Danielle Steel 61999 223044973 2008-07-02T09:34:14Z EjsBot 6754156 robot Modifying: [[ru:Стил, Даниэла]] {{Infobox Writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]] --> | name = Danielle Fernande Dominique Schuelein-Steel | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pseudonym = Danielle Steel | birthname = | birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1947|8|14|mf=y}} | birthplace = [[New York, New York]] ([[United States|U.S.]]) {{flagicon|USA}} | occupation = [[Novelist]] | nationality = [[United States|American]] {{flagicon|USA}} | period = 1973 - Present | genre = [[Mainstream novel|mainstream]], [[Drama]] | movement = | notableworks = | notableworks = | influences = | influenced = | website =http://www.daniellesteel.com/ }} '''Danielle Fernande Dominique Schuelein-Steel''' (born on [[August 14]], [[1947]] in [[New York City, New York]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[romantic novel]]ist and [[author]] of mainstream [[drama]]s. She is currently the best-selling fiction writer alive today. Best known for her mainstream [[melodramatic|drama]] [[novel]]s, Steel has sold more than 550 million copies of her books (as of [[2005]]). Her novels have been on the [[New York Times bestseller list]] for over 390 consecutive weeks<ref name="angel"/> and 22 have been adapted for [[television]]. ==Biography== ===Early years=== '''Danielle Fernande Dominique Schuelein-Steel''' was born on [[August 14]], [[1947]] in [[New York, NY]]. Her parents were John Schulein Steel, a descendant of the founders of [[Lowenbrau]] beer and Norma da Câmara Stone Reis, the daughter of a Portuguese diplomat.<ref name="transworld"/> Steel spent much of her early childhood in [[France]]<ref name="holfer"> {{cite web | last = Holfer | first = Robert| coauthors = | title = Danielle Steel | work= | pages = | language = English | publisher = Variety | date = 2005-01-05 | url =http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117956712.html?nav=goldstandard | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref>, where from an early age she was included in her parents' dinner parties, giving her an opportunity to observe the habits and lives of the wealthy and famous.<ref name="transworld">{{cite web | last = | first =| coauthors = | title = Danielle Steel | work= | pages = | publisher = Books At Transworld | date = | url =http://www.booksattransworld.co.uk/daniellesteel/home.htm | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> Her parents divorced when she was seven, however, and she was raised primarily in New York by her father, rarely seeing her mother, who had moved to Europe.<ref name="angel"/> Steel started writing stories as a child, and by her late teens had begun writing poetry.<ref name="readersclub">{{cite web | last = L. | first = Rosanne| coauthors = | title = Meet the Author: Danielle Steel | work= | pages =| publisher = Reader's Club | date = July 2004 | url =http://www.readersclub.org/meetAuthor.asp?author=14 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> A graduate of the [[Lycée Français de New York]], class of 1965,<ref name="lyceealumni">{{cite web | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Alumni and Prof.'s on the Internet | work= | pages = | publisher = Alumni Association of the Lycee Francais de New York, Inc. | date = | url = http://www.lfnyalumni.org/en/news/no.21/53 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> she studied literature design and fashion design<ref name="readersclub"/>, first at [[Parsons School of Design]] in 1963 and then at [[New York University]] from 1963-1967.<ref name="meetthewriters">{{cite web | last = | first =| coauthors = | title = Meet the Writers: Danielle Steel | work= | pages =| publisher = Barnes and Noble | date = | url =http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writer.asp?cid=748011 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> ===Becoming a novelist=== In 1965, when she was only 18, Steel married banker Claude-Eric Lazard<ref name="carroll"/> While a young wife, and still attending New York University, Steel began writing, completing her first manuscript the following year, when she was nineteen.