Through popular works like A Perfect Stranger (1983), Kaleidoscope (1987), Zoya (1988), Heartbeat (1991) and The Gift (1994), Steel established a definitive style, her novels often centered around strong, glamorous women who overcome major obstacles en route to love and fulfillment. Golden Moments) in 1977, and with the rapid-fire sales of The Promise in 1978, her literary career was up and running. Several follow-up manuscripts were rejected, but she was back in print with Passion's Promise (a.k.a.
Steel's first novel, Going Home, was published in 1973. Steel took his advice, though she went on to write copy for the Grey Advertising Agency in San Francisco in the early 1970s, as it would take several years until she could support herself by penning novels. It was during this time that a client named John Mack Carter, then the editor of Ladies’ Home Journal, suggested that she try her hand as an author. Early Careerįluent in both English and French, Steel initially found work as a translator, before joining a New York City advertising agency, Supergirls, in 1968. However, she endured a series of health scares, including a tumor that required an ovary to be removed, and dropped out of college before graduating. She threw herself into her books and developed a love for fashion, determining she would pursue that path for a career.Īfter graduating from New York’s Lycáe Français academy at age 15, Steel attended the Parsons School of Design and NYU. Splitting her time between France and New York, Steel was exposed to the dramas of high society at an early age, but otherwise weathered a largely lonely childhood.
She was the only child of John Schulein-Steel, scion of the German Löwenbräu beer family, and Norma da Câmara Stone dos Reis, daughter of a Portuguese diplomat, who divorced when Danielle was eight years old. Early Lifeĭanielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel was born on August 14, 1947, New York City. Steel has also penned a poetry book, several children's series and song lyrics for an album. By the end of the decade she found an audience receptive to her brand of romance and drama, with titles like The Promise, Kaleidoscope, Heartbeat and Sisters going on to become best sellers. Danielle Steel published her first novel, Going Home, in 1973.
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