Honor Thyself

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Honor Thyself
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First edition cover
Author Danielle Steel
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Delacorte Press
Publication date
February 2008
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages336 pp
ISBN 978-0-385-34024-3
OCLC 123119674
813/.54 22
LC Class PS3569.T33828 H66 2008

Honor Thyself is a novel written by Danielle Steel and published by Delacorte Press in February 2008. It is Steel's 74th novel. It is a courageous journey of survival, memory, and self-discovery.

Contents

Plot summary

World-famous actress Carole Barber has come to Paris to work on her new novel and to find herself. Her taxi speeds into the fiery grasp of a terrible terrorist explosion, causing her to be left unconscious and unidentified in a Paris emergency room for weeks.

Carole’s friends and family begin to make inquiries into her disappearance, only to find that Carole is far from home and fighting for her life. Her family and friends swarm to the hospital and pray for her recovery, only to find she has amnesia and doesn't remember her own family.

Gradually, Carole regains her memory, new friends and love along the way, to begin to truly honor herself in this tale of survival and hope.

Reception

In a mostly positive review, Publishers Weekly said, "Though the message is murky at best, Steel delivers a sympathetic heroine and a scene or two that makes the heartstrings quiver." [1] Booklist reviewer Carol Haggas praised the book, writing, "Faithful readers will be catapulted by Steel's staccato pacing and straightforward prose to a predictable yet satisfying conclusion." [2] Alice D. Harris of The Stuart News agreed with this view, stating, "Steel's faithful fans will enjoy Honor Thyself and its predictable happy ending." [3]

References

  1. "Honor Thyself". Publishers Weekly . Vol. 25, no. 51. December 24, 2007. p. 28. EBSCOhost   28812920. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. Haggas, Carol (December 1, 2007). "Honor Thyself". Booklist . Vol. 104, no. 7. pp. 4–5. EBSCOhost   27969037. Archived from the original on October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024 via Gale.
  3. Harris, Alice D. (March 23, 2008). "Mary DiNunzio back in Scottoline's latest mystery". The Stuart News . Archived from the original on October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.