Blaine Graham lost his mother when he was the tender age of eleven. Grief over the loss drove a wedge between him and his father, and soon proved too difficult for him to deal with. At the age of sixteen, he falsified his papers and made the trip across the border into Canada with his best friend to join the Royal Canadian Air Force and enter the war in Europe as a pilot. Ten years later Captain Graham finds himself flying commercial jets in Boston – his estranged father and his past life all but forgotten, until the day he receives a telegram from his dying father asking him to come home. The persistent Mara Crawford, a live-in nurse, has experienced her fair share of loss as well. Her attachment to Blaine’s father drives her desire to bring reconciliation between the two men before time runs out for her patient. But her best laid plans didn’t include falling in love again.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 1/5
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Language - 0/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 1/5
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Summary
Overall The Parting Gift is a moving story about dealing with life's tragedies of broken family relationships, unforgiveness, bitterness and loss. Each character, David,
Blaine and Mara had dealt with loss and each had their own story of how they dealt with it. I enjoyed the developing relationship between Blaine and Mara. Each
of the characters is real and some of them you don’t like very much until they start healing. I loved the gifts David left for them. I was told it was a Christmas story
and although some of it occurs during the Holidays it is really a story for anytime.
Violence There was two punches thrown.
Language
Sexual Hugging and Kissing.
Drug & Alcohol He drinks too much and gets drunk in one scene. It does not have positive results.