There are some truly wonderful, heartbreaking and inspiring stories within this book, and plenty of life advice from the author who has overcome a lot in her long life. However, the delivery of some of the stories and advice was a little twee and sometimes you were hit over the head with it. That said it is still worth reading and I have no doubt will provide insight and comfort to anyone who reads it.

I was drawn to this book simply because it was something written by an Auschwitz survivor and someone who has flown Czechoslovakia. But when I started reading, I was absolutely immersed by the book. I do not think I have any big trauma to deal with, but thanks to what I read, I feel calmer, I am more able to realise where my feelings are coming from and how to deal with them, and I have another powerful argument to throw in when I am labelled as idealist!
What I read were beautiful and kind words. This is a book for everyone - whether you are dealing with something that has happened in your life, don’t understand your own feelings, or simply don’t understand the people around you.

Really good book. Great advice for hard times, trauma, etc. Very moving and powerful.
Thanks a lot to NG and the publisher for this copy.

Difficult to read at times due to the author's harrowing experiences but amazingly uplifting and full of hope for the future and reinventing yourself and your life.

A beautiful, compassionate book that makes you think about your whole outlook on life. I am reading it slowly, as there is a lot to take in , but what I have read so far is excellent.

I loved this book and it's just what I needed at this time. Edith Eger is a Psychologist who spent some time in Auschwitz. The biggest takeaway that I got from this book is that when we go through something tough we can either ask ourselves "Why me?", which turns us into a victim or ask "What now?". It reminds me of the saying that we can either become bitter or better.

I found that the book is written in a very down to earth way which engaged me and I loved that the author spoke a bit about her family like and also several case studies, reassuring us that even if we're not a holocaust survivor we may still have gone through different traumas.

Eger also speaks about her experience as a therapist, citing an example of a bigoted teenager who she knew would be against her if he realised that she was Jewish though she was able to approach his case in a non judgemental way.

Another heartfelt but enlightening book from Edith where we meet survivors not only from the holocaust but also other tragic and devastating tragedies. Her books give you an insight in how the human mind can eventually overcome some of the past history you carry.

What an amazing informative and helpful book. Honestly I am still reading it as I feel that I also want to digest and mull over what I have read for longer. However it has been so helpful and I would highly recommend it

This book is a gift to humanity.
It is such a special book and 1 everyone should have on their bedside table. It is a book that will give you hope in your darkest hours.
You don't have to read this in 1 sitting. You can dip in and out of it and concentrate on the parts that are important at that moment for you.
Edit Eger is an inspiration to everyone with her story of survival and in her own words...
"It is not what happens to us that matters most; it's what we do with our experiences."

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House UK and Ebury Publishing and for gifting me with this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion

Was an interesting view of the world and our places within it. Made me think about myself and consider who I am and what I do.

Concept of the book sounds promising and I was looking forward to discovering all it has to offer, however I really didn't like the way the author is explaining to us how to avoid those traps. She starts with telling us she's an Auschwitz survivor, but it doesn't really matter, however it is being brought up so many times, that you can't help but constantly think of survivors and comparing your suffering/problems to theirs and that ruins the whole book, it loses its point.. Sadly I was very disappointed in it.

This is the author‘s follow-up to The Choice, which described her time as a teenager in Auschwitz. Now in her 90s, the author is a psychologist and she describes this book as a ‘self-help‘ book.

I really like the way that Edie uses her time in Auschwitz to explain her own feelings, but also acknowledges that each person's thoughts and fears are relative.

I found this really inspiring, with lots of relatable examples, and practical tasks to try at the end of each chapter.

I‘m going to buy the book so I can have a copy on my shelf to refer back to.

I found this an immensely helpful book. It was thought provoking in it’s clarity, covering a wide range of situations. I would definitely recommend it to other readers.

I had heard a few people talking about this book and my curiosity was growing and I knew I had to read it. Well I am so glad that I did. This was such a brilliant read and it really made me open my eyes to life and now people survived and coped during these horrific times.

