In The Wedding, Danielle Steel really does not explore any weighty social concerns, but she does highlight several issues of interest to her audience, which is mainly female readers. As she does in many of her novels, Steel examines the plight of the modern woman who tries to balance a career with romance. Allegra Steinberg, a twenty-nine-year-old entertainment lawyer in Hollywood, has a job that excites and satisfies her, but she cannot receive quite the same fulfillment with her long-time lover, fellow lawyer Brandon Edwards.

Allegra faces a problem that many modern-day career women face: they try to be "superwomen" to keep up in a highly competitive, male-dominated workplace. Her clients, who are all rock stars, actors, and actresses, demand much of her time and energy, yet she gives them her complete attention while desperately attempting to maintain a loving, supportive relationship with Brandon, a selfish...