The Wish

Alex Brown

May 2018 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

‘Warm, emotional ... a gorgeous read.’ Cathy Bramley ‘Heartwarming and charming. The perfect summer escape.’ Sarah Morgan ‘A gorgeous read which will warm your heart and make it smile’ Milly Johnson

The touching and emotional new novel from the No.1 bestselling author of The Great Christmas Knit-Off and The Secret of Orchard Cottage.

Sam Morgan knows he messed up with his wife Chrissie and daughter Holly – he wasn’t there when they needed him most, but now he’ll do anything to put his family back together again. Until then, he's back living in the picture-postcard village of Tindledale.

Jude Darling is coming home for good this time. She's taking over the antique shop in Tindledale, the place where she grew up and she's going to make sure she's there for her friend, Chrissie, and Goddaughter, Holly. They certainly need her right now.

As for Holly, there's only one thing she wants and it's not the sort of thing you can buy in a shop. She might be thirteen years old, but Holly still believes in wishes, and perhaps if she wishes hard enough, this one might come true...

Ratings and reviews

This was an enjoyable return to Tindledale for me as I had read the other books set here, although this one could be read on it's own without having to read the others, although of course it is always recommended to know about characters mentioned. There were two storylines running through this, one about Chrissie, her husband Sam and their 13 year old daughter Holly, and their friend Jude who starts working for Myles, an ex-rock star who has just bought a big property in Tindledale who Jude is sourcing antiques for from her new antiques shop in the village. Sam has been away in Singapore working as an architect for a big company, and hasn't been very good at visiting home since he's been away. He was in contact via phone and Skype, but always seemed to get caught up in 'important' meetings and had to cancel lots of visits. Chrissie has had enough and now Sam is home, working on the estate Myles has just bought, trying to salvage his marriage. Holly is also trying to get her parents back together with various tricks and also enlists the help of Jude, also her godmother. I must admit I found Sam a bit irritating, one minute his family didn't see much of him as he's 'too busy working' and the next he's back in Tindledale and acting very over-protective to Holly (who has diabetes) when he couldn't be bothered before. I don't blame Chrissie having had enough of him. On the other hand I did like Jude - and mad Myles really grew on me! He really was a bit odd, very childlike even though he was in his forties, but he got better as the book went on and was always trying to fit in and make people like him. He actually turned out to be my favourite character in the book, which I didn't expect! He turned out to be such a fun-loving guy who was always trying to make people happy, which he did. Everything was resolved eventually, after a bit of a panic towards the end, and quite a big secret was revealed. Enjoyable read with a lovely ending!

About the author

Alex Brown is the No.1 bestselling author of eleven books including the hugely popular Carrington’s series, The Great Christmas Knit Off, The Great Village Show, The Secret of Orchard Cottage and A Postcard from Italy. Her uplifting books are published worldwide and have been translated into seven languages. She lives by the sea in South East England with her husband, daughter and two very glossy black Labradors. Alex loves hearing from her readers and can be contacted via her website – www.alexbrownauthor.com or join her for chats on Facebook at www.facebook.com/alexandrabrownauthor and Twitter @alexbrownbooks