The Wishing Game
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The Wishing Game
'Clever, dark, and hopeful . . . a love letter to reading and the power childhood stories have over us long after we've grown up' V.E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 'A dreamy, inventive novel about how books can not only change lives but save them too' Sarah Addison Allen, author of Other Birds One of the Washington Post's top ten feel-good novels of the year: a perfect gift for book lovers everywhere! During her lonely childhood, Lucy Hart found solace in Jack Masterson's Clock Island books. Now a teacher's aide, she shares her love of reading with Christopher, a former student she'd give anything to adopt - if only she could afford it. Just when Lucy is about to give up, the famously reclusive writer announces that he's finally written a new book, and he's holding a contest at his home on the real Clock Island to win the only copy. Winning the most sought-after book in the world could change Lucy and Christopher's lives. But with wily opponents, the books' distractingly handsome illustrator, and Jack Masterson himself to contend with, that won't be as easy as she wishes . . . Readers LOVE The Wishing Game! 'Do yourself a favor and read this immediately! It will make your heart so happy' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'It's books like this that remind me why I fell in love with reading in the first place' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'One of the best books I've ever read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Beautiful, heartbreaking, magical, and hope-instilling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'No words to describe this fantastic book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Imaginative, moving and so life-affirming!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'What storytelling should be all about' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'My cheeks hurt from smiling by the end' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love The Wishing Game? Discover Meg Shaffer's gorgeously moving The Lost Story, available to pre-order now!
The Wishing Game
In the bleak winter term of 1954 something terrible happens at Kirkston Abbey School for Boys. Forty years later a journalist hovers near the truth, buried long ago by the panicked authorities. Kirkston Abbey is no place for the weak: its rules are harsh and its discipline savage. So the struggling Jonathan Palmer cannot believe his luck when Richard Rokeby - tough, handsome, aloof - befriends him. But Rokeby's possessive friendship is suffocating and, what starts out as an innocent game amongst friends, takes a shocking turn as Palmer finds himself powerless to stop Rokeby from unleashing a horrifying fate on them all. A brilliantly clever psychological thriller, The Wishing Game launched Redmond to his bestseller status.
Wishing Game
Author: Patrick Redmond
language: en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date: 2003-10-06
Kirkston Abbey is no place for the weak. Standing stark against the Norfolk sky, its aim is conformity and control; its rules harsh, its discipline savage. To 14-year-old Jonathan Palmer, it is a prison; a world in which he feels threatened and powerless. When he is offered the chance of escape, in the guise of an unexpected friendship, he accepts it gladly. But all is not as it seems. In combining his frustrations with a nature that is far more intense and destructive than his own, Jonathan is unleashing forces more powerful than he can ever hope to control. In the bleak winter term of 1954, something terrible happened at Kirkston Abbey school for boys. Now, more than forty years later, journalist Tim Webber thinks he's found the key to uncovering the truth. But is he prepared to live with the consequences . . .?