A Gift of Hope

Helping the Homeless

By: Danielle Steel

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

In her powerful memoir His Bright Light, number-one New York Times best-selling author Danielle Steel opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In A Gift of Hope, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her life beyond what she could imagine.

For 11 years, Danielle Steel took to the streets with a small team to help the homeless of San Francisco. She worked anonymously, visiting the "cribs" of the city's most vulnerable citizens under cover of darkness, distributing food, clothing, bedding, tools, and toiletries. She sought no publicity for her efforts and remained anonymous throughout. Now she is speaking up to bring attention to their plight.

In this unflinchingly honest and deeply moving memoir, the famously private author talks publicly for the first time about her work among the most desperate members of our society. She offers achingly acute portraits of the people she met along the way - and issues a heartfelt call for more effective action to aid this vast, deprived population. Determined to supply the homeless with the basic necessities to keep them alive, she ends up giving them something far more powerful: a voice.

By turns candid and inspirational, Danielle Steel's A Gift of Hope is a true act of advocacy and love.

©2012 Danielle Steel (P)2012 Brilliance Audio

B/R

I liked the story as this is a huge problem in mine as well as many cities. I didnt care for the narrator's voice. I wished Danielle could of narrated this one. That would of been more fitting.

A book with purpose.

The story didn’t talk to me. It bored me. The reading didn’t appeal to me

hope!!

What disappointed you about A Gift of Hope?

she said the same thing over and over again

What could Danielle Steel have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

not written it

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Angela Dawe?

Anglela was fine

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

complete disappointment

Any additional comments?

I have said what I think and was surprised at the other reviews

Awful performance!

I am only in chapter 3. The reading voice sounds like a robot. I am going to look to see if it is available by a different reader!