- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: AUDIOGO; Large type edition edition (7 April 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1445855992
- ISBN-13: 978-1445855998
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.2 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (120 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,864,673 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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PRAISE FOR A SISTER’S GIFT:
‘Moving and gripping read.’
Closer Magazine
PRAISE FOR LITTLE MIRACLES:
‘Utterly heart-wrenching…have a box of tissues handy.’
News of the World
‘This is a cracking read that will emotionally involve any parent…Exploring the power and strength of love the ending provides more surprise revelations than an episode of Trisha. A must read.’ Chopsybaby.com
‘A morally complex tale … that is both heartbreaking and uplifting.’Closer
PRAISE FOR PANDORA’S BOX:
‘This novel is a heartwarming, emotional take on a mother/daughter relationship. I couldn’t put it down.’
Closer
'A bitter sweet tear-jerker.'
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‘A compelling, tragic read, though full of surprises and love.’
The Sun
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Hollie Hudson and her husband Richard are fast losing hope of ever having their own child. But Hollie is unable to give up herdream of having her own family and so calls on her last chance - her wayward sister, Scarlett.
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95 of 101 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A sisters gift is the first book I have read by this author but I will now be reading her others I loved it.
It was an easy book to get in to although the subject matter was very sad. It is a book full of regrets and forgiveness and it works together beautifully. The characters felt very real they all had there faults but I could see all points of view. I loved the relationship between the two sisters eventhough they did'nt always get on. If you are wanting an easy read with lots of emotion then you should read this book. It is full of big decidions from the 3 main characters if I was in there shoes I don't know what I would have done. Excellent book.
It was an easy book to get in to although the subject matter was very sad. It is a book full of regrets and forgiveness and it works together beautifully. The characters felt very real they all had there faults but I could see all points of view. I loved the relationship between the two sisters eventhough they did'nt always get on. If you are wanting an easy read with lots of emotion then you should read this book. It is full of big decidions from the 3 main characters if I was in there shoes I don't know what I would have done. Excellent book.
35 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a very moving story about how far you would go in order to attain your heart's desire. The reader can empathise with both the heroines - Hollie who yearns for a child to the point of obsession and her selfish but impulsive sister Scarlett who has her own agenda - but you know from the start that they're on a collision course. They both risk everything in their desperate attempts to reach their goals, but along the way they learn things about themselves that eventually make them stronger. The novel packs an emotional punch that hits you right in the gut. A roller-coaster ride of love, dreams, desperation, betrayal and ultimately possible redemption, it kept me enthralled from the very first page. I stayed up until the early hours of the morning to find out how it would end and when it did, the characters remained in my mind for a long time afterwards and I didn't want to let them go.
66 of 71 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Hollie Hudson is happily married to husband Richard but craves one thing desperately: a baby. It's all she's ever dreamed about since she was a little girl and the fact she's incapable of having a baby is driving her to distraction. After happening upon a leaflet for a surrogate Hollie comes up with the answer to all of her problems: she'll ask her sister Scarlett to be her surrogate. Scarlett, however, is nothing like homebody Hollie and has spent a couple of years in the Amazon rainforest desperate to come up with a solution to stop the rainforest being destroyed. Once PlanetLove, the organisation Scarlett works for, is taken over by a new group, Scarlett finds herself back in England to renew her visa and to try and raise money before heading back to Brazil. After Hollie asks Scarlett to be her surrogate, Scarlett realises she could raise the money she needs sooner than she thinks... Just how far will the two sisters go to realise their dreams?
The real let down of what was, up until then, a fantastic book came about half way through and it really put me off. Hollie comes up with a crazy idea about how to conceive her dream baby and forces Richard to go along with it. The entire scene was completely off-putting and although it wasn't essentially wrong, it all felt completely wrong and forced. I did wonder if I would manage to carry on with the book but after getting past the entire ugliness of it all I did find myself getting sucked back into the book. The main theme of the book seems to be the idea of what the word charity means. For me though, instead of feeling as everything that happens is charitable I thought it was more pure selfishness. Hollie wants Scarlett to have her baby and no matter how often she denies that she feels Scarlett owes her this, that is how it actually comes across. It does seem that Hollie believes Scarlett owes her this one favour and it smacks of selfishness. Yes, there are reasons behind it all but it's still selfish. As for Scarlett agreeing to have the baby, the only reason she does this is so she can make Hollie sell the cottage they grew up in so she can help save the rain-forest. It seems that there is a thin line between charity and selfishness and I felt A Sister's Gift came under the latter category.
All in all, I really enjoyed reading A Sister's Gift. Giselle Green has opened herself up to a lot of debate/criticism over some of the things that happen in the book and although I didn't agree with what was arguably the most controversial scene in the entire book, I did still find myself enjoying the book. It's definitely a gripping book and although it is slightly similar to Jodi Picoult - the controversy and plot - it is also different - no court cases, for starters. I absolutely do recommend the book but I do attach a note of caution about the scene I mentioned above.
The real let down of what was, up until then, a fantastic book came about half way through and it really put me off. Hollie comes up with a crazy idea about how to conceive her dream baby and forces Richard to go along with it. The entire scene was completely off-putting and although it wasn't essentially wrong, it all felt completely wrong and forced. I did wonder if I would manage to carry on with the book but after getting past the entire ugliness of it all I did find myself getting sucked back into the book. The main theme of the book seems to be the idea of what the word charity means. For me though, instead of feeling as everything that happens is charitable I thought it was more pure selfishness. Hollie wants Scarlett to have her baby and no matter how often she denies that she feels Scarlett owes her this, that is how it actually comes across. It does seem that Hollie believes Scarlett owes her this one favour and it smacks of selfishness. Yes, there are reasons behind it all but it's still selfish. As for Scarlett agreeing to have the baby, the only reason she does this is so she can make Hollie sell the cottage they grew up in so she can help save the rain-forest. It seems that there is a thin line between charity and selfishness and I felt A Sister's Gift came under the latter category.
All in all, I really enjoyed reading A Sister's Gift. Giselle Green has opened herself up to a lot of debate/criticism over some of the things that happen in the book and although I didn't agree with what was arguably the most controversial scene in the entire book, I did still find myself enjoying the book. It's definitely a gripping book and although it is slightly similar to Jodi Picoult - the controversy and plot - it is also different - no court cases, for starters. I absolutely do recommend the book but I do attach a note of caution about the scene I mentioned above.
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This book wasn't for me. I almost stopped reading as I couldn't believe that Hollie would force her husband to agree to a scheme to give her a baby, and the sisters behavior was... Read more
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