I started The Gift last year and couldn’t really get into it but I decided to give it another go. What I discovered second time around was a wonderfully poignant story that’s well crafted and filled with interesting, well drawn out characters.
It’s in no way a retelling, but the story faintly echoes A Christmas Carol, in the sense that the main character has unwanted help at Christmas time to discover what really matters in life.
I did really enjoy the book despite my false start and the key moral of the story really does hit home. A great read for any time of year or for anyone who fancies a deeper Christmas book that isn’t packed with warm festive cheer.
Genre: Fiction (Christmas setting).
Rating: 5/5⭐️
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