The Gift audiobook

5 STARS! Perfect for Christmas.My first book by Cecelia and I LOVED it. A lesson finds the common denominator and links us all together, like a chain. At the end of that chain dangles a clock, and on the face of the clock registers the passing of time. We see it and we hear it, the hushed tick-tock, but often we don’t feel it. Each second makes its mark on every single person’s life—comes and then goes, quietly disappearing without fanfare, evaporating into air like steam from a piping hot Christmas pudding. Enough time leaves us warm; when our time is gone, it leaves us cold.Time is more precious than gold, more precious than diamonds, more precious than oil or any valuable treasures. It is time of which we do not have enough; it is time that causes the war within our hearts, and so we must spend it wisely.Time cannot be packaged and ribboned and left under trees for Christmas morning.Time can’t be given. But it can be shared. I was gonna post this on the night of 25th, right when I finished the book (literally eating it up in one setting), but the internet is flimsy here right now due to political reasons.So I'll say it now:Merry Christmas and happy new year 🖤✨RTC.

The Gift – Cecelia Ahern Admittedly, I, like so many others before me, seem to associate Cecelia Ahern with lovely, girly books, especially with the gorgeous covers her books always have. This is far from the case. Her books are incredibly touching, the writing is clever and this book in particular is a fabulous example of how her books can be moralistic with a magical touch.The Gift centres on the story of Lou Suffern, as told through the eyes of someone else. Lou is your stereotypical over-working business man; he constantly needs to be in two places at once, strives to always be bigger and better, and relieves himself with his womanising ways. As a result, his family take a backseat and suffer, all the while standing by him waiting for things to change. And things may just change once Lou meets Gabe, the mysterious homeless man who sits outside his office building… “One thing of great importance can affect a small number of people. Equally so, a thing of little importance can affect a multitude. Either way, a happening big or small can affect an entire string of people.”Ahern is a wonderfully gifted writer with a writing style that is easy and enjoyable to follow through her magical tales. I found myself submerged in her story telling straight from the opening chapter. During the beginning of the book, she describes the warmth and calmness of Christmas with beautiful imagery, and manages to get you to feel that warmth inside as you read along. Although this book is set at Christmas time, it’s not exactly Christmas themed, though that didn’t stop me feeling the Christmas spirit as I read the first three paragraphs.The interesting thing about this book is that the protagonist is not necessarily likeable and can be difficult to empathize with, yet we, as a reader, find ourselves willing him to succeed in improving himself. Personally, I continued to dislike Lou throughout the full book, and yet I found myself completely invested in him, and found I was rooting for him for his family’s sake rather than his. “A lesson finds the common denominator and links us all together, like a chain. At the end of that chain dangles a clock, and on the face of the clock registers the passing of time. We see it and we hear it, the hushed tick-tock, but often we don’t feel it. Each second makes its mark on every single person’s life comes and then goes, quietly disappearing without fanfare, evaporating into air like steam from a piping hot Christmas pudding. Enough time leaves us warm; when our time is gone, it leaves us cold.”This is a magical tale, a wonderful Christmas read, and although far-fetched, it definitely gets the intended message across - there is nothing more valuable than time. Time can’t be borrowed and returned, you can’t buy it back. Once your time is spent, there’s no grabbing it back, and for that reason, we need to value it more than anything. The issues addressed in the book are real life issues, and all of the characters were so realistic and believable. It was enough to bring a tear to my eye in closing chapter. I’m just a big softie!So if you’re looking for a touching Christmas read when the time comes along this year, I highly recommend this book, and if you’ve already read it, I’d love to know what you thought of the ending? :) “Time can’t be given. But it can be shared.”

This book is for you if:you are in the mood for a good old Christmas-ly cryyou feel introspective and open to reflect on the sense of lifeyou want to reconnect with family valuesyou want something that will remind you what are the important things in lifeThis book is NOT for you if: you need something easy-breezy with no dramayou DO NOT want to cryyou're looking for more of a happily ever after novel you are looking for a girl-meets-boy novelI enjoyed this book, it reduced me into tears, I was on a plane and had to contain myself not to sob loudly in front of everybody.Ahern initial description of the quiet street on Christmas morning was sublime.Overall, a sad book with plenty of moral... but one of the good ones

Cecelia Ahern's The Gift is a lovely addition to holiday fiction. It leaves readers with a beautiful message about how precious and impactful the gift of time is. Not just time on this earth, but the time you purposefully set aside for those who give your life quality and purpose. Nurture those relationships before you lose them. The Gift is worth the read. Check it out!My favorite quote:"Time is more precious than gold, more precious than diamonds, more precious than oil or any valuable treasures. It is time that we do not have enough of; it is time that causes the war within our hearts, and so we must spend it wisely."

And you think you have all the time in the world, but you haven't, none of us do. Cecelia Ahern creates very cute and cozy worlds with series messages, and as serious as they are, my heart always feels lighter for reading them.Five stars.

This book guys, THIS BOOK hit me right in the feels! It deserves one thousand stars not only five!This book was everything I wanted and I didn't even know. It was the perfect holiday Christmassy read but at the same time not cheesy with the happily ever after effect but very helpful to understand that time with the loved ones is the only gift anyone ever have in life!

I know that Cecelia Ahern is a pretty popular author but what made me interested in her works is that her brother in-law is Westlife's Nicky Bryne! The book's message that love cannot only be spelled as L-O-V-E but it can also be spelled as T-I-M-E. This is because we wont bother giving them our time if we don't love them. Time is precious and unlike money it cannot be taken back so, let us all use it to create wonderful memories that would definitely last a lifetime.

