Friday, April 3, 2026

The Gift (short Novella) by Freida McFadden

 


Synopsis :

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?


This is what I say :

The Gift is a seven chapters novella.  Very simply, its about Stella who needs to get a Christmas present for her husband since her husband 'seems' to have gotten her a good present.

Stella has no money to get a good present.  But the old lady at the pawn shop requires payment in kind and not in cash.  But the old lady is not who she seems to be too.

The Gift is very much in the style of Freida 'ending twist' and it was a good 5 mins read.




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The Gift (short Novella) by Freida McFadden

  Synopsis : 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 f...