The Gift - Tapa blanda

THE GIFT is a tantalizing tale wrapped in a tale that I devoured in one sitting. It's a perfect treat for the holidays. --Sara Gruen, author of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

Utterly irresistible . . . I devoured it in one sitting. . . . If The Gift is a fairytale, then it's from the same template used by Hans Christian Anderson. --Marian Keyes, The Irish Times on THE GIFT

There's more than a touch of fairytale about Cecelia Ahern's novels . . . thanks to a liberal sprinkling of magic. . . . A must for die-hard romantics. --Glamour, on IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW

A magical fable-like Christmas story from the celebrated author of P.S. I LOVE YOU and THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES. What' your Christmas wish? For Lou Suffern it's time. An extremely successful business man, Lou always has to be two places at one time, though usually it's at the office and not at home with his doting wife and two young children. When Lou gets closer to a promotion at work his home life starts to really unravel, and as the holidays draw closer he begins to resemble Ebenezer Scrooge. Enter Gabe, a homeless man Lou buys coffee for one day. Inspired by his own random act of kindness, Lou goes one step further and lands Gabe a job in the mail room of his company. But when Gabe begins to meddle in Lou's life, Lou quickly begins to regret his hasty good deed. Gabe seems to know more about Lou than Lou does about himself, and, more importantly, how does Gabe always seem to be two places at once? As Christmas draws closer, Gabe is able to make Lou finally understand the gift of time and discover what s truly important in life. But can he help him fix what s broken before it's too late?