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The author of I Know This Much Is True shares a holiday novella that begins by focusing on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello as Christmas approaches in 1964, then propels readers from the past to the present so that they might measure what America has gained and what it has lost. 400,000 first printing.
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"Charming.. Full of pop-culture references of the day.this will have broad appeal." -- Library Journal
"Humorous and heartwarming.clever and well-written.A fun trip down memory lane from a skilled writer. The stocking stuffer might just become a cherished possession." -- Columbus Dispatch
Both heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny.a cast of characters that are both uproarious and unforgettable.a poignant reminder that family and friends are the greatest gift of all." -- Hartford Books Examiner
"Lamb...proves he can be short, sweet and funny" -- USA Today
"Warmly, sweetly retro" -- Kansas City Star
Warmly, sweetly retro --Kansas City Star
"Lamb...proves he can be short, sweet and funny"--USA Today
"Humorous and heartwarming...clever and well-written...A fun trip down memory lane from a skilled writer. The stocking stuffer might just become a cherished possession."--Columbus Dispatch
"Lamb gets Felix's voice just right, and he does a spot-on job of evoking the special joys and trials of parochial school in the '60's"--St. Petersburg Times
"Warmly, sweetly retro"--Kansas City Star
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"Humorous and heartwarming.clever and well-written.A fun trip down memory lane from a skilled writer. The stocking stuffer might just become a cherished possession." -- Columbus Dispatch
Both heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny.a cast of characters that are both uproarious and unforgettable.a poignant reminder that family and friends are the greatest gift of all." -- Hartford Books Examiner
"Lamb...proves he can be short, sweet and funny" -- USA Today
"Warmly, sweetly retro" -- Kansas City Star
Warmly, sweetly retro --Kansas City Star
"Lamb...proves he can be short, sweet and funny"--USA Today
"Humorous and heartwarming...clever and well-written...A fun trip down memory lane from a skilled writer. The stocking stuffer might just become a cherished possession."--Columbus Dispatch
"Lamb gets Felix's voice just right, and he does a spot-on job of evoking the special joys and trials of parochial school in the '60's"--St. Petersburg Times
"Warmly, sweetly retro"--Kansas City Star
With his latest story, WISHIN′ AND HOPIN′, Wally Lamb takes a turn toward the lighthearted and laugh-provoking. In a vein similar to Jean Shepherd′s A Christmas Story and David Sedaris′s The Santaland Diaries, Lamb′s holiday tale focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello--a distant cousin of the iconic Annette! Both poignant and hilarious, WISHIN′ AND HOPIN′ transports us back to October, November, and December of 1964, when LBJ and Lady Bird were in the White House, Meet the Beatles was on everyone′s turntables, and Christmas meant mistletoe, mangers, and midnight mass. Then it propels us from the past to the present so that we might measure what we′ve gained and what we′ve lost.
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 006194100X
- ISBN 13 9780061941009
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