Pegasus by Danielle Steel

   Great story about persecuted Jewish citizens of Germany before and during W.W. II.  The main character, Nick, along with his two sons were able to escape Germany along with the gift of two Lipizzaner horses.  They needed a connection to be accepted in America, but the change from German aristocracy to circus performers was difficult.  In the meantime conditions for all Germans got much worse.  Most of the story takes place in the war years and this part of the novel was great.  The families grew up and moved about, circumstances changed, both in Germany and the U.S. and then it was like a different author stepped up to shift the focus of the story and create a whole different book.  Fast forward a half a century and start to weave a new story with later generations of the family, and slam bam, the book ends.  First four-fifths was a 9 out of 10.  The last part, 4 out of 10.