Asking us for suggestions for someone we don't know would make the gift highly impersonal as well. But you can get idea from some online source.
I got my first (oh, only actually, damn!) facial by using a giftcard from my college graduation, and it was SUCH a treat. Given the time constraints, I'd suggest a gift card, maybe one from amazon, so that she can choose exactly what she wants. I'm sure she'd be pleased.
I received a business card case from one sister and a bracelet from the other for my graduation. Both were lovely keepsakes and much appreciated. Sorry I can't help with a book idea.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.