The Gift - A Novel
Kirk Douglas
Narrator Kirk Douglas
Publisher: Phoenix Books, Inc.
Summary
Softhearted, emotionally fragile Patricia Dennison— orphaned heiress to the Stoneham fortune— divides her life between trips to a Swiss sanatorium, where she is ensconced in the suicide ward, and the farm where she pensions off broken-down horses, cultivates a lush rose garden, and moons after a handsome, seemingly heroic doctor. Enter arrogant Miguel Cardiga, a Portuguese bullfighter whose career is sidelined by a rogue bull's deadly horns. Son of a famed equestrian, Miguel schools Patricia in dressage and love. Meantime, trustees at the Stoneham Group plot to declare Patricia incompetent and engineer a series of accidents designed to drive her over the edge.
Duration: about 3 hours (02:54:58) Publishing date: 1993-01-01; Abridged; Copyright Year: 1993. Copyright Statment: —

