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Автор Даниэла Стил

CRITICAL RAVES FOR

DANIELLE STEEL

“STEEL IS ONE OF THE BEST. ”—Los Angeles Times“THE PLOTS OF DANIELLE STEEL'S NOVELS TWIST AND WEAVE AS INCREDIBLE STORIES UNFOLD TO THE THRILL AND DELIGHT OF HER ENORMOUS READING PUBLIC. ”—United Press International“A LITERARY PHENOMENON… ambitious… prolific … and not to be pigeonholed as one who produces a predictable kind of book. ”—The Detroit News“There is a smooth reading style to her writings which makes it easy to forget the time and to keep flipping the pages. ”—The Pittsburgh Press“Ms. Steel excels at pacing her narrative, which races forward, mirroring the frenetic lives chronicled here; men and women swept up in bewildering change, seeking solutions to problems never before faced. ”—Nashville Banner

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STORY OF NICK TRAINË FAMILY ALBUM

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STORY OF NICK TRAINA CHANGES

DELL PUBLISHING

To Beatrix, Trevor, Todd,

Nicky, and especially John,

for all that you are, and

all that you have given me.

With all my love,

d. s.

Acknowledgment

And with special thanks to Dr.

Phillip Oyer

CHAPTER 1

“Dr. Hallam … Dr. Peter Hallam … Dr. Hallam … Cardiac Intensive, Dr. Hallam …” The voice droned on mechanically as Peter Hallam sped through the lobby of Center City Hospital, never stopping to answer the page since the team already knew he was on his way. He furrowed his brow as he pressed six, his mind already totally engaged with the data he had been given twenty minutes before on the phone. They had waited weeks for this donor, and it was almost too late. Almost. His mind raced as the elevator doors ground open, and he walked quickly to the nurses' station marked Cardiac Intensive Care.