<ref name="readersclub"/> After the birth of their daughter, Beatrix, in 1968,<ref name="kennedy"/> Steel became a copywriter for an advertising agency, then worked for a public relations agency in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]. A client was highly impressed with her press releases and encouraged her to concentrate on writing books.<ref name="transworld"/> After nine years of marriage, Steel's relationship with Lazard ended. Shortly before their divorce was finalized<ref name="kennedy"/> her first novel, ''Going Home,'' was published. The novel contained many of the themes that her writing would become known for, including a focus on family issues and the impact of actions taken in the past on events of the present or future.<ref name="segretto"/> ===Personal turmoil=== Steel married again, enjoying a jailhouse ceremony with Danny Zugelder. The marriage ended quickly and Zugelder was later convicted of a series of rapes. Steel married her third husband, heroin-addicted William Toth, the day after her divorce from Zugelder was final, while she was 8 1/2 months pregnant with Toth's child.<ref name="carroll">{{cite web | last = Carroll | first = Jerry| coauthors = | title = Danielle Steel's Plot Thickens | work= | pages = | publisher = San Francisco Chronicle | date = 1995-10-22 | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1995/10/22/PK41426.DTL&hw=danielle+steel&sn=001&sc=1000 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> This marriage ended within two years, and Steel successfully petitioned to have Toth's parental rights to their son Nicholas terminated.<ref name="haddock">{{cite web | last = Haddock | first = Vicki| coauthors = | title = Siren Song of Drugs Beats Novelist's Son | work= | pages = | publisher = San Francisco Chronicle | date = [[September 22]], [[1997]] | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1997/09/22/NEWS2352.dtl&hw=danielle+steel&sn=024&sc=433 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> Drawing on her own personal romantic difficulties, Steel wrote ''Passion's Promise,'' about a socialite who falls in love with an ex-con, after the demise of her second marriage. Shortly after she divorced Toth, Steel released ''Remembrance,'' in which the husband is a heroin addict.<ref name="kennedy"/> ===Happier times=== Still optimistic about finding love, Steel married for the fourth time in 1981, to vintner John Traina.<ref name="kennedy">{{cite web | last = Kennedy | first = Dana| coauthors = | title = Steel Magnolia | work= | pages = | publisher = Entertainment Weekly | date = [[December 20]], [[1996]]| url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,295532,00.html | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> Traina subsequently adopted Steel's son Nick and gave him his family name,<ref name="donnallyoverdose">{{cite web | last = Donnally | first = Trish| coauthors = | title = Novelist Blames Depression in Son's Apparent Overdose | work= | pages = | publisher = San Francisco Chronicle | date = [[September 23]], [[1997]] | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1997/09/23/MN12825.DTL&hw=danielle+steel&sn=012&sc=583 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> and Steel adopted his two sons Trevor and Todd.<ref name="carroll"/><ref name="zinko"/> Together they had an additional five children, Samantha, Victoria, Vanessa, Maxx and Zara.<ref name="kennedy"/><ref name="carroll"/> Coincidentally, beginning with her marriage to Traina in 1981, Steel has been a near-permanent fixture on the ''New York Times'' hardcover and paperback bestsellers lists. In 1989, she was listed in the [[Guinness Book of World Records]] for having a book on the ''New York Times Bestseller List'' for the most consecutive weeks of any author&mdash;381 consecutive weeks at that time.<ref name="segretto"/> Since her first book was published, every one of her novels has hit bestseller lists in paperback, and each one released in hardback has also been a hardback bestseller.<ref name="angel"/> During this time Steel also contributed to her first non-fiction work. ''Having a Baby'' was published in 1984 and featured a chapter by Steel about suffering through [[miscarriage]].