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The Gift
The Gift
Author: Danielle Steel
The time is the 1950's, when life was simpler, people still believed in dreams, & family was, very nearly everything. The place is a small midwestern town with a high school & a downtown, a skating pond & a movie house. And on a tree-lined street in the heartland of America, an extraordinary set of events begins to unfold. And gradually what ...  more »
ISBN: 260073
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 208
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4.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Doubleday Dell Publishing
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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joycemessin avatar reviewed The Gift on + 2 more book reviews
This story grabbed me from the very beginning. I have a young daughter and I could only imagine how the mother in this story must have felt. I couldn't put this book down and read it in one night, cried many times, and was very satisfied with the ending.
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First I would like to explain that I am the kind of person who prefers the old movies over the new "modern" movies. The reason is that I prefer movies to have a happy ending, and many of the movies of today have endings that leave me wanting something different. Also, I don't like watching movies where 10 people are shot down and killed in the first few minutes... yuck. I don't like sappy romance stories or reading through page after page of steamy sex scenes. So....
Although Danielle Steel has written a lot of books, I think THE GIFT was her 34th best seller, this is the first one that I have read of hers. I read some reviews that said it was different from her usual work, but I wouldn't know.
Having explained all that, I have to say I really liked the story. It was sweet and poignant. I guess some would describe it as Chick-lit. Whatever! I read it in one day and I thought it was a very nice story. Life in the 1950s was different than life today, but people still had to make difficult choices and live through hardship and pain.
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My absolute favorite of Danielle Steel's. I read it about 11 years ago for the first time, and have since read it another 3 or 4 times. An absolute tear-jerker, with a very touching story behind it about family. This is the book that got me hooked on Danielle Steel.
bookworm01 avatar reviewed The Gift on + 138 more book reviews
Excellent book! Incredible writing! So heartfelt!
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Very beautiful and touching story. I could see the predictable ending coming a mile away but I still enjoyed reading it. Steel is very good at getting her reader to feel emotions along with the characters in her books. Its a great book to have tucked in your purse for waiting rooms, easy to pick up and easy to remember where you left off.
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I thought this was a very good book.
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Another good Steel book!
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Wonderful romance book by Danielle Steel.


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