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The Gift: Review - Online Term Paper

The Gift: Review

When I first saw the cover for the novel, The Gift, I was instantly attracted to it when I saw the name of the author Danielle Steele, and when I saw it was the New York Times' bestseller. I had read many of Danielle Steele's novels before, (such as Wings, Accident, Secrets, and Now and Forever), and I thought that they were fantastic so I read the back of the book. The plot of the novel seemed a little intense, but at the same time intriguing to read, so I decided to read it, hoping that it would be worth it, and it was.
The novel The Gift describes a typical American family who has lost a family member, (the daughter), because of meningitis. This family is soon drawn apart because of ...

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because she was so young and alone and also pregnant. But very soon they became supportive of Tommy and his love for Maribeth because they realized how good-hearted she was. Tommy's parents soon decide to adopt Maribeth's child, knowing that this was another chance to share their love with a child, knowing that this child was a gift from God, and that Maribeth was sent to them for a reason.
During this novel, after Maribeth had gotten pregnant, she seemed very unsure of what she was she going to do with the baby, how she was going to tell her family about her pregnancy, and what she was going to do with here life. There was that constant suspense in knowing if she was going to give up her baby or keep it, and if she was going to tell her parents or if she was too afraid too tell because it was all because of her one mistake that this all happened. All the decisions she made from then on would change everything in her life and it would change the way everyone saw her. It kept me ...

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Added: 11/12/2007 12:20:46 AM
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