One thing that did bother me and she does this in a lot of her books. Did Alex & Raphaella get married? Have kids? What happened with Amanda or Kay? Too many unan I don't know what it is about her books that suck you in, especially when 90% of the time you know what is going to happen. That's what I wanted to know about this book. Is that you see so much of the main characters struggles but then when everything is resolved and they get back together, the book is over. I don't know what it is about her books that suck you in, especially when 90% of the time you know what is going to happen. (And a class act.) I really think if you are seeking a GOOD Steel book this is the first one to select.more Love the twist and the husband (whose name I cannot remember.sorry).is one of the kindest characters I've read about. This book is not all romance as there is an unexpectedly deeply dark and disturbing side plot involving young adult rape. It is her best work that I have read so far. I do not read alot of romance but this is one I read a long time ago and have reread. So Perfect Stranger is just an all around cool book. It made the location scenes romantic, exotic and adds a touch of glamour to an already wonderful book.
The Pacing was great and I love the French aspect to the story.
But this book got me involved in the story and made me root for Alex and Raffi. I love the Historical element, I love the premise of love at first site and I love Raphiela. My favorite of the Steel books I have read.
It made the "It was difficult to imagine being in love anymore, caring deeply about someone, difficult to imagine looking into someone's eyes and wanting to explode with joy." SPOILERS: The Pacing was great and I love the French aspect to the story. “In ten days, you will be transformed,” she tells them, as they surround her in a later clip, each lying in open graves they apparently dug themselves."It was difficult to imagine being in love anymore, caring deeply about someone, difficult to imagine looking into someone's eyes and wanting to explode with joy." A Perfect Stranger by Danielle Steel My favorite of the Steel books I have read. “Surrender yourself to me,” she demands of her visitors, who gather around her in something not unlike a prayer circle. The trailer feels directly inspired by similar projects, like Big Little Lies and The Undoing.Ī trailer for the adaptation, which reveals only that the show is “coming soon,” depicts a dewy Kidman in a white pantsuit, her voice lilting in a meditative vibrato. However, these nine 'perfect' strangers have no idea what is about to hit them. Watching over them during this ten-day retreat is the resort’s director Masha (Kidman), a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. In an interview with The Guardian, Moriarty said she was inspired by “this desire we all have for transformation.” She continued, “I can never see an article that says, ‘Just change this one thing about your life and you’ll be transformed forever’-even though you know when you click on it, it won’t work, I find it irresistible.”Īn official logline for the Hulu adaptation, via Variety, reads: It takes place at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Nine Perfect Strangers, the author’s eighth adult novel, is set at a fancy wellness retreat, in which the mysterious resort director reigns over her customers’ minds and bodies. The source material for the series, which was confirmed by THRin May 2019, is the 2018 novel of the same name by Moriarty. The show is based on a book by Liane Moriarty.
But as a producer, there’s an enormous amount of stress, feeling responsible for over 300 people’s safety and health.” As an actor, it’s just amazing to be able to work. But you always know that at some point it could shut down, which is stressful. “It’s an ensemble, so 10 actors that are all working together, that are adjusting to being tested every day,” she told the outlet. In October 2020, Kidman spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the “strict protocol” surrounding production on the series, particularly in group scenes involving all 10 principle actors.