<ref name="having a baby">{{cite web | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Having a Baby (Hardcover) | work= | publisher = Amazon.Com | date = | url = http://www.amazon.com/Having-Baby-Diana-Bert/dp/0385293348 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> The same year she also published a book of poetry, ''Love: Poems.''<ref name="bookreporter"/> Steel also ventured into children's fiction, penning a series of 10 illustrated books for young readers. These books, known as the "Max and Martha" series, aim to help children face real life problems: new baby, new school, loss of loved one, etc. In addition, Steel has authored the "Freddie" series. These 4 books address other real life situations: first night away from home, trip to the doctor, etc.<ref name="bookreporter">{{cite web | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Danielle Steel | publisher = Book Reporter | date = | url = http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/au-steel-danielle.aspm | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> Determined to spend as much time as possible with her own children, Steel often wrote at night, making do with only four hours of sleep, so that she could be with her children during the day.<ref name="angel">{{cite web | last = Angel | first = Karen| coauthors = | title = Lonely Heart| publisher = The New York Times | date = [[March 19]], [[2006]] | url = http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/03/18/1142582568777.html | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> Steel is a prolific author, often releasing several books per year.<ref name="segretto"/> Each book takes 2 1/2 years to complete,<ref name="readersclub"/>, so Steel has developed an ability to juggle up to five projects at once, researching one book while outlining another, then writing and editing additional books.<ref name="segretto"/> ===Nicholas Traina=== [[Image:Steel,Danielle-HisBrightLight.jpg|thumb|125px|''His Bright Light'', The story of her son, Nick Traina]] In 1993 Steel sued a writer who intended to disclose in her book that her son Nick was fathered by William Toth instead of her current husband John Traina, despite the fact that adoption records are sealed in California.<ref name="angel"/> A San Francisco judge made a highly unusual ruling in ordering the lawsuit sealed and kept secret after its filing. The order was later overturned by the California Supreme Court, who ruled that because Steel was famous, her son's adoption did not have the same privacy right, <ref name="angel"/> and the book was allowed to be published.<ref name="williams">{{cite web | last = Williams | first = Lance| coauthors = | title = Novelist Danielle Steel's son dies | work= | pages =| publisher = San Francisco Chronicle | date = [[September 21]], [[1997]] | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1997/09/21/METRO9637.dtl&hw=danielle+steel&sn=020&sc=473 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> At the time, none of her children with Traina knew that Nicholas had been adopted. Steel blamed this fight, and other revelations published in the biography written by Lorenzo Benet and Vickie L. Bane, for the breakup of her marriage to Traina.<ref name="angel"/> Following their divorce, Steel used her experience to write ''Malice'', about a happy marriage which is destroyed when the tabloids discover the wife's secret past.<ref name="kennedy"/> The son at the center of the lawsuits, [[Nicholas Traina]], committed suicide in 1997 as a result of [[bipolar disorder]] and [[drug abuse]].<ref name="donnallyoverdose"/> Traina was the lead singer of San Francisco punk bands [[Link 80]] and [[Knowledge]]. In honor of his memory, Steel wrote the nonfiction book ''His Bright Light,'' about Nick's life and death. Proceeds of the book, which reached the New York Times NonFiction Bestseller List<ref name="bookreporter"/> were used to found the Nick Traina Foundation, which Steel runs, to fund organizations dedicated to treating mental illness.