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The Gift
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
On his way into work one early winter morning, Lou meets Gabe, a homeless man sitting outside the office building. Intrigued by him and on discovering that he could also be very useful to have around, Lou gets Gabe a job in the post room.
But soon Lou begins to regret helping Gabe. His very presence unsettles Lou and how does Gabe appear to be in two places at the same time?
As Christmas draws closer, Lou starts to understand the value of time. He sees what is truly important in life yet at the same time he learns the harshest lesson of all.
This is a story about people who not unlike parcels, hide secrets.They cover themselves in layers until the right person unwraps them and discovers what's inside. Sometimes you have to be unravelled in order to find out who you really are. For Lou Suffern, that took time.
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- J. F. Wrin
- 05-01-19
A Christmas Tale for adults
I enjoyed this on the whole. It is a clever twist on the Scrooge idea and has a lesson for many in its text.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-01-19
Beautiful, emotional
Loved it. Made me laugh and cry. I couldn't put it down.
Important lesson for everyone
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- helen denslow
- 10-03-19
Brilliant
Was a bit unsure to begin with but soon got to love the characters and then couldn’t stop listening til the end overall thought it was a brilliant story loved it
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- Grace_u2
- 11-02-19
Fabulous
Gripping and yet lovely. Reminder of precious tif time love and loved ones.
Well read. Great characters. Lives interwoven to good effect.
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- Lindsey Smith
- 18-01-19
Fantastic
Made me think
I loved this - great story and we could all learn something from this!
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- angela mawer
- 12-01-19
Made me stop and think about my own mortality
Started a little slow then I couldn't stop listening. I thought I had the ending worked out but a sharp twist in the story changed
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- Mr. R. Taylor
- 16-06-19
The Gift.
Gave up part way through, can not recommend this book. .I may return it later
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- indigodreamer
- 24-01-19
A bit twee
Modern fairy tale set in Dublin with a moral which is obvious right from the start
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- C K Lee
- 08-05-19
mediocre
The story was a predictable cliche. There were some interesting parts but personally the narrators voice was the best thing about it.
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- Jaye22
- 01-09-23
*Appreciation*
This is a story of Lou Suffern who is a businessman who has a beautiful wife and two young children. He seems to be flitting from one place to the other and always wishing he could split himself in half as he never seems to switch off not even at home. This tale also comes with a message which Lou fails to take onboard.
Outside his building he sees a homeless man called Gabe. Something about him makes Lou stop and chat to him. Then he offers Gabe a job in the post room.
Unbeknownst to Lou is that decision would change his life as he knew it and time will soon become precious as he receives a huge wake up call all the while feeling anxious about Gabe. What will he learn? What values will he be left with?
A heartfelt tale which makes you think how much we take time for granted and forget that it is a gift.
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