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In association with all the books recommended by Don't Fall Until You See the Whites of Their Lies.

May 3, 1997

Dear Miss Miller,

Thank you so much for your letter. I am very pleased to hear that you were so moved by Malice and that you found solace and inspiration from it. It was a challenging and wrenching book to write. I took a lot of risks in tackling this novel, and I am very glad to hear such kind words from a reader who understands all too well what it was about.

More than kind words, it means so much to me to know that the book rang true to you. Hearing that this book moved you -- a woman who has been through so much with so much courage and compassion -- makes me feel it is a success. Thank you so much again for your letter. I hope you are very well.

Dannielle Steel

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Then I read her latest novel and wrote her again:

April 18, 1998

Ms. Steel,

You wrote me 5/3/97 about my letter regarding Malice where I shared with you that I am an incest survivor, and that the heroine in Malice was someone I could absorb into my being.

I just finished reading The Long Road Home. What a roller coaster. I kept hoping for better times for Gabriella, and instead a new horror would come about.

Gabriella is also a heroine I can absorb into my being.

I am so deeply moved by how you resolved the story (***don't want to give it away***). It helped that answer sink deeper into my soul. I’ll be sharing with other survivors that, tho it’s very difficult reading, it is well worth it.

People have been shaking their heads at me and saying, "Cheryl, your life...!"

Yep, it’s mine. And people probably shake their heads about the likelihood of a Gabriella...

I heard and then read about your son. I wish there were words to change history and bring him back, words to comfort you deeply. You and your son have been in my thoughts.

I have been meaning to write about my reading both your books on my survivors’ pages. Will be doing that.

In the meantime, TCOMFing.

Cheryl Moore Barron Miller

"...When we long for life without...difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure." -- Peter Marshall

In association with all the books recommended by Don't Fall Until You See the Whites of Their Lies.