<ref name="bigelow">{{cite web | last = Bigelow | first = Catherine| coauthors = | title = Swells | publisher = San Francisco Chronicle | date = [[May 9]], [[2004]] | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/05/09/LVG3A6FSL21.DTL&hw=danielle+steel&sn=014&sc=542 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> To gain more recognition for children's mental illnesses, Steel has lobbied for legislation in Washington, holds an annual fundraiser (known as The Star Ball) in San Francisco,<ref name="zinko">{{cite web | last = Zinko | first = Carolyne| coauthors = | title = Steel's gala draws lots of star power | work= | pages = | language = English | publisher = San Francisco Chronicle | date = 2002-05-08 | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/05/08/DD139093.DTL&hw=danielle+steel&sn=003&sc=733 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> and serves on the Advisory Council of the Center for the Advancement of Children's Mental Health at [[Columbia University]].<ref name="kidsmentalhealth">{{cite web | last = | first =| coauthors = | title = About Us: Advisory Council: Danielle Steel | work= | publisher = Center for the Advancement of Children's Mental Health | date = | url = http://www.kidsmentalhealth.org/DanielleSteel.html | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> ===1997 - present=== Steel married for a fifth time, to Silicon Valley financier [[Tom Perkins]], but the marriage lasted less than two years, ending in 1999.<ref name="steger">{{cite web | last = Steger | first = Pat| coauthors = | title = Steel, Perkins Separate After 17-Month Marriage | work= | publisher = San Francisco Chronicle | date = [[August 11]], [[1999]] | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1999/08/11/DD102192.DTL&hw=danielle+steel&sn=076&sc=248 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> Steel has said that her novel ''The Klone and I'' was inspired by a private joke between herself and Perkins.<ref name="donnally">{{cite web | last = Donnally | first = Trish| coauthors = | title = A New Chapter in Steel Romance | publisher = San Francisco Chronicle | date = [[February 26]], [[1998]] | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1998/02/26/DD44826.DTL&hw=danielle+steel&sn=011&sc=603 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> In 2006, Perkins dedicated his novel ''Sex and the Single Zillionaire'' to Steel. After years of near-constant writing, Steel took a four-month break in 2003 to open an art gallery in San Francisco. The Steel Gallery of Contemporary Art exhibits the paintings and sculptures of emerging artists, especially those whose work Steel collects. The gallery subsequently closed June 4, 2006.<ref name="baker">{{cite web | last = Baker | first = Kenneth| coauthors = | title = Danielle Steel to open gallery for lesser-knowns | publisher = San Francisco Chronicle | date = [[September 30]], [[2003]] | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/09/30/DD276604.DTL | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> In 2006 Steel reached an agreement with [[Elizabeth Arden]] to launch a new perfume, Danielle by Danielle Steel. The new fragrance, made of mandarin, jasmine, orchid, rose, amber and musk scents, is available only in selected stores. The target audience for the fragrance is readers of Steel's novels, and she believes that the new scent reflects her characters, saying "Fragrances represent so many aspects of life that my characters experience - commitment, love, and emotion."<ref name="prance">{{cite web | last = Prance | first = Louise| coauthors = | title = Novelist targets fast-growing celebrity fragrance market | publisher = CosmeticsDesign.Com | date = [[October 19]], [[2006]] | url =http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/news/ng.asp?id=71431-danielle-steel-elizabeth-arden-britney-spears-hilary-duff-elizabeth-taylor | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> Steel lives in San Francisco,<ref name="baker"/> but also maintains a residence in France where she spends several months of each year and a beach house in La Californie near St. Tropez.<ref name="angel"/> Despite her public image and varied pursuits, Steel is known to be shy<ref name="baker"/> and because of that and her desire to protect her children from the tabloids<ref name="angel"/>, she rarely grants interviews or public appearances.