Moral Compass

A Novel

By: Danielle Steel

Narrated by: Dan John Miller

Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

At an elite private school in Massachusetts, a wide circle of lives will be forever changed by a devastating series of events in Danielle Steel's riveting new novel.

Saint Ambrose Prep is a place where the wealthy send their children for the best possible education, with teachers and administrators from the Ivy League and graduates who become future lawyers, politicians, filmmakers, and CEOs. Traditionally a boys-only school, Saint Ambrose has just enrolled 140 female students for the first time. While most of the kids on the campus have all the privilege in the world, some are struggling, wounded by their parents' bitter divorces, dealing with insecurity and loneliness. In such a heightened environment, even the smallest spark can become a raging fire.

One day after the school's annual Halloween event, a student lies in the hospital, her system poisoned by dangerous levels of alcohol. Everyone in this sheltered community - parents, teachers, students, police, and the media - are left trying to figure out what actually happened. Only the handful of students who were there when she was attacked truly know the answers, and they have vowed to keep one another's secrets. As details from the evening emerge, powerful families are forced to hire attorneys and less powerful families watch helplessly. Parents' marriages are jeopardized, and students' futures are impacted. No one at Saint Ambrose can escape the fallout of a life-altering event.

In this compelling novel, Danielle Steel illuminates the dark side of one drunken night, with its tragic consequences, from every possible point of view. As the drama unfolds, the characters will reach a crossroads where they must choose between truth and lies, between what is easy and what is right, and find the moral compass they will need for the rest of their lives.

©2020 Danielle Steel (P)2020 Recorded Books

I appreciate this story!

As a 51+ year survivor of rape, I appreciate this story from every aspect. I wish all rape victims could have their attack handled by caring, thoughtful detectives as Vivian had. Thank you, Ms. Steel for another story that helped me.

When you do something terrible you must pay the consequences and be honest

Love the book enjoyed reading it it was so real like that sometime I forgot I was reading a book d.s. keeping them coming

Moral Compass

Plot: A prestigious, all-boy school turns coed and shortly, one of the girl students is raped.

Liked: Not graphic, has no objectionable language, is a clean read, has a sex scene that is not graphic. Narration is fine.

Not so hot. It should be labeled "young adult". Great gift for a tween or teen. Moral lesson. IMO, most adults would find Moral Compass patronizing.

Written by Danielle Steel, narrated by Dan John Miller, just over 7 hours of listening in unabridged audiobook format, released: 01-07-20 by Recorded Books.

Recommended YA.

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Not up to Danielle Steele standards in my mind. Information was told over and over almost ad nauseam. If I’d heard how the characters behaved one more time, I might have stopped listening. Books are not like the morning need programs on the radio who have to basically relay the same stories every 1/2 hour for anyone who started listening since 30 minutes earlier when the first told the story.
The narrator almost sounded bored and monotone most of the time. Not much change in voices from character to character, so at times it was difficult to determine who was speaking in conversations. No emotion or inflection either, just reading like he really wanted to be somewhere else.

in the wrong place

As the book opens and the characters start revealing themselves as good kids ,the author throws in reality and lives become complicated. I didn't want to put the book down. it pulled me in. the narrative reader is easy on the ears and his slight voice inflections make the characters come alive.

The fact that in the end, all of them came to the realization that telling the truth is always good for the soul

I like the fact that they didn’t get harsh sentences, but that they learnt something in the end

How sad this story is

I really enjoy books by Danielle Steel but this one made me want to throw it away. Some of the characters are a little flat and the storyline is focused on the criminals and not the victims as usual in most stories. I know very little about what the victim in this story actually thought because she was overshadowed by the boys and their fathers. Just flat

Makes ya think especially if u have teenagers

Great lesson to share with your kids, ALWAYS BE HONEST. I would recommend to anyone with teenagers. A story that makes you think. Hated the female voices, most sounded the same except Gwen. They should have had 2 readers or had a female read it who can do a mans voice better.

Writing great as usual

Love this book. There are a lot of twists and turns, and you can see this happening in real life. Love the narration

another enjoyable read by D.S.

A most enjoyable story based in the world of academia and privilege. Not your normal scene. Not your normal characters either. Nice story. enjoyed it.