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The Gift: The Story of an Ordinary Woman's Extraordinary Power

Author: Mia Dolan
Publisher: Thorsons
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

37 reviews
Sales Rank: 8185

Media: Paperback
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.9 x 1

ISBN: 0007154518
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780007154517
ASIN: 0007154518

Publication Date: February 2, 2004
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5 out of 5 stars

Mia Dolan July 25, 2008
What an inspirational book! It is well written. Couldn't put it down.A truly remarkable story of her life and work.

5 out of 5 stars

LIFE CHANGING! July 19, 2008
This is one of the best books i have ever picked up!!!!! i felt like i was living her life, i had to put it down at one point becos i was in a U.S airport and couldn't stop crying!!! its so real, the style of writing is easy to read str8 to the point, and set out in the best way , she writes and keeps to the key points and doesnt go on and on about crap, that some of the books like this do, its really really CHANGED MY LIFE!!!!!! If like me u like things like the gift and read books like this a lot this is one of the best i have and would tell ne one to read it for a real life look in to what a normal lady mia is with a gr8 "gift" a must read

5 out of 5 stars

Most Touching & Informative Book Ever. April 20, 2008
I am 19 years old & borrowed this book from my mother after she had advised me it was amazing...
It has taken me three days to finish it, impossible to put down, I have been glued to it ever since my mother handed me it.
This book is an inspiration to all, Mia Dolan is certainly gifted & this book really gives hope to people who feel the weight of lifes struggles.
I have learnt a lot from this book about clayrevoyence and will continue to read and research into it now. My outlook on the afterlife & all things related has immensely took a turning for the better.
Would reccomend for everyone to read.

Vicki. x

4 out of 5 stars

Produced some interesting discussion September 26, 2007
This was a fascinating insight into how Mia Dolan discovered and nurtured her psychic gift, aided by her spirit guide, Eric.
An interesting book, I liked the balance of hearing about Mia's life and the development of her Gift. I didn't feel that her hard life was the reason for her psychic powers, more that you either have it or you don't - or maybe everyone has it but doesn't know how to use it.......
I went through a phase when I was fascinated by reincarnation and this covers similar ground.
I must admit that I don't like the idea that you keep coming back into harder and harder lives, learning and 'growing' each time. I'm quite happy with my life, I certainly don't want to come back as an abused woman in Afghanistan or whatever.

I'd like to have heard more about her gift and using it for police work or in similar useful situations.
I felt for her over the raw deal she got trying to get remuneration from the newspapers. Obviously her life has been hard financially as well as in other ways and I'm probably being unfair, but I wanted the gift to be used in more altruistic ways than just telling people whether their partner was bad news. I felt that if it was a 'Gift' then it should be shared, not just used.

Four stars because this is not brilliantly written, but worth a read none the less.

2 out of 5 stars

Poor to say the least September 24, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

This was truly awful! I really enjoy misery memoirs, I find them fascinating but this was the worst one so far! The writing was disjointed and unbelievable. One second we having a dodgy relationship and the next there's dogs flying through the air. No way!

The story of her gift takes second fiddle to her talking about her life. Which was dreadful but not fully discussed. The book is jumpy and expects the reader to believe too much. I do believe in tarot cards but I don't believe in how she expressed it. For example when she asks her mother to scan her son - hmmm. Suddenly she has this wonderful gift that she never knew about before and knew how to used it? Yes, well.

I feel Mia Dolan has tried to capture too many audiences with this book and may not succeed in pleasing any.