The Ranch

By: Danielle Steel

Narrated by: Ron McLarty

In her 39th best-selling novel, Danielle Steel brings to life the story of three women, old roommates from college, who come together after twenty years, one summer at The Ranch.

They had been inseparable in college, Mary Stuart, Tanya, and Zoe. But in the more than twenty years that followed, the three had moved on with their lives, settled in different cities, and found successful careers and new roles as mothers and wives. By chance, each would find herself alone for a few weeks one summer, wrestling with the present and the past. At a sprawling ranch in the foothills of Wyoming's Grand Teton Range, the three women come together and find courage, healing, and truth, and reach out to each other once again.

Despite the honesty they once shared, now pretense between them runs high. Mary Stuart Walker, married for twenty-two years to a Manhattan lawyer, kept herself busy with volunteer work, and now masks the loneliness that consumes her life. A year has past, and Mary Stuart still hasn't gotten over the guilt, or the fear that her husband will never forgive her for their son's death... Tanya Thomas, an award winning singer and rock star, enjoys all the trappings of fame and success--a mansion in Bel Air, legions of fans, and a broken heart. All the Grammy awards in the world can't make up for the children she wanted but never had, the men who have taken advantage of her, and just gone along for the ride, and still are... Dr. Zoe Phillips has her hands full as a single mother to an adopted two-year-old, and as a doctor at an AIDS clinic in San Francisco. Predictably, as they all know, she is as liberal as she ever was, and marriage was never a dream she coveted or shared with them. Tending to her patients is a full-time job that leaves Zoe little time for herself--until unexpected news forces her to reevaluate both her future, and her current life.

But despite the changes in their lives, their friendship is still a bond they all treasure and share. For each of the women, a few weeks at the ranch will bring healing and release, as old hurts are buried, ancient secrets revealed, and love replaced or renewed. In The Ranch, bestselling novelist Danielle Steel brings reality to the meaning of friendship, with dramas whose truths we all share.

Critic reviews

Praise for Danielle Steel

“Steel is one of the best!”—Los Angeles Times

“Few modern writers convey the pathos of family and material life with such heartfelt empathy.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Steel pulls out all the emotional stops. . . . She delivers!”—Publishers Weekly

“What counts for the reader is the ring of authenticity.”—San Francisco Chronicle

Beautiful story

Love it. This story is so true I’m so many ways. I really recommend it.

A riveting novel complete with pain, love and forgiveness.

This is such an amazing novel! It’s how I got my start with Danielle Steel. I own this in paperback also. As I read the book and then finished with the audible I kept slowing down because I didn’t want it to end! You become absorbed with the characters, almost knowing them; feeling their emotions… their pain. Feeling points of happiness! You can easily visualize this. The storyline is amazing and it does capture the reader! The narration is amazing! Mr. Ron McLarty! He reads in a man’s voice but somehow you are easily able to discern if a male or female character is speaking! Without changing his voice! Amazing. I am man. And I love everything Danielle Steel writes. You become immersed in the stories… Never wanting them to end!

The Ranch .

This such an amazing book. I loved reading it and now I love listening it.

Great Book, Narrator should have put more emotion into it

This narrator was ok. I’ve heard better. He wasn’t so much monotone as almost bored. That takes away from the story itself.

The Ranch

What fancy me that we’re three ladies with differences kind of love! Each one has their own unique style and taste of love !
The difference each love story had my heart and soul for each one!