Southern Lights A Novel
Southern Lights by Danielle Steel is a reprint edition published by Random House Publishing Group on October 26, 2010. This novel follows Alexa Hamilton, an assistant D.A. in Manhattan, who has left her painful past in the South behind. Eleven years after fleeing her ex-husband’s betrayal and his prominent Charleston family, Alexa is now focused on her career and raising her daughter, Savannah. However, as she prepares for a high-stakes trial against an accused serial killer, threatening letters addressed to Savannah disrupt their lives, forcing Alexa to confront her past and make difficult choices.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of family, crime, and the complexities of relationships. As Alexa navigates the challenges of her trial in New York, Savannah begins to uncover her own family history in the South, leading to revelations that impact both their lives. The story intertwines the gritty realities of the Manhattan courtroom with the allure of Southern tradition, highlighting the emotional journey of a mother and daughter as they face their fears and uncover long-buried secrets. With 416 pages, this edition presents a contemporary saga that delves into the bonds of love and the trials of life.
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Danielle Steel sweeps us from a Manhattan courtroom to the Deep South in her powerful new novel—at once a behind-closed-doors look into the heart of a family and a tale of crime and punishment.
SOUTHERN LIGHTS
Eleven years have passed since Alexa Hamilton left the South behind, fleeing the pain of her ex-husband’s betrayal and the cruelty of his prominent Charleston family. Now an assistant D.A. in Manhattan, Alexa has finally put her demons to rest, raising her daughter alone and making a name for herself as a top prosecutor taking on some of the city’s toughest cases.
But as Alexa prepares for her latest case, the high-stakes trial of accused serial killer Luke Quentin, threatening letters addressed to Savannah, her beautiful seventeen-year-old daughter, throw Alexa’s private life into turmoil. Certain that Quentin is behind the letters, Alexa must make the toughest choice of all: to send her daughter back to her ex-husband’s world of southern tradition and memories of betrayal.
While Alexa’s trial builds to a climax in New York, her daughter settles into southern life, discovering a father and family history she barely knows. As secrets are exposed and old wounds are healed, Alexa and Savannah, after a season in different worlds, will come together again – strengthened by the challenges they have faced and changed by the mysteries they have unraveled.
From the gritty chaos of Manhattan’s criminal court system to the seductive gentility of the South, from the rage of a hardened criminal to the tender bond between a mother and a daughter, Southern Lights will catch you off guard at every turn.
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