Now for a word about ‘Heartbeat’’s content. Steel, she was more than likely plotting her next three tomes while finishing this one. Now, of course, I was hardly expecting an Arthur Hailey style mix of detail and drama however, an attempt at research would’ve been nice. Steel crams into ‘Heartbeat’ (and she crams quite a bit), I couldn’t completely enjoy it because of this glaring inaccuracy. So, no matter how much romantic wish fulfillment Ms. No one in the world of ‘Heartbeat’ finds this unusual, despite the fact no soap had regularly broadcast live since the 1960s. ‘Heartbeat’s leading man, Bill Thigpen, is the head writer/creator of a successful daytime soap which - despite the novel being written and taking place in 1990 - is broadcast live everyday. While Danielle Steel may know a great deal about wish fulfillment, she doesn’t know a great deal about daytime drama production. I, on the other hand, am a soap opera history buff. So, no matter how engrossing a book/movie/tv show is, he can’t completely enjoy it if it contains a historical inaccuracy. But they couldn't help it.ĭanielle Steel touches the Heartbeat of two wonderful people as their friendship deepens into love, as they meet the obstacles that life presents with humor, humanity, and courage. But does he need the heartache of another man's baby, another wife? Neither does. a woman he really loves, a real family again. And the very sight of her suddenly makes him want more in his life. The question was: did he mean it? He did.īill Thigpen and Adrian Townshed collided in a supermarket. In as enviable life they'd worked hard for-the American Dream. His life is in perfect balance, he thinks.Īdrian Townshed thought she had everything: a job she liked as a TV production assistant and a handsome husband who was a rising star in his own field. Top-of-the-chart ratings, good-natured casual affairs, and special vacations with his two young sons. Now, nine years later, living alone in Hollywood, even without his wife and kids, his life and success are still reasonably sweet. Bill Thigpen, writer producer of the No.1 daytime TV drama was so busy watching his career soar that he never noticed his marriage collapse.

Heartbeat by Danielle Steel