Wishin' and Hopin': A Novel
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 ...show more
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It is October 1964. Lyndon Johnson is completing the late John F. Kennedy’s term in office and running for re-election against Senator Barry Goldwater. John, Paul, George, and Ringo are at the top of the charts, and Cassius Clay — who would later be even more widely known as Mohammed Ali — is the world heavyweight boxing champion. “Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte,” starring Bette Davis and Joseph Cotton, is playing at the local movie theatre...read more
It is October 1964. Lyndon Johnson is completing the late John F. Kennedy’s term in office and running for re-election against Senator Barry Goldwater. John, Paul, George, and Ringo are at the top of the charts, and Cassius Clay — who would later be even more widely known as Mohammed Ali — is the world heavyweight boxing champion. “Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte,” starring Bette Davis and Joseph Cotton, is playing at the local movie theatre...read more
Wally Lamb wrote two of my favorite books of all time:
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For this reason, he could follow with fifty POS books, and I'd still put him as a favorite author. Now I'm not saying this was a POS, but...read more
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For this reason, he could follow with fifty POS books, and I'd still put him as a favorite author. Now I'm not saying this was a POS, but...read more
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