Danielle Steel - His Bright Light: The Story of Nick Traina

Pros: Steel's style is ideally suited to tell the story of her late son
Cons: The entire story might upset sensitive readers

From the moment little Nick was born, his mother, famed author Danielle Steel, knew he was different. She could hold intelligent conversations with him while he was still in a stroller, and she noted his special affinity for peeking up patent-leather...

Pros: Wonderfully written, draws you in, insight into the disease
Cons: The ultimate death of Nick :( The pain he and his family/friends went through

**The title is part of a quote--taken from writing on the last page of Nick's journey written by Nick himself.**

I just finished Danielle Steel's book His Bright Light-The Story of Nick Traina. To say this book touched me...

Pros: Written straight from the heart
Cons: None - besides the fact that it's a true story

I have to say, out of all of Danielle Steel's novels, this one is the most touching, most heart breaking of them all. It's the story of her son, who suffered from bipolar disease. Unfortunately, he took his own life at the age of 19.

I have...

Pros: It was about Nick Traina.
Cons: Nick had to die at the end. This time, it wasn't fiction.

Note: This review was originally written and placed on Epinions in February of 2000, but has since been deleted, then revised and re-posted.

I first purchased His Bright Light by Danielle Steele after it was strongly...

Pros: very educating about mental illness
Cons: a bit of a downer

What mother wouldn't go to battle for her child? That is exactly what Danielle Steele did for her son Nick Traina.

This is the story of how Danielle, her family, and Nick struggled with the demon of manic depression. How she fought to get him...

Pros: Comforting to survivors of suicide
Cons: not a light read

This is not an easy epinion for me to write.

His Bright Light sparked a great deal of emotion in me. My neighbor gave me the book after my five year old was diagnosed with Bipolar manic depression. This is also a condition I believe my first...

Pros: incredibly touching
Cons: nick's death.

While surfing Link 80's website, I saw people referring to the book 'This Bright Light' by Danielle Steele. Being a big fan of Link 80, I started wondering why someone like Danielle Steele would write a book about a dead punk. So I ordered the book, and...

Pros: Proceeds go to a fund in Nick's name for manic-depressives
Cons: Absolutely no bad could come out of this book.

This book is Danielle Steel's touching account of her son Nick's life and death. I had never read a Danielle Steel book before in my entire life. Being a casual Link 80 fan, I thought it would be interesting to know what Nick "Eighty" was...

Pros: Heartwarming story of a talented young man...
Cons: Unfortunately, it came to an end...

Danielle Steel's most essential premise for authoring this book regarding her son's life-long struggle with the condition known as 'maniac depression' can be attributed to the quote found on the very back of the hardcover edition:

"I...

Pros: It gives you a real insight on Manic Depression and Bipolar!
Cons: Might be difficult for sensitive readers, as it is a true story.

> A Delta Book, Published by Dell Publishing a division of Random House, Inc (Copyright 1998)

This book depicts the life of Nick Traina, the son of Danielle Steel who struggled with manic depression and bipolar disease. Although I've never...

Pros: Educational, poignant
Cons: Painful to read

I had always regarded Danielle Steele's books as an easy read, often predictable, yet fun at times. This tribute to her son's short life gave the reader a deep insight into the hellish life of the manic depressive. In addition to educating the reader...

Pros: not only a great story about the life of Nick Traina, frontman of Link 80 & Knowledge, but also a detailed description of what could occur w/the dark illness that is manic depression
Cons: none

This book is probably the most touching book I've read in my entire life. Not only is this a great story about Nick Traina (aka, Nick Eighty, the frontman of a favorite band of mine, Link 80), but it's also a portrayal of a mother's desperate fight to...

Pros: wonderful story, moving and detailed
Cons: none

Danielle Steele has been one of my favorites in fiction for years, and now she has proved able to do non-fiction as well. And what a beautiful story it was. I found this book by accident while looking through other health related items at the library....

Pros: It was very straight forward.
Cons: I am not sure the public needed to share that much of her son.

This was a whole different avenue for Danielle Steel. To open the doors on her private life was something most people in Hollywood don't do. This book gave you a good taste of just because someone has money don't think that their life is all diamonds and...

Pros: the strength, the power, the backed up statistics
Cons: the sadness, the heart break, and the pain

His Bright Light by Danielle Steel was recommended to me by a friend of mine. She said it was a great book and that any woman would enjoy it. Me being a male I wasn't too keen on reading it, but I gave it a try anyway. This is the story of Danielle...