Quotes from book
The Gift

The Gift

The Gift is a 1994 novel by author Danielle Steel. It is the story of a family in the 1950s coming to terms with the death of a child, deviating from her normal romance themed novels. It spent 12 weeks on the Publishers Weekly best-seller list. It was Steel's 33rd best-seller.


“Not everyone is meant to stay forever.”

Danielle Steel book The Gift

Source: The Gift

“Sometimes life will make you give up what you love most.”

Danielle Steel book The Gift

Variant: She didn't want to let go of him, or the baby, but sometimes life made you give up what you loved most.
Source: The Gift

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