The Gift

Zusatztext "THE GIFT is a tantalizing tale wrapped in a tale that I devoured in one sitting. It's a perfect treat for the holidays." Informationen zum Autor Cecelia Ahern is the author of the international bestsellers PS! I Love You ; Love! Rosie ; If You Could See Me Now ; There's No Place Like Here ; Thanks for the Memories ; The Gift ; The Book of Tomorrow ; and The Time of My Life . Her books are published in forty-six countries and have collectively sold more than sixteen million copies. The daughter of the former prime minister of Ireland! she lives in Dublin. Klappentext New York Times bestselling author Cecelia Ahern spins a witty! warm! and wise modern-day fable of love! regret! hope! and second chances. extremely successful executive! Lou Suffern is always overstretched! immune to the holiday spirit that delights everyone around him. The classic workaholic who never has a moment to spare! he is always multitasking while shortchanging his devoted wife and their adorable children. And ever since he started competing for a big promotion! he has barely seen his family at all. One frigid morning in an uncharacteristic burst of generosity! he buys a cup of coffee for Gabe! a homeless man huddled outside his office building. Inspired by his own unexpected act of kindness! Lou decides to prolong his charitable streak and contrives to get Gabe a job in his company's mailroom. But when Gabe begins to meddle in Lou's life! the helping hand appears to be a serious mistake. Gabe seems to know more about Lou than Lou does about himself! and! perhaps more disturbingly! Gabe always seems to 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? Zusammenfassung The Gift is a magical! fable-like Christmas story from Cecelia Ahern! the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of P.S. I Love You and Thanks for the Memories . The story of Lou Suffern! a successful executive frustrated by the fact that he spends more time in the office than with his doting wife and two young children! The Gift is “a tantalizing tale wrapped in a tale....[the] perfect treat for the holidays.” (Sara Gruen) ...

Product details

• Authors: Cecelia Ahern
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.11.2009
• EAN: 9780061706264
• ISBN: 978-0-06-170626-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 217 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Irische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.), Fantasy Romance, Family life fiction, Contemporary Fantasy, Relating to early adulthood, Magical Realism, United States of America, USA, Occult fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Holidays, events and seasonal interest, Plays, Playscripts, Romance in uniform, Romance: fantasy and paranormal, Relating to late adulthood / old age, FICTION: Romance / Contemporary, FICTION: Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, FICTION: Occult & Supernatural, FICTION: Fantasy / Contemporary, FICTION: Fantasy / Romance, FICTION: Magical Realism, FICTION: Romance / New Adult, FICTION: Friendship, christmas;2009;2010;2011, Modern and Contemporary romance