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The Gift | 
| Author: Cecelia Ahern
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 15
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0007284977
EAN: 9780007284979
ASIN: 0007284977
Publication Date: October 20, 2008
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 Life, love and heartstrings November 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having just seen parts of her father's biography on RTE (Ireland's National TV station) and it noting that he was quite the absent father, I have to wonder how much of this is wishful thinking on the part of Cecelia Ahern.
It's a story about a boy who throws a semi-frozen turkey through a window who gets told a story about another man. A workaholic who learns lessons about the important things in life and who realises that life is now not tomorrow.
I can see this one splitting it's audience. It's unsubtle in it's message and pretty obvious in it's heart-string tugging. A little too obvious for my tastes, I'm sure other people's mileage may vary.
The packagaing is cute, the ribbon isn't a permanent part of the cover though and as it's usually shrink wrapped the lack of cover details makes it hard to decide what it's all about.
 Great Read November 18, 2008
A great story, I couldn`t put it down. I read it over a couple of days and couldn`t wait to read what happened next. Just when you think you`ve guessed the next part of the story, a twist happens. I read p.s. I love you before this and while I also think p.s. I love you is great this is even better again. I think they should make a film out of this too.
Wish I could be in two places at once! November 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cecelia Ahern has done it again and wrote another brill book! I brought this book at the airport and could'nt resist unwrapping the red ribbon off it immediately and wow what an amazing read! I could'nt put the book down and within a few days had devoured it!!
Most of us can relate to the character in the book, needing to be in two places at the same time and with a xmas theme the book is enchanting taking you into a magical place while reading it.
Best Cecelia Ahern book yet! I await the next one....
Another great read by Cecelia November 13, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I love Cecelia Ahern and I am always so excited when another one of her books is released. She is so young but writes so wisely. I watched the video of her interview on Amazon and she seems like a really nice person. I thought that the book itself was a really great read. I read it in 2 days (around work!) and loved it. I finally finished it in the bath last night and the water went cold because I wanted to finish my book!
The story is a story within a story. The first story is about a kid who throws a frozen turkey through his Dad's living room window (it is Christmas time) and the second story is a story told by a policeman to the kid with the frozen turkey. It sounds confusing but it really isn't.
Lou is a busy working man. He never has time for anything and always needs to be in 2 places at the same time. Enter Gabe. Gabe is a homeless guy that Lou gives a job to. Gabe is so efficient and he seems to be everywhere in Lou's life. Gabe offers Lou some tablets for a headache that essentially means that he can be in 2 places at the same time. His dream come true!
The story follows Lou through Christmas time as he learns a few valuable lessons. I think they are lessons that many people could do with learning. The story was totally unbelievable but the message wasn't.
Another great read by Cecelia and the story will stay with you for a while after you stop reading.....
 Whimsical and just brillaint November 7, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
After reading all other Cecelia books and not finding them immature at all, but rather whimsical and fantasical (after all it's her world and she can do what she like's with it!), I really enjoyed this book. Devoured it within a day. I loved how it was Christmassy the whole way through, from naming the chapters, to the christmas decorations to the fact it had a moral chapter at the end. I find it impossible to choose a favourite book of Cecelia's but i will say she manages to create a temporary best friend for me in every book. Brilliant.
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