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| The Gift | 
 enlarge | Author: Cecelia Ahern
Creator: Kati Nicholl
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £14.99
Buy New: £10.49
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 130187
Format: Abridged, Audiobook, Cd
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Abridged edition
Number Of Items: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0007288875
EAN: 9780007288878
ASIN: 0007288875
Publication Date: October 20, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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 Wish I could be in two places at once! November 14, 2008
Cecelia Ahern has done it again and wrote another brill book! I brought this book at the airport and could'nt resist unwrapping the red ribbon off it immediately and wow what an amazing read! I could'nt put the book down and within a few days had devoured it!!
Most of us can relate to the character in the book, needing to be in two places at the same time and with a xmas theme the book is enchanting taking you into a magical place while reading it.
Best Cecelia Ahern book yet! I await the next one....
Another great read by Cecelia November 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love Cecelia Ahern and I am always so excited when another one of her books is released. She is so young but writes so wisely. I watched the video of her interview on Amazon and she seems like a really nice person. I thought that the book itself was a really great read. I read it in 2 days (around work!) and loved it. I finally finished it in the bath last night and the water went cold because I wanted to finish my book!
The story is a story within a story. The first story is about a kid who throws a frozen turkey through his Dad's living room window (it is Christmas time) and the second story is a story told by a policeman to the kid with the frozen turkey. It sounds confusing but it really isn't.
Lou is a busy working man. He never has time for anything and always needs to be in 2 places at the same time. Enter Gabe. Gabe is a homeless guy that Lou gives a job to. Gabe is so efficient and he seems to be everywhere in Lou's life. Gabe offers Lou some tablets for a headache that essentially means that he can be in 2 places at the same time. His dream come true!
The story follows Lou through Christmas time as he learns a few valuable lessons. I think they are lessons that many people could do with learning. The story was totally unbelievable but the message wasn't.
Another great read by Cecelia and the story will stay with you for a while after you stop reading.....
 Whimsical and just brillaint November 7, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
After reading all other Cecelia books and not finding them immature at all, but rather whimsical and fantasical (after all it's her world and she can do what she like's with it!), I really enjoyed this book. Devoured it within a day. I loved how it was Christmassy the whole way through, from naming the chapters, to the christmas decorations to the fact it had a moral chapter at the end. I find it impossible to choose a favourite book of Cecelia's but i will say she manages to create a temporary best friend for me in every book. Brilliant.
Thought provoling! November 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read this quickly and thoroughly enjoyed it and yet it really made me think. As a person who is often trying to be in two places at once this brought me up short. I can easily see it as a movie and hope the rights are snapped up! A very talented youg woman.
Magical! November 3, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
One of the best books I've ever read (previously my favourtie Cecilia Ahern book was Where Rainbows End). Didn't want to put it down but didn't want it to end either. A wonderfully original idea for a story with a moral. Excellent descriptions and comparisons with the story told from different viewpoints. Can't wait to read it again - genius!
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