Crossings (Steel novel)

Crossings is a 1982 novel that was written by American Danielle Steel. It is Steel's 13th novel. It was adapted into a six-part miniseries of the same name in 1986.

Plot
The ship Normandie makes a voyage from Washington, D.C. to France despite an impending war. Aboard the ship is American Liane de Villiers, the young wife of an old ambassador to France.

List of characters

 * Liane Crockett de Villiers – A daughter of a world shipping enterprise, Crockett Shippings, who marries Armand after his wife's death


 * Armand de Villiers – Ambassador of France to the US, having returned to France, who works for the Vichy Regime of German-occupied France


 * Odile de Villiers – Wife of Armand who dies early


 * Nicholas Burnham – President of an enterprise in steel business, Burnham Steel, who first meets Liane during crossing the Atlantic


 * Hillary Burnham – Unfaithful wife of Nick who refuses to divorce him


 * Johnny Burnham – Only son of Nicholas and Hillary