The Gift
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The Gift
Narrated by:
Ron McLarty
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Ron McLarty
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Danielle Steel
About this listen
The time is the 1950s, when life was simpler, people still believed in dreams, and family was, very nearly, everything. The place is a small midwestern town with a high school and a downtown, a skating pond and 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 seems serendipitous is tinged with purpose. A happy home is shattered by a child's senseless death. A loving marriage starts to unravel. And a stranger arrives—a young woman who will touch many lives before she moves on. She and a young man will meet and fall in love. Their love, so innocent and full of hope, helps to restore a family's dreams. And all of their lives will be changed forever by the precious gift she leaves them.
The Gift, Danielle Steel's thirty-third best-selling work, is a magical story told with stunning simplicity and power. It reveals a relationship so moving it will take your breath away. And it tells a haunting and beautiful truth about the unpredictability—and the wonder—of life.
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Critic reviews
Praise for Danielle Steel
“Steel is one of the best!”—Los Angeles Times
“Few modern writers convey the pathos of family and material life with such heartfelt empathy.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Steel pulls out all the emotional stops. . . . She delivers!”—Publishers Weekly
“What counts for the reader is the ring of authenticity.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“Steel is one of the best!”—Los Angeles Times
“Few modern writers convey the pathos of family and material life with such heartfelt empathy.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Steel pulls out all the emotional stops. . . . She delivers!”—Publishers Weekly
“What counts for the reader is the ring of authenticity.”—San Francisco Chronicle
What did you like most about The Gift?
I have read the gift many times but to sit back and just listen was joyWhat other book might you compare The Gift to, and why?
Not sureWhat about Ron McLarty’s performance did you like?
Just a great voiceWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
NoA great read of an old story
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Beautiful and deep story 😍
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If you enjoy the Waltons you should enjoy this dramatic family story.
The narrator is really excellent and he makes this an easy listen.
Danielle Steel writes simple novels about people and their challenges. The listener can relate to their pain and frustrations their sorrow and ultimately their joy and understanding.
Despite the sugar coating and dramatic prose she has an immense talent for story telling characterisation and for delivering a very satisfying ending.
This story stays with you long after you finish it and you hanker after a sequel.
Enjoy.
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