Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Oct 5 Book Review: The Butler by Danielle Steel

 




The Butler by Danielle Steel

Story follows a man who has left behind in South America his twin brother when they reach adult age.

Joachim moves with his mother and she marries a man and live in Paris.

He is given jobs but he's not found his real love....he decides when his step father passes away to use the money he was given to go to butler school.

Never thought about it much and there are not many around anymore as our traditions and life style changes over the years.

Interesting to learn about the career. He relocates back to Paris to tend to his ailing mother and his butler long term job has ended. 

Story also follows Olivia and she's moved to Paris and runs her design magazine til it ends due to internet offering cheaper ways to doing things.

She has no one else in the whole world and is taken advantage of by a maid. The butler guesses what's going on and lines up all the workers.

WOW he knows his job very well and things are resolved. He helps Emily get her house in order and teaches her of fun places to shop around town.

Joachim often thinks of his brother and fears he's in the mafia or something similar and fears they will never meet again.

When both are at a standstill they make a big decision about an estate a Russian had bought near Paris and want to help him redecorate it

He is interrogated about his travels when they try to make arrangements to ship her furniture back to NY. They find out about the brothers birthmarks.  She orders a background check on Joachim.

Love hearing about his mothers career by finding those who had paintings stolen from them during the way, she was able to reunite them.

When both of their endeavors end abruptly due to money loss and things being returned to their rightful owners they are at a loss..

Surprised at how this ends.

Received this review copy from Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine Delacorte Press via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

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