Hannah's Gift
by:
Maria Housden (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780007155675 (0007155670)
Publish date: May 6th 2003
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Hannah's Gift is the story of the last year in the life of Hannah Martell, a 3-year-old girl diagnosed with an aggressive, rare cancer, as told by her mother, Maria.This is actually the second time I've read this book. I read it a long time ago in my pre-Goodreads era and, for some reason, I've been...
The story of Hannah's short life is extremely sad and unfair but it is told in such an uplifting way. I can't imagine how difficult it must have been for her parents. It makes you appreciate life and the ones you love.
I read this in about 2 hours. I'm approaching Dan's anniversary again, so the timing was both good and bad, but of course Hannah's story and life were very different. I was reminded of Ann Hood's little girl. Very moving and sad, but also so wonderful the way Hannah is remembered, especially by her ...