Think twice if…
- Content warnings: abandonment, child abuse (referenced), childhood trauma, death of loved one, grief, substance abuse, trauma, addiction, alcoholism, terminal illness, pregnancy loss / miscarriage, parental abandonment.
The Wishing Game
by Meg Shaffer
You will tear through the contest puzzles and the island whimsy, then get blindsided by how much you care whether one lonely woman gets to keep one specific kid. Keep tissues nearby - this one reaches straight for the part of you that still remembers a book saving your life as a child.
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Length278 pages
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- English
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