{"id":520,"date":"2009-12-02T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-02T10:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/twenty-wishes-by-debbie-macomber.html"},"modified":"2013-10-09T07:04:23","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T11:04:23","slug":"twenty-wishes-by-debbie-macomber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/twenty-wishes-by-debbie-macomber\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty Wishes By Debbie Macomber"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTwenty Wishes<\/a> by Debbie Macomber<\/a><\/p>\n

Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
\nPublisher: Mira Books; Reprint edition (April 1, 2009)
\nLanguage: English
\nISBN-10: 0778326314
\nISBN-13: 978-0778326311<\/p>\n

From the back cover:
\nWhat Anne Marie Roche wants is to find happiness again. At thirty-eight, 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.
\nOn Valentine’s Day, Anne Marie and several other widows get together to celebrate…”hope.” They each begin a list of twenty wishes, things they always wanted to do but never did.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Anne Marie’s list includes learning to knit, falling in love again, doing good for someone else. 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–and far more important–than Anne Marie had ever imagined.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

This was a light, slightly inspiring read. Anne Marie is depressed since her husband has suddenly died…right when they were in the middle of reconciling. When her step-daughter comes to Anne Marie for help, she’s confused – her stepdaughter has always held nothing but distain for her. In the midst of her stepdaughter’s crises, Anne Marie bonds with an eight-year-old child through a school lunch buddy program. Meanwhile, Anne Marie’s friends are going through their own difficult times, struggling with troublesome romantic relationships. I also found it interesting that one of Anne Marie’s friends, Barbie, has a love interest who is in a wheelchair. This story was heartwarming and emotional. If you like inspirational romances, then you’ll probably enjoy this book.<\/p>\n

I did not purchase this novel. I received it at the annual Romance Writers of America conference last July. The author, Debbie Macomber, attended this event and even signed the book for me! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

~Cecelia Dowdy~<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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