After reading the inspirational The Choice by Edith Eger I had high hopes for her latest book The Gift, but unfortunately it didn't live up to my expectations. This is just a lot of recollections from therapy cases Edith has dealt with, and it was a bit like a self he!p book and although it was an interesting idea it just seemed disjointed and unfinished and I have to admit that I stopped reading half way through.

This practical and inspirational guide to healing from the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Choice shows us how to stop destructive patterns and imprisoning thoughts to find freedom and enjoy life. After the success of Edith Eger’s powerful first book The Choice which tells the story of her survival in the concentration camps, her escape, healing, and journey to freedom, thousands of people around the world wrote to Eger asking her to pen a how-to book on healing from pain and past experiences. The Gift is that book. Eger expands on her message of healing and provides a hands-on guide that gently encourages us to change the thoughts and behaviors that may be keeping us imprisoned in the past. Eger explains that the worst prison she experienced is not the prison that Nazis put her in but the one she created for herself, the prison within her own mind. She describes the twelve most pervasive imprisoning beliefs she has known—including fear, grief, anger, secrets, stress, guilt, shame, and avoidance—and the tools she has discovered to deal with these universal challenges.

Accompanied by stories from Eger’s own life and the lives of her patients each chapter includes thought-provoking questions and takeaways. Filled with empathy, insight, and humor, The Gift captures the vulnerability and common challenges we all face and provides encouragement and advice for breaking out of our personal prisons to find healing and enjoy life. It is an inspirational, moving and hopeful book which asks us to confront our truths and actively work to move forward from them. I found the part that states that tough and trying times are the times that teach you the most in life was a great way of turning a negative incident into a positive learning experience which is a really helpful way to deal with what life throws your way. Eger’s own past reminds us that no matter how large or small the problem is that you have faced or are currently facing, there is still hope for a bright and fulfilling future. This is a book that should, and deserves to, be read widely. A book simply oozing with compassion, empathy and wisdom. Highly recommended. Many thanks to Rider for an ARC.

Full of wisdom and compassion, an incredible read from a brilliant and inspiring woman. It would be hard to read this book and to come away without a different mindset and to not treat life as a gift. Thank you.

Edith Eger brings her own life experiences as a survivor of Auschwit.z. We get some great tips in this intriguing story. It's full of wisdom and compassion. The book is well written and easy to understand. There's stories from other survivors of various events. Edith has lots life experiences. It teaches us new techniques to change how we are feeling/reacting/behaving. Everybody could learn something from reading this well written book about mental health and self care.

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The Gift By Edith Eger

I read and reviewed 150 books in 2019, and if pushed to pick a favourite, The Choice by Edith was my favourite. I started The Gift with high hopes, even thinking this book is a 5 star book before I started, a thought I've never had prior to starting a book. This book lived up to my expectations in every way.

I started this book last night, and finished it today. I laughed and I cried, oh boy I cried, however this isn't a sad book. Edith talks a lot about holding on to grief, and that opened the flood gates. Edith has the ability to make you think so much about life, in a book that you can read in one day.

This woman is my hero, a resounding 5 stars, and I would give it more if I could. I sense a massive book hangover coming on, and I will be thinking about this long after today.

Edith Eger is a remarkable human being. Now in her 90s, she survived Auschwitz, and in later life went on to train as a psychologist. Here she shares her wisdom in a self-help book, with stories of how her, her family and her clients have broken through ‘mental prisons’ and learnt to better appreciate the gift of life. She ends each chapter with a couple of exercises to help change your thinking.

I read her autobiography, The Choice earlier in the year and really admire her - I think she talks a lot of sense, and I’m planning to go back and read this more slowly at a later date. I’m not sure, though, that I’d have been quite as receptive to what she has to say if I didn’t already’know’ her through her earlier book. Maybe read that first?