The Wish Book

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Synopsis
Del Forester, aunt of flea-market entrepreneur Clare Bower, must finally be senile because she thinks she can still order from a 1947 catalogue. Then Aunt Del's order arrives--including a brand-new antique wringer washing machine--in a new antique delivery truck driven by a mysterious young man whose nametag reads Jackson. Clare takes advantage of Del's pipeline to the past and opens a thriving business selling unlimited supplies of brand-new antiques. Meanwhile, she can't beg, trick, or seduce any information from Jackson about where he gets all that catalogue merchandise, or who he is, why he drives a different new antique truck every day, and why he seems to be a veteran of every war. The catch to Clare's good fortune is that only Aunt Del's catalogue orders can be filled. Clare's checks to Sears are returned with letters saying that of course those old catalogues are defunct. When Del dies, Clare is faced with a terrible decision, one that ultimately gets her tried for murder. Magical realism.
Copyright:
2011

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
184 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781466383098
Publisher:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Rhonda Keith
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:
Roger Loran Bailey
Proofread By:
Kristen Steele
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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4 out of 5

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I love it when I find one of these really obscure indy books that is very well written. This one does not deserve its obscurity. It is the story of an old woman who thinks she can still order from 1947 Sears catalogs and she actually can. It is the story of a young woman who starts doing the same thing and gets rather carried away. If this was shortened it could easily be a Twilight Zone episode. I think that was in the mind of the author too because there is actualy one instance in which the main character makes reference to her Twilight Zonish life. If you want an explanation for strange happenings this might not be the book for you, but the fact that the strange occurrences are never explained has a lot to do with the fact that it is so reminiscent of the Twilight Zone. Read this book and recommend it around. It really should have more exposure.