#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Twin boys grow up in the same family, in the same town.
One twin leaves home, but when this Prodigal son returns, is he the evil twin, or is his brother? Steel yourself.--Library Journal Readers should be prepared for revelations of wickedness on a vast scale.--Publishers Weekly.
Praise for Prodigal Son Fraternal twins raised together turn] out to be very different and very much in conflict.
Powerful, poignant, and filled with complex and layered characters, Prodigal Son is a riveting novel of secrets, salvation, and redemption from master storyteller Danielle Steel.
What he discovers will change their lives forever, the lives of their children, and an entire town.
Who is his twin? Is the fa ade real, or does something terrifying lie beneath? Imagination or a reality too terrifying to believe? In a race for time, Peter throws caution to the winds to find the truth.
Only later, as Peter mulls over his late mother\'s journals, does the truth begin to emerge, as realization and panic begin to set in.
But, to his surprise, their reunion is tender and real.
At first, he dreads seeing Michael again.
Only Peter knows how Michael manipulated their parents when the boys were young, ultimately driving Peter away.
A beloved small-town doctor, a devoted family man, and a pillar of his community, Michael McDowell serves others without regard to personal gain.
With no other choice, the Prodigal son goes home.
Stripped of everything, he has only one place to retreat: a lakeside cottage he inherited from his parents, who left most of their modest estate to Peter\'s twin.
The stock market crash not only plunges Peter into joblessness, it causes a rift in his marriage that he cannot repair.
And then it gets worse.
Which twin is good and which is evil, as the tables turn again and again? Prodigal SON In a matter of days, Peter McDowell loses everything he has worked so hard for--his wealth, his property, his livelihood as a star investment banker. #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel tells a brilliant, suspenseful story of suspicion, betrayal, and a life-and-death struggle for survival.
The reunion of brothers, sweet and healing at first, exposes shattering revelations of good and evil.
One leaves his peaceful hometown, but when all else fails, the Prodigal son returns, twenty years later.
One good, one bad.
Dramatically different, they become bitter enemies, even as children. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Twin boys grow up in the same family, in the same town
