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The Gift

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The Gift

By: Freida McFadden
Narrated by: Alyson Krawchuk
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It’s Christmas Eve and Stella Hansen is broke. She is so broke that despite working two jobs, she can’t even afford a present for her husband on their first Christmas as man and wife. But then a mysterious storekeeper at a pawn shop offers Stella an intriguing trade. Stella wants more than anything to buy her husband the Christmas gift of his dreams. But will it come at a terrible price?

©2022 Freida McFadden (P)2023 Hollywood Upstairs Press Holidays Psychological Suspense Marriage Fiction Celebration Winter Christmas

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Good v v short story

Good story and interesting plot twist but it’s a shame the story is 45mine long. Narrator was good

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So short

I was really getting into this story but it finished after approximately 50 minutes…so disappointing!

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Great short story with eerie undertone

Enjoyable short story with an eerie undertone and a good twist! Well worth a listen!
Not sure why people have left bad reviews based on the length of the book which seems unfair.

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What a disappointment

Wasted one credit on a short, predictable story read in a fake and annoying accent.

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