A sometimes funny, sometimes magical first novel, The Wishing Box explores the surprising and unintended consequences of getting what you ask for. Julia, an almost-30 single mom whose life is mostly together, lives in Oakland with her seven-year-old son. Never suspecting it will actually work, she and her sister create a wishing box and half-seriously hold a ceremony for the return of the father who abandoned them as children. Astonishingly, he comes backbut Julia's life has already moved abruptly in a new direction, and ...
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A sometimes funny, sometimes magical first novel, The Wishing Box explores the surprising and unintended consequences of getting what you ask for. Julia, an almost-30 single mom whose life is mostly together, lives in Oakland with her seven-year-old son. Never suspecting it will actually work, she and her sister create a wishing box and half-seriously hold a ceremony for the return of the father who abandoned them as children. Astonishingly, he comes backbut Julia's life has already moved abruptly in a new direction, and she has taken off in much the same way her father had many years before. Julia and her unusual family are at the heart of this novel about appearances and disappearances, the desire to control the future and explain the past, and the legacies passed on from one generation to another.
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Discharged Library USED....Hardcover, good condition, outside cover shows minimum signs of use, Main Text and Pages of Main Text in good condition. Clear Plastic Cover over Good Dust Jacket, Clean Tight And Square. Outside cover shows signs of use, outside spine of book is in good condition, inner binder in good condition, Main Text and Pages of Main Text in good condition. No signs of water spots, No signs of water damages, No signs of writing, No signs of underlining, No signs of marking.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Book ISBN: 0-8118-2606-6. Author's first book. Jeremy Stout dj. near fine, vg+ dj, beige bds. Clean text. Tight 311 pgs.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine pink and white pictorial dj. Giftable. Julie a smarty sexy 30 year old single mom creates a wishing box with her sister, a ceremony for the return of their father, who abandoned the family long ago. Astonishingly, he returns; be careful what you wish for. 311 pp.
