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The One-in-a-Million Boy Monica Wood

The One-in-a-Million Boy par Monica Wood

The One-in-a-Million Boy Monica Wood


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Résumé

From WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT to ELIZABETH IS MISSING, from THE SNOW CHILD to THE SHOCK OF THE FALL - a handful of exceptional novels touch almost every reader's heart. This is one of those books.

The One-in-a-Million Boy Résumé

The One-in-a-Million Boy: The touching novel of a 104-year-old woman's friendship with a boy you'll never forget... Monica Wood

A one-in-a-million story for anyone who loves to laugh, cry, and think about how extraordinary ordinary life can be. Not to be missed by readers who loved THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, ELIZABETH IS MISSING or THE SHOCK OF THE FALL.

Miss Ona Vitkus has - aside from three months in the summer of 1914 - lived unobtrusively, her secrets fiercely protected.

The boy, with his passion for world records, changes all that. He is eleven. She is one hundred and four years, one hundred and thirty three days old (they are counting). And he makes her feel like she might be really special after all. Better late than never...

Only it's been two weeks now since he last visited, and she's starting to think he's not so different from all the rest.

Then the boy's father comes, for some reason determined to finish his son's good deed. And Ona must show this new stranger that not only are there odd jobs to be done, but a life's ambition to complete . . .

The One-in-a-Million Boy Avis

Curl up and enjoy this bewitching novel * Woman & Home *
A lovely, quirky novel about misfits across generations * Daily Mail *
Razor sharp while packing a heart-wrenchingly powerful emotional punch... Beautifully written, cleverly constructed, at times hilariously funny and ultimately deeply affecting - this should be a smash * Sunday Mirror *
Delightful. It's a hugely engaging look at how lives can be remade in the most unexpected of ways * Sunday Express *
A whimsical and bittersweet story about finding friendship in the most unlikely places * Good Housekeeping *
Heartwarming... beautifully sketched characters... life-affirming ***** * Stylist *
This inspirational tale of friendship, world records and following dreams is a stunner * Heat *
Wise, witty and incredibly moving... magical and life-affirming. I was utterly charmed -- Polly Samson
A big, warm, winning treat of a novel, wholly believable but touched with magic... Sharply observed, deftly constructed and pithily told -- Alison Mercer
A beautifully told story * Sun *
Wood's prose sparkles with lyrical descriptions and sharp observations about people and their motivations... But the over-arching theme running through it all concerns second chances. Even when you're older than a century, life still has the capacity to surprise you * Herald Glasgow *
The boy is one of my favourite literary characters ever! I thought it was a gem of a novel, heartbreaking and heartwarming. Beautifully written, with characters that you want to keep by your side -- Adele Parks
A magical, beautifully written story about the healing power of friendship, music, and unexpected, generation-spanning connections. As emotionally resonant as THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME -- Christina Baker Kline
A beguiling, heart-wrenching and funny book... Absolutely gorgeous * Psychologies *
It's a pleasure to linger with her elegant prose, keen eye, and grace of thought * Reader's Digest *

À propos de Monica Wood

Monica Wood is an award-winning, bestselling novelist and memoirist. Born in Maine, New England, to an Irish Catholic family, she worked as a guidance counsellor and in a nursing home before becoming a full-time writer. She is also a singer, and travelled the New England circuit singing jazz, country, pop and gospel for many years. She lives in Maine with her husband.

Informations supplémentaires

GOR007681710
9781472228369
1472228367
The One-in-a-Million Boy: The touching novel of a 104-year-old woman's friendship with a boy you'll never forget... Monica Wood
Occasion - Très bon état
Broché
Headline Publishing Group
20160405
416
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