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The Gift

The Gift, November 2011
by Cecelia Ahern

William Morrow Paperbacks
Featuring: Lou Suffern; Gabe
320 pages
ISBN: 0061782092
EAN: 9780061782091
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"An Act of Kindness"

Fresh Fiction Review

The Gift
Cecelia Ahern

Reviewed by Kathyrn Little
Posted November 8, 2011

Women's Fiction

Lou is the main character and a busy business man, always in a hurry. The reader might not like this character instantly, however, that is that author's intention. He never seems to have much time for his family and they are slowly slipping into a lower priority position all the time. Gabe is a homeless man who Lou decides to help, quite randomly. There was no real reason, it just happened. What happens after this event changes Lou's life. Gabe's aid in Lou's overall life and decisions is huge, the effect is immediately obvious. Gabe will be very likable to the reader, he can be smart, kind, and guiding. Lou will be slightly angry when it seems like his family really takes to Gabe. The book takes off rather quickly, in the first couple of chapters and picks up from there. The characters, for the most part, are easy to relate to and enjoy. The events are fast-paced and interesting.

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SUMMARY

Lou Suffern’s successful career demands that he be in two places at one time—and neither of those is with his devoted wife and children. One frigid morning Lou meets a homeless man named Gabe and buys him a cup of coffee . . . then gives him a job—a random act of kindness that surprises Lou most of all. But soon Gabe is meddling uncomfortably in Lou’s life, popping up at the most inopportune times—as if Gabe actually can be in two places at once. With Lou’s personal and professional fates at important crossroads and Christmas looming, Gabe resorts to some unorthodox methods to show his stubborn patron what truly matters and how precious the gift of time is. But can he help him fix what’s broken before it’s too late?


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