"Time is more precious than gold, more precious than diamonds, more precious than oil or any valuable treasures. It is time that we do not have enough of; it is time that causes the war within our hearts, and so we must spend it wisely.Time cannot be packaged and ribboned and left under trees for Christmas morning.Time can't be given. But it can be shared." Yet again another beautifully crafted novel by my favorite author Cecelia Ahern!The Gift follows the story or should I say stories of a very "busy" man named Lou Suffern, Gabe, Raphie & The Turkey Boy in the most unexpected time of the year. I love how the story intertwines with another story in this book, it's like a story within a story. The way the author wrote this novel just blew me away, I mean the whole plot of the story is not new to me I read a couple of books that has the same thing going on but the way she wrote this made a very huge difference from the other stories that I have read. The author didn't have to try hard to make her novel realistic because it just is. There were times that I thought some events in this book was very unrealistic but she handled it very well, you would understand why she did that. The plot twist made me cry and realize a lot of things. I didn't expect that to happen, it is indeed one heck of a roller coaster ride of feels!This book just made me realize a lot of things, it has shown me the true value of time, family and all the things that surrounds you. We have to give importance to those that is a part of our lives, we shouldn't take them for granted.You have to give yourself to someone in order for you to know who you really are, as a gift perhaps. Sometimes you have to unravel things to get to the core.I really really really enjoyed this book! It was definitely perfect for the holiday season, you can feel the Christmas vibe in this book! I hope you can give this book a try!I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO ALL OF YOU TO READ AT LEAST ONE OF CECELIA AHERN'S NOVELS. I PROMISE YOU, IT MIGHT CHANGE YOUR LIVES :)

You know those books that leave you stripped bare emotionally? That have you sat, weeping, questioning every choice you have made or are about to make?This is one of those books.Lou is a very successful man, he has a fantastic job, in line for a huge promotion, he has a beautiful wife and two wonderful children, and every day he ruins it, by choosing the unimportant things in life over the important ones, Gabe, a lovely homeless man, enters his life and helps him, Lou doesn't understand or even appreciate everything Gabe does for him, and he doesn't listen...if only he would listen.It's not a happy Christmas book, its not about much more than a man and his poor choices, and being given a little time to figure out his priorities, it was beautiful and painful and funny, and will make you reflect on your own choices...Read it and let it impact you too ♡ goodnight goodreads, I've some priorities to sort out..

Durchaus gut. Durchaus auch spannend. Zuerst ist es wie gewohnt von Cecilia Ahern, dann gibt es ein richtiges Finale.Ich kann nichts gegen das Buch sagen, außer dass die Thematik nicht so ganz meins war. Spricht euch das Thema an, seid ihr sicherlich gut bedient mit dem Buch.

Wow!! I didn't think I would get all the feels with this book, but I did. It really makes you take a step back and look at your life, and how time and one simple action can change your life and the lives around you so very drastically.

Kurzrezension Zeit deines Lebens – Cecilia AhernInhalt: Zauberhaft, geheimnisvoll und mit einer berührenden Botschaft, das ist der wunderbare Roman der jungen irischen Weltbestsellerautorin. Denn manchmal muss man jemand ganz Besonderem begegnen, um zu erkennen, was wirklich wichtig ist im Leben.Lou Suffern ist ein »BWM«, ein Beschäftigter Wichtiger Mann. So wichtig und beschäftigt, dass er den 70. Geburtstag seines Vaters vergisst, seine Frau leichthin betrügt und seinem kleinen Sohn noch nicht ein einziges Mal die Windeln gewechselt hat.Eines Tages verwickelt ihn ein Obdachloser namens Gabriel in ein Gespräch. Lou fühlt sich dem Unbekannten seltsam verbunden und verschafft ihm kurzerhand einen Job – was nun wirklich nicht seine Art ist. Doch auch Gabriel hat ein Geschenk für Lou: ein rätselhaftes Mittel, durch das Lou ein anderer wird. (Quelle: Verlag)Meine Meinung: Zeit deines Lebens habe ich gelesen, als ich wieder so richtig Lust auf einen Cecilia Ahern Roman hatte. Leider habe ich mich dann im Frühjahr an das wirklich weihnachtliche Buch gesetzt. Also unweihnachtlicher kann es ja gar nicht sein. Dennoch hat mit dieser Roman sehr gut gefallen. Zwar war Lou nicht so mein Lieblingsprotagonist (das sollte er glaube ich auch gar nicht sein) und Gabriel fand ich auch recht merkwürdig aber ich LIEBE die Story die hinter dem Buch steht. Das, was durch das Buch vermittelt wird. Irgendwie war es wieder nicht ganz reine Lovestory. Ich habe schon zwischen Himmel und Liebe bemängelt, dass mich die Fantasy Komponente gestört hat. Bei Zeit deines Lebens fand ich das aber nun gar nicht schlimm und ich finde, dass sich so alles viel besser ins Gesamtbild eingefügt hat. Bewertung: Zeit meines Lebens war ein tolles Buch für zwischendurch, das eine sehr interessante Story vermittelt und noch dazu mit winzigen Fantasy Elementen ausgeschmückt wurde. Es ist hundertprozentig Cecilia Ahern und deshalb gebe ich gerne 5 von 5 Füchschen.