<ref name="carroll1997">{{cite web | last = Carroll | first = Jerry| coauthors = | title = Danielle Steel Says Biography Wrecked Her Marriage | publisher = San Francisco Chronicle | date = [[January 7]], [[1997]] | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1997/01/07/DD31213.DTL&hw=danielle+steel&sn=006&sc=649 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> Her San Francisco home was built in 1913 as the mansion of sugar tycoon [[Adolph B. Spreckels]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFNbrhds/Pacific_Heights.html| title=Tour San Francisco: Pacific Heights| publisher=iNetours.com| accessdate=2008-01-10}}</ref> ==Writing== [[Image:Steel,Danielle-GoingHome.jpg|thumb|125px|''Going Home'']] Steel's novels have been translated into 28 languages and can be found in 47 countries across the globe.<ref name="segretto">{{cite web | last = Segretto | first = Mike| coauthors = | title = Meet the Writers: Danielle Steel | publisher = Barnes and Noble | date = 2005 | url =http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writerdetails.asp?z=y&cid=748011#bio | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> The books, often described as "formulaic,"<ref name="toxic">{{cite web | last = Melnick | first = Sheri| coauthors = | title = Toxic Bachelors | work= | pages = | publisher = RomanticTimes Magazine | date =2005 | url =http://www.romantictimes.com/books_review.php?book=27700 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> tend to involve the characters in a crisis of some sort which threatens their relationship. Many of her characters are considered over-the-top, making her books seem less realistic.<ref name="safeharbour">{{cite web | last = Melnick | first = Sheri| coauthors = | title = Safe Harbour | publisher = Romantic Times Magazine | date =2004 | url = http://www.romantictimes.com/books_review.php?book=21620 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> The novels frequently "[explore] the world of the rich and famous."<ref name="toxic"/> Despite a reputation among critics for writing "fluff," Steel often delves into the less savory aspects of human nature, including incest, suicide, divorce, war, and even [[the Holocaust]].<ref name="segretto"/> As time has progressed, Steel's writing has evolved. Her later heroines tend to be stronger and more authoritative, who, if they do not receive the level of respect and attention they desire from a man, move on to a new relationship.<ref name="carroll"/> In recent years Steel has also been willing to take more risks with her plots. ''Ransom'' focuses more on suspense than romance, and follows three sets of seemingly unconnected characters as their lives begin to intersect.<ref name="ransom">{{cite web | last = Melnick | first = Sheri| coauthors = | title = Ransom | publisher = RomanticTimes Magazine | date =2004 | url =http://www.romantictimes.com/books_review.php?book=22584 | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> ''Toxic Bachelors'' departs from her usual style by telling the story through the eyes of the three title characters, men who discover their true loves.<ref name="toxic"/> Steel has been criticized for making her books overly redundant and detailed,<ref name="sistersreview">{{cite web | last = Mbubaegbu | first = Chine| coauthors = | title = Sisters by Danielle Steel | publisher = inthenews.co.uk | date = [[12 March]] [[2007]] | url = http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/reviews/books/fiction/sisters-by-danielle-steel-$1063528.htm | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> explicitly telling the story to readers instead of showing it to them. This sometimes has the effect of making the readers feel like they are on the outside looking in rather than living the story.<ref name="loneeagle">{{cite web | last = Crutcher | first = Wendy| coauthors = | title = Lone Eagle | publisher = The Romance Reader | date = | url =http://www.theromancereader.com/steel-lone.html | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> To avoid comparisons to her previous novels, Steel does not write sequels.<ref name="readersclub"/> Although many of her earliest books were released with initial print runs of 1 million copies, by 2004 her publisher had decreased the number of books initially printed to 650,000.