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January 1st 1996
by CORGI
(first published 1994)
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Paperback
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0552145270
(isbn13: 9780552145275)
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Pada suatu hari di bulan Juni, seorang wanita muda melangkah turun dari bus menuju Chicago, dan menampakkan kakinya di sebuah kota kecil. Ia tak berni…more
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Read in July, 2009
The Gift is a message for us to look around in our life and love what we have. A family that was reaped apart after their daughter Annie died of meningitis at the age of five. Annie had give the family the meaning of love. After her lost the family spend the next year isolated from anybody grieving their lost. Until their son Tommy start a relationship with a girl which happened to be pregnant. Maribeth had got pregnant in her first time and with no luck the father rejected her and the baby. Mar...more
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It was a great story in my opinion on how this family overcomes misfortune that seem impossible to overcome. It shows how the love of a stranger is sometimes kinder than the love of a family member. What i like most of all was the fact that the story took place in 1950s where what the brave young girl did and acted was seen as shameful and now most young girls have done what she has and worst and now the way girl acted in the book seem to be how girls now a days are. As i was reading this book ...more
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Read in January, 2010
Each individual person can get different outlooks from this book. But for me, I have learned that gifts come in different shapes and sizes. Also to cherrish each momentof that individual person that comes in your life. You may not know when it will be their last. And you might not know what there purpose is right away but eventually it will come to light. There are 3 L's that I have learned is Live, Love, and Laugh.
I could not put this book down. I finished it in 2 days. Once you st...more
I could not put this book down. I finished it in 2 days. Once you st...more
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Read in January, 2010
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This was a surprise-excellent read for me. The story sounded interesting from the outside of the cover and it instantly drew me in. I plan on cherishing the message I received from this book forever. Some people pass through our lives to deliver a gift. When they have delivered the gift, their work is done and they may leave us after that. But if they leave, we still have the gift they've given us which will remind us of them forever. How special, special, special this book is to me!
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I read a lot of Danielle Steel books when I was younger because my mother usually got her latest novel as soon as there was an appropriate gift-giving event, so they were easily available to me. Even though this follows the usual Steel formula of "deliriously happy people suddenly cut down by life before picking up the pieces," this one was particularly well-written and touching (it probably helps that it's short and no time is wasted on anything that's not necessary).
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Read in October, 1999
I loved this book. Its like a romantic tale of two lovers that were brought together by chance. This book shows how one person can change your life. It shows how a family could be broken apart by the loss of one person and then repaired with the gift of another!! Great novel!!! One of my favorites by Danielle Steel. This book got me into her novels to begin with. If you have the chance read this book
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Read in July, 2008
I'd say that this book was mainly directed towards teens. I thought this book knowledgeable and interesting. I loved how Steele portrayed the idea that there is a reason for everyone who enters your life, and there is also a reason for their leaving. Also that not everyone is meant to be a part of your life forever, but some are only there to bring a "gift," no saying what that gift might be.
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Read in August, 2008
I wanna kiss and hug all the people that I love by reading this book. It touches my heart deeply. I like the way Maribeth, Tommy, Liz and John share their love and cherish all kind of affection to support each other's spirit of life even though they've been through hard time. And the good thing is they all know and realize that this life is really must go on, no matter how many people we love has come and go in such a short time. But, the story is not ending the way I want it. Maribeth and Tommy...more
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Read in March, 2009
A moving story set in the 1950s, intertwining the lives of two families in the USA. One suffers a devastating loss, while the other has a teenage daughter who makes a bad mistake, leading to her alienation from them.
I didn't think I was going to like this book, which starts with a lot of description and back-story, much of which didn't seem necessary. But as it got going, I found it quite emotional, and found it impossible to put down. It's not a long book, and I read it straigh...more
I didn't think I was going to like this book, which starts with a lot of description and back-story, much of which didn't seem necessary. But as it got going, I found it quite emotional, and found it impossible to put down. It's not a long book, and I read it straigh...more
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Read in January, 1996
Set in the 50's, the stories of two families and how Meribeth makes a mistake that changes her life. Her parents sent her away, and she meets a boy while working as a waitress.
I will not give it away but a love story.....
I will not give it away but a love story.....
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People are are always surprise when they see me reading Danielle Steel Novel. To me she is best ever female writer that has come alone and gave us so much. Her books are aways warm and loving.
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Read in December, 1994
I recieved this book as a Christmas gift many years ago and din't think I would like it because I'm not a Danielle Steel fan. This book surprised me though. I couldn't put it down!
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Read in December, 2009
I learned from this book the value of letting go and losing someone special but in the end, there's more to come in our life far more better from what had happened in the past.
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Read in August, 2009
OK, I will admit it. Danielle Steele is a bit predicatble. By the second chapter I had guessed at the ending; but reading the story and getting there was great. This is a total tear jerker. I would love a follow up story to see what happens with Tommy and Maribeth in the future.
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Oh why oh why do I read these books? Probably because I feel obligated to read one when it is given to me. read in 2001
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This book covers the issues of adoption, grief/loss, and teen pregnancy. I read this in 2006, maybe i should re-read and re-rate.
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i never really read books growing up, when i joined the army this was my first book i really enjoyed, its short
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Read in November, 1996
Family dealing with the death of a child meets 16-year-old girl with unplanned pregnancy. Predictable and sweet.
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