NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In this heartfelt novel from #1 New
York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, a young woman with an
unforgettable voice fights for the freedom to pursue her dreams.
Iris Cooper has been singing ever since she can remember, hitting the
high notes like no one else. When she is twelve, her father convinces
the owner of a bar in Lake City, Texas, to let her perform, and she
stuns the audience. In the ensuing years, never staying anywhere for
long, father and daughter move from one dusty town to the next, her
passion for music growing every time she takes the mike in another
roadhouse.
But it is not an easy life for Iris with her father in charge and using
her income to pay for gambling, women, and booze. When she starts to
tour at age eighteen, she takes on a real manager. Yet he exploits her
too, and the singers and musicians she tours with are really the only
family she has. It is they who give Iris the courage to finally fly
free, leave the tour, and follow her dreams.
After years of enduring the hardships of the road, exploitation, and
abuse to do what she loves, Iris's big chance comes as her talent soars.
But at the top at last, Iris still has to fight every step of the way.
In The High Notes, Danielle Steel delivers an inspiring story about
finding the strength to stand up for yourself and your dreams, no matter
what it takes.