<ref name="maryles61">{{cite web | last = Maryles | first = Daisy| coauthors = | title = Steel at 61 | publisher = Publishers Weekly | date = [[July 12]], [[2004]] | url = http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA435220.html?q=danielle+steel | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> Twenty-two of her books have been adapted for television<ref name="fleming"/>, including two that have received [[Golden Globe]] nominations. One is "Jewels," the story of the survival of a woman and her children in [[World War II]] Europe, and the family's eventual rebirth as one of the greatest jewelry houses in Europe.<ref name="segretto"/> In the late 1990s, Steel refused to sell the film rights to her novels to companies that intended to market them for television, preferring to work towards a film contract. [[Columbia Pictures]] was the first movie studio to offer for one of her novels, purchasing the rights to ''The Ghost'' in 1998.<ref name="fleming">{{cite web | last = Fleming | first = Michael| coauthors = | title = Col helps Steel break into pic biz | publisher = Variety | date = [[February 3]], [[1998]] | url =http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117467327.html?query=danielle+steel | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> Steel reversed course in 2005, reaching an agreement with New Line Home Entertainment to sell the film rights to 30 of her novels. New Line is expected to adapt the books as [[television movies]] or for the direct-to-video market.<ref name="filmrights">{{cite web | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Steel sells film rights to 30 books | publisher = [[USAToday]] | date = [[November 11]], [[2005]] | url =http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2005-11-11-steel-novels-film-rights_x.htm | accessdate = 2007-04-19}}</ref> In 2002, Steel was decorated by the French government as a "Chevalier" of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]], for her contributions to world culture.<ref name="segretto"/> ==Bibliography== ===Novels=== {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Title !! Notes |- |1973 |''[[Going Home (Steel novel)|Going Home]]'' | |- |1977 |''[[Passion's Promise]]'' | |- |1978 |''[[Now and Forever (book)|Now And Forever]]'' | |- |1978 |''[[The Promise (Steel novel)|The Promise]]'' |Based on the screenplay by [[Garry Michael White]] |- |1979 |''[[Golden Moments (novel)|Golden Moments]]'' | |- |1980 |''[[Season Of Passion]]'' | |- |1980 |''[[Summer's End (novel)|Summer's End]]'' | |- |1980 |''[[The Ring (novel)|The Ring]]'' | |- |1981 |''[[Palomino (novel)|Palomino]]'' | |- |1981 |''[[To Love Again]]'' | |- |1981 |''[[Remembrance]]'' | |- |1981 |''[[Loving]]'' | |- |1982 |''[[Once In A Lifetime]]'' | |- |1982 |''Crossings'' | |- |1983 |''[[A Perfect Stranger]]'' | |- |1983 |''[[Thurston House]]'' | |- |1983 |''[[Changes (novel)|Changes]]'' | |- |1984 |''[[Full Circle]]'' | |- |1985 |''[[Family Album]]'' | |- |1985 |''[[Secrets (novel)|Secrets]]'' | |- |1986 |''[[Wanderlust (novel)|Wanderlust]]'' | |- |1987 |''[[Fine Things]]'' | |- |1987 |''[[Kaleidoscope (novel)|Kaleidoscope]]'' | |- |1988 |''[[Zoya (novel)|Zoya]]'' | |- |1989 |''[[Star (novel)|Star]]'' | |- |1989 |''[[Daddy (novel)|Daddy]]'' | |- |1990 |''[[Message From Nam]]'' | |- |1991 |''[[Heartbeat (Steel novel)|Heartbeat]]'' | |- |1991 |''[[No Greater Love (novel)|No Greater Love]]'' | |- |1992 |''[[Jewels (novel)|Jewels]]'' | |- |1992 |''[[Mixed Blessings]]'' | |- |1993 |''[[Vanished (novel)|Vanished]]'' | |- |1994 |''[[Accident (novel)|Accident]]'' | |- |1994 |''[[The Gift (Steel novel)|The Gift]]'' | |- |1994 |''[[Wings (Steel novel)|Wings]]'' | |- |1995 |''[[Lightning (Steel novel)|Lightning]]'' | |- |1995 |''[[Five Days In Paris]]'' | |- |1996 |''Malice'' | |- |1996 |''[[Silent Honor]]'' | |- |1997 |''[[The Ranch (novel)|The Ranch]]'' | |- |1997 |''[[Special Delivery (novel)|Special Delivery]]'' | |- |1997 |''[[The Ghost (novel)|The Ghost]]'' | |- |1998 |''[[The Long Road Home (novel)|The Long Road Home]]'' | |- |1998 |''[[The Klone and I]]'' | |- |1998 |''[[His Bright Light]]'' | |- |1998 |''[[Mirror Image (novel)|Mirror Image]]'' | |- |1999 |''Bittersweet'' | |- |1999 |''[[Granny Dan]]'' | |- |1999 |''[[Irresistible Forces]]'' | |- |2000 |''[[The Wedding (Steel