Twenty Wishes (Blossom Street, No. 4)
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Manufacturer: Mira Books Written By: Debbie Macomber
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 813.54EAN: 9780778325505ISBN: 0778325504Label: Mira BooksManufacturer: Mira BooksNumber Of Items: 1Number Of Pages: 368Publication Date: 2008-04-29Publisher: Mira BooksRelease Date: 2008-04-29Studio: Mira Books
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What do you want most in the world? Anne Marie Roche wants to find happiness again. At 38 her life s not what she d expected--she s childless, a recent widow, alone. She owns a successful bookstore on Seattle s Blossom Street, but despite her accomplishments, there s a feeling of emptiness. On Valentine s Day, Anne Marie and several other widows get together to celebrate...what? Hope, possibility, the future. They each begin a list of twenty wishes, things they always wanted to do but never did. Anne Marie s list starts with: Find one good thing about life. It includes learning to knit, doing good for someone else, falling in love again. She begins to act on her wishes and when she volunteers at a local school, an eight-year-old girl named Ellen enters her life. It s a relationship that becomes far more involving than Anne Marie intended. It also becomes far more important than she ever imagined. As Ellen helps Anne Marie complete her list of twenty wishes, they both learn that wishes can come true--but not necessarily in the way you expect. As millions of women know, Debbie Macomber understands their lives and writes the stories they want to read.
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Customer Rating: Summary: Twenty WishesComment: This is one of those "can't put down" books and I loved the story. What a super idea and a great life lesson. I would highly recommend this book but only if you have time read it, all day and take it to bed with you until you are finished. Fun and entertaining but so true!Customer Rating: Summary: spending time with friendsComment: I have read all of the blossom street stories and have enjoyed 'meeting' all of the people, and following their lives. This story is good, not as emotional as some of the others, but a good story and I am waiting for the next one!!Customer Rating: Summary: An Easy, Comfortable ReadComment: After a good mystery, or heart-tugging stories by Jodi Picoult, it's nice to read Debbie Macomber's comfortable style. Debbie's characters are real and likeable and when finished, I'm never ready for the story to end. I enjoyed Twenty Wishes and think many will find themselves writing their own twenty wishes shortly after this inspiring story ends.Customer Rating: Summary: Twenty Stars!Comment: I have enjoyed all the Blossom Street books but this is the first one that has given me something to take away besides a lovely story. I want to start my own book of 20 wishes and am going to borrow some of my list from the characters!
But back to the story. The book started out a little slower for me than others in the series, partially because of a number of new characters (or characters who were primarily in the background) and that familiar characters from previous books are very much in the background. But once I got into it, I really enjoyed it.
I enjoy books about women friends and how they support each other and make changes in their lives. I definitely recommend this book.Customer Rating: Summary: Outstanding!Comment: What an outstanding book. No, it isn't a classic that is deep and riveting. It is a cozy book about women and overcoming our limitations that the mind has set. After 4 widows meet on Valentine's Day, they agree it would be fun to make a list of 20 wishes. Things they were longing to do, NOT had to do.
Each chapter has a different person's point of view and their thinking of their wish list. The characters are so personable, you feel like if you saw them on the street that you could hug them -- like bumping into an old friend. That is how well Debbie writes.
I wish more Blossom Street series books were coming out SOON! One can only hope!