The Gift

Täglich kämpft Lou Suffern gegen die Zeit. Immer muss er zwei Dinge gleichzeitig tun, an zwei Orten gleichzeitig sein und nie bekommt irgendetwas - oder irgendjemand - seine ungeteilte Aufmerksamkeit. Dann lernt er Gabe kennen, einen Obdachlosen, dem er einen Job in seiner Firma besorgt. Doch wer ist dieser Mann, der gleichzeitig an zwei Orten aufzutauchen scheint? Und während Weihnachten näher kommt, lernt Lou auf raue Weise, was im Leben wirklich zählt.

Informationen zum Autor Cecelia Ahern was born and grew up in Dublin. Her novels have been translated into thirty-five languages and have sold more than twenty-five million copies in over fifty countries. Two of her books have been adapted as films and she has created several TV series. She and her books have won numerous awards, including the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction for The Year I Met You. She lives in Dublin with her family. Klappentext Step into the magical world of Cecelia Ahern... If you could wish for one gift this Christmas! what would it be? This is a story about people who not unlike parcels! hide secrets. They cover themselves in layers until the right person unwraps them and discovers what's inside. Sometimes you have to be unravelled in order to find out who you really are. For Lou Suffern! that took time.

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Step into the magical world of Cecelia Ahern... If you could wish for one gift this Christmas, what would it be? This is a story about people who not unlike parcels, hide secrets. They cover themselves in layers until the right person unwraps them and discovers what's inside. Sometimes you have to be unravelled in order to find out who you really are. For Lou Suffern, that took time.

Résumé

'Utterly irresistible . . . I devoured it in one sitting' Marian Keyes, Irish Times

'An intriguing, heartfelt novel, which makes you think about the value of life' Glamour

'A heavenly gift that speaks to the heart' Irish Independent

'Heart-warming, emotional, funny and filled with unexpected twists' RTE Guide