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The gift

New York Times bestselling author Cecelia Ahern spins a witty, warm, and wise modern-day fable of love, regret, hope, and second chances. extremely successful executive, Lou Suffern is always overstretched, immune to the holiday spirit that delights everyone around him. The classic workaholic who never has a moment to spare, he is always multitasking while shortchanging his devoted wife and their adorable children. And ever since he started competing for a big promotion, he has barely seen his family at all. One frigid morning in an uncharacteristic burst of generosity, he buys a cup of coffee for Gabe, a homeless man huddled outside his office building. Inspired by his own unexpected act of kindness, Lou decides to prolong his charitable streak and contrives to get Gabe a job in his company's mailroom. But when Gabe begins to meddle in Lou's life, the helping hand appears to be a serious mistake. Gabe seems to know more about Lou than Lou does about himself, and, perhaps more disturbingly, Gabe always seems to be in two places at once. With Lou's personal and professional fates at important crossroads and Christmas looming, Gabe resorts to some unorthodox methods to show his stubborn patron what truly matters and how precious the gift of time is. But can he help him fix what's broken before it's too late'

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  • "The gift"
  • "The gift"@it
  • "Zeit deines Lebens"
  • "Gift"@it
  • "Gift"@pl
  • "Gift"

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  • "Lou Suffern refuses to give into the holiday spirit that seems to have taken over everyone he encounters, but when an out-of-character gesture brings Gabe into his life, Lou's eyes are opened to the world around him and he realizes what he is missing by burying himself in his work."
  • "Workaholic businessman Lou Suffern gives Gabe, a homeless man, a job in his company's mail room, but the mysterious Gabe seems be in two places at once, meddles in his private affairs, and sets out to teach Lou a valuable lesson."
  • ""Lou tiene una vida perfecta, una mujer estupenda, dos hijos adorables y un trabajo que lo llena. Pero el éxito tiene un precio y Lou está dispuesto a todo para conseguir llegar a la cima. Una mañana, de camino al trabajo, entabla conversación con Gabe, un mendigo con el que se cruza todos los días. Este encuentro cambiará su vida para siempre porque Gabe no es un hombre como los demás."--Publisher's description."
  • "If you could wish for one gift this Christmas, what would it be? Everyday Lou Suffern battled with the clock. He always had two places to be at the same time. He always had two things to do at once. When asleep he dreamed. In between dreams, he ran through the events of the day while making plans for the next. When at home with his wife and family, his mind was always someplace else. On his way into work one early winter morning, Lou meets Gabe, a homeless man sitting outside the office building. Intrigued by him and on discovering that he could also be very useful to have around, Lou gets Gabe a job in the post room. But soon Lou begins to regret helping Gabe. His very presence unsettles Lou and how does Gabe appear to be in two places at the same time? As Christmas draws closer, Lou starts to understand the value of time. He sees what is truly important in life yet at the same time he learns the harshest lesson of all. 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."
  • "Lou a une vie parfaite, aussi bien personnelle que professionnelle. En se rendant au travail un matin d'hiver, il fait la connaissance de Gabe, un sans-abri qu'il croise tous les jours. Lou décide de l'embaucher ; en échange, Gabe devra servir d'espion au sein de l'entreprise. Or Gabe n'est pas un homme comme les autres et va changer la vie de Lou..."
  • "New York Times bestselling author Cecelia Ahern spins a witty, warm, and wise modern-day fable of love, regret, hope, and second chances. extremely successful executive, Lou Suffern is always overstretched, immune to the holiday spirit that delights everyone around him. The classic workaholic who never has a moment to spare, he is always multitasking while shortchanging his devoted wife and their adorable children. And ever since he started competing for a big promotion, he has barely seen his family at all. One frigid morning in an uncharacteristic burst of generosity, he buys a cup of coffee for Gabe, a homeless man huddled outside his office building. Inspired by his own unexpected act of kindness, Lou decides to prolong his charitable streak and contrives to get Gabe a job in his company's mailroom. But when Gabe begins to meddle in Lou's life, the helping hand appears to be a serious mistake. Gabe seems to know more about Lou than Lou does about himself, and, perhaps more disturbingly, Gabe always seems to be in two places at once. With Lou's personal and professional fates at important crossroads and Christmas looming, Gabe resorts to some unorthodox methods to show his stubborn patron what truly matters and how precious the gift of time is. But can he help him fix what's broken before it's too late'"@en
  • "Lou Suffern ist ein "BMW", 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."
  • "Extremely successful executive, Lou Suffern is always overstretched, immune to the holiday spirit that delights everyone around him. The classic workaholic who never has a moment to spare, he is always multitasking while shortchanging his devoted wife and their adorable children. One frigid morning in an uncharacteristic burst of generosity, he buys a cup of coffee for Gabe, a homeless man huddled outside his office building. Inspired by his own unexpected act of kindness, Lou decides to prolong his charitable streak and contrives to get Gabe a job in his company?s mailroom. But when Gabe begins to meddle in Lou?s life, the helping hand appears to be a serious mistake. Gabe seems to know more about Lou than Lou does about himself, and, perhaps more disturbingly, Gabe always seems to be in two places at once. With Lou?s personal and professional fates at important crossroads and Christmas looming, Gabe resorts to some unorthodox methods to show his stubborn patron what truly matters and how precious the gift of time is. But can he help him fix what?s broken before it?s too late?"@en
  • "If you could wish for one gift this Christmas, what would it be? Everyday Lou battles with the clock. When at home his mind is always someplace else. One winter morning, Lou meets Gabe, a homeless man, and gets him a job in the post room. But how does Gabe appear to be in two places at the same time? As Christmas draws closer, Lou starts to understand the value of time. As he sees what is truly important in life he learns the harshest lesson of all."
  • "Lou Suffem ist ein >>BMW<<, ein Beschäftigter Wichtiger Mann. So wichtig und beschäftigt, dess 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: Buchdeckel verso)."
  • "Step into the magical world of Cecelia Ahern in this heartwarming bestseller!"@en
  • "If you could wish for one gift this Christmas, what would it be? Everyday Lou battles with the clock. When at home his mind is always someplace else. One winter morning, Lou meets Gabe, a homeless man, and gets him a job in the post room. But how does Gabe appear to be in two places at the same time? As Christmas draws closer, Lou starts to understand the value of time. As he sees what is truly important in life, he learns the harshest lesson of all."
  • "In this modern-day fable, workaholic executive Lou Steffen shows an uncharacteristic burst of generosity towards Gabe, a homeless man who always seems to be in two places at once. With Lou's personal and professional fates at important crossroads and Christmas looming, Gabe resorts to some unorthodox methods to show his stubborn patron what truly matters and how precious the gift of time is. But can Gabe help Lou fix what's broken before it's too late?"
  • "Een dertiger is druk met zijn werk en vergeet zijn familie en vrienden, totdat een dakloze zijn leven verandert."
  • "Workaholic executive Lou Steffen shows an uncharacteristic burst of generosity towards Gabe, a homeless man who always seems to be in two places at once. Can Gabe help Lou fix what's broken before it's too late?"@en
  • "Workaholic executive Lou Steffen shows an uncharacteristic burst of generosity towards Gabe, a homeless man who always seems to be in two places at once. Can Gabe help Lou fix what's broken before it's too late?"
  • "Step into the magical world of Cecelia Ahern."@en

