The Gift

De: Danielle Steel

Narrado por: Ron McLarty

On a June day, a young woman in a summer dress steps off a Chicago-bound bus into a small Midwestern town. She doesn't intend to stay. She is just passing through. Yet her stopping here has a reason and it is part of a story that you will never forget.

The time is the 1950s, when life was simpler, people still believed in dreams, and family was - very nearly - everything. The place is a small Midwestern town with a high school and a downtown, a skating pond and a movie house. And on a tree-lined street in the heartland of America, an extraordinary set of events begins to unfold. And gradually, what seems serendipitous is tinged with purpose. A happy home is shattered by a child's senseless death. A loving marriage starts to unravel. And a stranger arrives - a young woman who will touch many lives before she moves on. She and a young man will meet and fall in love. Their love, so innocent and full of hope, helps to restore a family's dreams. And all of their lives will be changed forever by the precious gift she leaves them.

The Gift, Danielle Steel's 33rd best-selling work, is a magical story told with stunning simplicity and power. It reveals a relationship so moving it will take your breath away. And it tells a haunting and beautiful truth about the unpredictability - and the wonder - of life.

©1994 Danielle Steel (P)2004 Random House Audio

Touching but not sappy!

thus was one of my favorite Danielle Steel books. and I've read quite a few. it was touching, but not at all sappy.

The Gift

This was so well written and Ron McLarty was perfect. I wish he had read all of her books. It had many chapters that were short. I was surprised that it ended this morning with The End coming on. This is a book that could have had a Part 2 Continued. It does have some places with sexual descriptions that may not be good for very young readers. Perhaps I am old fashioned about this and probably there is not much the young readers do not know today. I am a Senior reader. Now to find another one as good as this one is. Getting quite choosy and many of them I have said No to on my list. Step One, Check The Narrator. Most important to me.

1 of the best books I have read !

love the narrative! very captivating.. Hung on every word! looking forward to my next book with him.

MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE BOOK

This has been my absolute favorite book since I was young. I read it every year.

Well told story

This really was a nice story and the narrator was great. I did not like the graphic description of the teenage sex scenes
Surprised that Danielle Steel as a mother her self would want to have that in such a touching novel.

Positive approach to life Mistakes and all

Open hearts and loving people can have a profound effect on life. Hard choices and sacrifices are a part of life.

love this book

this is one of my favorite books. I enjoyed listening to this, I would recommend reading this amazing book.

Love this book

The Gift is one of my favorites from Danielle Steele.
I’ve red it several times.
I’m gonna read it again.

Very good

This is a very all around good book. Quite a tear jerker for anyone who has given up a baby or adopted a newborn. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Ron McCarthy

Is my HANDS DOWN FAVORITE NARRATOR! Bravo sir! From David Baldacci to Danielle Steele! BEST