Steel, Danielle.

44 Charles Street : a novel / Forty-four Charles Street Danielle Steel. - London : Bantam, 2011. - 319 pages ; 24 cm.

First published: New York : Delacorte.

Originally published: New York : Delacorte Press. -Owner of a struggling art gallery and newly separated from her boyfriend, Francesca Thayer does the math and then the unimaginable. She puts out an advertisement for boarders, and soon her Greenwich Village house becomes a whole new world. [The plumbing leaked; the furniture was rescued from garage sales. And every inch was being restored to its original splendor - even as a relationship fell apart. Owner of a struggling art gallery and newly separated from her boyfriend, Francesca Thayer does the math and then the unimaginable. She puts out an advertisement for boarders, and soon her Greenwich Village house becomes a whole new world. First comes Eileen, a pretty L.A. transplant, now a New York City schoolteacher. Then there's Chris, a young father struggling for custody of his seven-year-old son. The final tenant is Marya, a celebrated cookbook author hoping to heal after the death of her husband. Over the course of one amazing, unforgettable, life-changing year, the house at 44 Charles Street fills with laughter, heartbreak, and, always, hope. In the hands of master storyteller Danielle Steel, it's a place those who visit will never want to leave.]

After Francesca realises she can’t afford the mortgage on her Greenwich Village townhouse, she advertises for boarders. Soon her house becomes a whole new world. The first tenant is Eileen, a school teacher from L.A. Then there’s Chris, a divorced father whose seven-year-old son visits every other weekend. The final tenant is Marya, a celebrated cookbook author hoping to restart her life after the death of her husband. As the housemates bond, the house fills with laughter, heartbreak and, always, hope.

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Boardinghouses--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Life change events--Fiction.
West Village (New York, N.Y.) Fiction.


West Village (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction.
New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.


Domestic fiction.
General fiction.