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  • "Love stories"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Cuentos de Navidad"
  • "Powieść irlandzka w języku angielskim"@pl
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Translations"
  • "Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Irské romány (anglicky)"
  • "Irish fiction (English)"
  • "Christmas stories"
  • "Christmas stories"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"

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  • "Voor jou"
  • "Zui hou de li wu = The gift"
  • "El Regal"@ca
  • "最後的禮物 = The gift"
  • "The gift"
  • "The gift"@en
  • "The gift : a novel"
  • "Zui hou de li wu"
  • "最後的禮物"
  • "Món quà bí ả̂n = The gift"
  • "The Gift"
  • "The Gift"@en
  • "Gaven : roman"@da
  • "Podarunek"@pl
  • "Podarunek"
  • "Un regalo del cielo"
  • "Un regalo del cielo"@es
  • "Il dono"@it
  • "Il dono"
  • "Un cadeau du ciel : roman"
  • "Zeit deines lebens [German text], Cecelia Ahern"
  • "The gift a novel"
  • "Dar"@sl
  • "Dar"
  • "Zeit deines Lebens : Roman"
  • "El Regalo"
  • "Un cadeau du ciel"
  • "Dárek"
  • "最后的礼物 = The gift"
  • "Andreas Pietschmann liest Cecelia Ahern, Zeit deines Lebens MP3-CD mit Daisy-Navigation"
  • "Zeit deines Leben : Roman"
  • "El regal"
  • "Zeit deines Lebens Roman"

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