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The Wish List - by Ruby Hummingbird (Paperback)

The Wish List - by  Ruby Hummingbird (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Sometimes you have to hit the bottom before you can float to the top.</strong></p><p><strong>Maria Birch</strong> is seventy years old and, for her, every week is the same.</p><p>On Monday, she does her weekly shop. On Tuesday, she goes for a blow-dry. On Wednesday, she visits the laundrette. But Thursday is her favourite day of all - everything hurts less on a Thursday.</p><p>Every Thursday Maria walks to her local café. Waiting for her at one of the red gingham-topped tables is <strong>Albie Young</strong>, a charming man with a twinkle in his eye and an impressive collection of tweed flat caps. Every week, the pair share a slice of marble cake and a pot of tea.</p><p>Except, one week, Albie doesn't turn up.</p><p>When Maria finds out what has happened, her perfectly ordered life is ripped apart at the seams. Suddenly, she is very lonely. Without her Thursday friend - her only friend - she no longer has the energy to circle the weekly TV listings, she has no reason to leave her apartment, no reason to laugh.</p><p>Then she discovers that Albie isn't who she thought he was, and she's left wondering if she knew her friend at all. But Albie has left behind a legacy - a handwritten list of wishes he never got the chance to complete.</p><p>Maria is resigned to facing the rest of her days heartbroken and alone. But fulfilling Albie's wishes could hold the key to her happiness - if only she's able to look past his secret...</p><p><strong>This life-affirming and heartfelt tale is for anyone who has ever looked at their life and wanted <em>more</em>. Fans of <em>Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine</em> and <em>The Keeper of Lost Things</em> will love this poignant story, which shows us that for the truest loves, the end is never really the end...</strong></p>

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