, worried aboutthe future of the world she lives in, responsible beyond her the only daughter of the Reigning Prince of a European nation that takes its royaltyseriously–and her father has ironclad plans for Christianna’s life, a burden thatis almost unbearable.
Now, after four years at Berkeley, life in her father’s palacecannot distract Christianna from what she sees outside the kingdom–the sufferingof children, the ravages of terrorism and to make a differencein the world, she persuades His Royal Highness, her father, to let her volunteerfor the Red Cross in East for Christianna, a journey of discovery, change,and awakening begins.
Under a searing East African sun, Christianna plunges intothe dusty, bustling life of an international relief camp, finding a passion and acalling among the brave doctors and free from the scrutiny ofher royal life, Christianna struggles to keep her identity a secret from her newfriends and coworkers–even from Parker Williams, the young doctor from Doctors WithoutBorders who works alongside Christianna and shares her dedication to violence approaches and invades the camp, and the pressures of her royal lifebeckon her home, Christianna’s struggle for freedom takes an extraordinary a simple twist of fate, in one shocking moment, Christianna’s life is changedforever–in ways she never could have foreseen.
From the splendor of a prince’s palaceto the chaos of war-torn nations, Danielle Steel takes us into fascinating new with unforgettable images and a remarkable cast of characters, H.R.H. isa novel of the conflict between old and new worlds, responsibility versus freedom,and duty versus love.
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