The Whittiers

Danielle Steel, the #1 New York Times bestselling novelist, writes a touching story about adult siblings who, after a loss, find their way back to each other and home.

A wonderful family life has been established by Preston and Constance Whittier, who have six children who are nurtured in a stunning old Manhattan house. Now that the nest is almost empty, the Whittiers may easily carry on their custom of taking a solitary, romantic "wintermoon" ski vacation.

Tragic events accompany this year's vacation, nevertheless. For the first time ever, their grown children find themselves back together in the family house without their parents. Lyle, the eldest, is at a crossroads in his marriage and has to choose whether getting a divorce would be beneficial for him and his two kids. Gloria is forty years old, unmarried, and becoming more and more jaded due to her enormous Wall Street position. Charlie and Caroline, the twins, left home a long time ago to launch a fashion company that could be struggling today. Benjie, who has special needs, is devastated by his parents' passing and is in need of his siblings' assistance. The youngest, Annabelle, too quits college and spirals out of control.

In order to maintain family harmony and provide support for their two younger siblings, the oldest four are compelled to set aside their own problems and grievances. It seems like another terrible loss to sell the home and all the memories contained therein. Even though it might appear unusual, is there another way?

Danielle Steel tells an uplifting tale in The Whittiers about the enduring ties of one remarkable family.