novel)|The Wedding]]'' | |- |2000 |''[[The House On Hope Street]]'' | |- |2000 |''[[Journey (Steel novel)|Journey]]'' | |- |2001 |''[[Lone Eagle]]'' | |- |2001 |''[[Leap Of Faith]]'' | |- |2001 |''[[The Kiss (novel)|The Kiss]]'' | |- |2002 |''[[The Cottage]]'' | |- |2002 |''[[Sunset in St. Tropez]]'' | |- |2002 |''[[Answered Prayers (novel)|Answered Prayers]]'' | |- |2003 |''[[Dating Game (novel)|Dating Game]]'' | |- |2003 |''[[Johnny Angel (novel)|Johnny Angel]]'' | |- |2003 |''[[Safe Harbour]]'' | |- |2004 |''[[Ransom (novel)|Ransom]]'' | |- |2004 |''[[Second Chance (novel)|Second Chance]]'' | |- |2004 |''[[Echoes (novel)|Echoes]]'' | |- |2005 |''[[Impossible (novel)|Impossible]]'' | |- |2005 |''[[Miracle (novel)|Miracle]]'' | |- |2005 |''[[Toxic Bachelors]]'' | |- |2006 |''[[The House (Steel novel)|The House]]'' | |- |2006 |''[[Coming Out (novel)|Coming Out]]'' | |- |2006 |''[[H.R.H. (novel)|H.R.H.]]'' | |- |2007 |''[[Sisters (Steel novel)|Sisters]]'' | |- |2007 |''[[Amazing Grace (novel)|Amazing Grace]]'' | |- |2008 |''[[Honour Thyself (novel)|Honour Thyself]]'' | |- |2008 |''[[Bungalow Two]]'' | |- |2008 |''[[Rogue]]'' | |} ===Non-fiction=== * ''Love:Poems'' (1984) * ''Having a Baby'' (1984) * ''His Bright Light'' ===Children's books=== ====Max & Martha series==== * ''Martha's New Daddy'' (1989) * ''Max and the Babysitter'' (1989) * ''Martha's Best Friend'' (1989) * ''Max's Daddy Goes to the Hospital'' (1989) * ''Max's New Baby'' (1989) * ''Martha's New School'' (1989) * ''Max Runs Away'' (1990) * ''Martha's New Puppy'' (1990) * ''Max and Grandma and Grampa Winky'' (1991) * ''Martha and Hilary and the Stranger'' (1991) ====Freddie series==== * ''Freddie's Trip'' (1992) * ''Freddie's First Night Away'' (1992) * ''Freddie and the Doctor'' (1992) * ''Freddie's Accident'' (1992) ==Filmography== # ''The Ring'' (1996) # ''Full Circle'' (1996) # ''Remembrance'' (1996) # ''No Greater Love'' (1996) # ''Mixed Blessings'' (1995) # ''Zoya (1995) # ''Vanished (1995) # ''[[Family Album]]'' (1994) # ''A Perfect Stranger'' (1994) # ''Once in a Lifetime'' (1994) # ''Message from Nam'' (1993) # ''Star'' (1993) (TV) # ''Heartbeat'' (1993) # ''Jewels'' (1992) # ''Secrets'' (1992) # ''Daddy'' (1991) # ''Palomino'' (1991) # ''Changes'' (1991) # ''Fine Things'' (1990) # ''Kaleidoscope'' (1990) # ''Crossings'' (1986) # ''Now and Forever'' (1983) ==See also== * [[List of bestselling novels in the United States]] ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.randomhouse.com/features/steel/ Official website] * [http://www.daniellesteelbooks.co.uk/ Official UK website] * [http://www.iblist.com/author726.htm Danielle Steel] at [[Internet Book List]] * [http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/51/10/1324 An October 2000 review of ''His Bright Light'' by Dr. Jeffrey L. Geller on a American Psychiatric Association website] * {{imdb name|id=0824403|name=Danielle Steel}} * [http://www.steelgalleryinc.com/ Steel Gallery] * [http://www.nicktrainafoundation.com/ The Nick Traina Foundation] * {{worldcat id|id=lccn-n80-61569}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME= Schuelein-Steel, Danielle Fernande Dominique |ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Steel, Danielle |SHORT DESCRIPTION= American [[Novelist]] |DATE OF BIRTH= [[August 14]], [[1947]] |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[San Francisco, California]] ([[United States|U.S.]]) |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Steel, Danielle}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American children's writers]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:American Christian Scientists]] [[Category:Americans of German descent]] [[Category:People from New York City]] [[Category:People from San Francisco, California]] [[Category:Portuguese-Americans]] [[bs:Danielle Steel]] [[bg:Даниел Стийл]] [[da:Danielle Steel]] [[de:Danielle Steel]] [[es:Danielle Fernande Schuelein-Steel]] [[fr:Danielle Steel]] [[it:Danielle Steel]] [[he:דניאל סטיל]] [[nl:Danielle Steel]] [[ja:ダニエル・スティール]] [[no:Danielle Steel]] [[nn:Danielle Steel]] [[pl:Danielle Steel]] [[pt:Danielle Steel]] [[ru:Стил, Даниэла]] [[sq:Danielle Steel]] [[simple:Danielle Steel]] [[fi:Danielle Steel]] [[sv:Danielle Steel]]