Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story - Softcover

Lamb, Wally

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061941018 ISBN 13: 9780061941016

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2010

Synopsis

Wally Lamb, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She's Come Undone, delivers a holiday treat with Wishin' and Hopin'--an unforgettable novella that captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season. Poignant and hilarious, in a vein similar to Jean Shepherd's A Christmas Story and David Sedaris's The Santaland Diaries, Lamb's Christmas tale focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello--a distant cousin of the iconic Annette!

About this title

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Rare Book

Review:

"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's vividly detailed portrait of the 1960's and the inner workings of a Catholic schoolboy's mind puts his first Christmas book on par with his previous three novels."--Miami Herald

"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

"Wishin' and Hopin' from Wally Lamb reminds us of what innocence was like."--Body and Soul

"In the hands of Wally Lamb, what emerges isn't an apology but a celebration of life...Felix makes a hilarious guide through a story that whirs right along."--Washington Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061941018
• ISBN 13: 9780061941016
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288