Almost Paradise

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrombestselling author Susan Isaacs comes a rich family saga about marriage, wealth, and celebrity in the midst of personal tragedy-andabout the ties that bind us together and the missed opportunities that tear usapart. Nickis stunningly handsome, the blue-eyed scion of a blue-blood New York family. Rich, talented, confident he will become the world's most famous movie star.
Jane is delightfully funny, a dark-skinned, dark-haired, half-Jewish, half-German daughter of the Midwest. Smart, gifted, loving, she will becomefamous in her own right as well. Fromthe time they first meet in their Social and Intellectual History of the U. S.course at Brown University, it's love at first sight. Coming together from twovery different worlds, they will cast off adversity and disapproval to forge alife filled with work, love, and children.
But fame and success come at a high price-their marriage. Just when itseems the promise of their love might be renewed, an accident leaves Janehovering between life and death. Now, it's not only their union that might notsurvive, but Jane, too... Almost Paradise isvintage Susan Isaacs, a witty, poignant, and engrossing tale of a man, a woman, and a passion wondrous, heartbreaking, and unforgettable.