The Greatest Gift

By: Rachael Johns

Narrated by: Ulli Birve

Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

Bestselling author Rachael Johns returns with a poignant, heart-warming story of a woman who wants nothing else than to be a mum, and one who never wanted to be a mother.

Mother: female parent of a child

Mum: the woman who nurtures, raises and loves a child

Radio host Harper Drummond lives for her career. Every day she meets fascinating people doing extraordinary things, but has begun to wonder whether there could be something more for her out there. She’s financially secure, happily married to Samuel and has a great group of friends—what more could she want? It’s only when she interviews one special couple that she starts to think about whether she could make a different kind of contribution.

Claire and Jasper Lombard are passionate about their thriving hot air balloon business and know they’re lucky to find such joy in their work and in each other. But while Jasper has accepted that he will never be a father, Claire has found it hard to come to terms with her infertility. She doesn’t want Jasper to regret choosing her over a child in the years to come. Is there a way to give themselves a real chance at being a happy family? Can they find someone who will give them the greatest gift? Or will it come at a greater cost?

The poignant, heartwarming story of two women: one who wants nothing else than to be a mum, and one who never wanted to be a mother, from the bestselling, ABIA award-winning author of The Patterson Girls.

©2017 Harlequin Enterprises(Australia) pty Ltd (P)2017 Harlequin Enterprises(Australia) pty Ltd

Great listening, really enjoyed it.

WOW this book has left me speechless it is an amazing story of love, of hope, of giving, MS Johns has written about something that is dear to my heart a story of egg donation so as couples can live a life with children in them to feel that in-built nurturing that happens between a mother and her child while she carries them and allow the father to be such a huge part of the process. This book should be read with a box of tissues very handy because all of the characters in this story will become friends and feel like family, well they did for me.

Harper Drummond is a very popular radio host, journalist interviewing a variety of people about a variety of subjects she is happily married to lawyer Samuel and they both live their lives for work, Harper didn’t have the best childhood or mother so having children is not what she wants in life, but after interviewing a couple that are now happily pregnant with a donor egg Harper decides that she wants to help someone as well she feels that there is something missing in her life and is sure this will make a difference, so starts the process of finding people to help.

Jasper and Claire have been happily married for 5 years now yes they knew that Claire was unable to have children because of childhood cancer they work together in hot air ballooning and are having the best time but Claire badly wants a child and knows that Jasper will make the best father. So after discussions an add helps them find Harper and the process begins.

I don’t want to say too much as I don’t want to give anything away just to let you know that I am still crying writing this review, I don’t think a book has left me this emotional for a long time, it is a moving, touching and Poignant story that is beautifully written, the characters Jasper, Clair, Harper and their families I am sure will come to mean a lot to you as you read this one and can I say that I highly recommend this story. I hope that you will read this one as I did, I savoured every word, and thank you MS Johns you rock I loved it.
Ulli Birve was brilliant with the delivery of the story