The One-In-A-Million Boy
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The One-In-A-Million Boy by Monica Wood
Winner of the Nautilus Award and the New England Society Book Award, Monica Wood's The One-in-a-Million Boy is the incandescent story of a 104-year-old woman and the sweet, strange young boy assigned to help her around the house--a tale of intergenerational friendship that touches each member of the boy's unmoored family."The story of your life never starts at the beginning. Don't they teach you anything at school?"
So says 104-year-old Ona to the 11-year-old boy who's been sent to help her out every Saturday morning. As he refills the bird feeders and tidies the garden shed, Ona tells him about her long life, from first love to second chances. Soon she's confessing secrets she has kept hidden for decades.
One Saturday, the boy doesn't show up. Ona starts to think he's not so special after all, but then his father arrives on her doorstep, determined to finish his son's good deed. The boy's mother is not so far behind. Ona is set to discover that the world can surprise us at any age, and that in this story of found family, sometimes sharing a loss is the only way to find ourselves again.
"Readers won't be able to resist falling for Ona...The conclusion will leave them smiling through their tears."--Shelf Awareness
"Poignant...There is much to enjoy in this heartfelt tale of love, loss, and friendship."--Express
"A must-read book...Whimsical and bittersweet."--Good Housekeeping
MONICA WOOD is the author of When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine, as well as the national bestseller and Book Sense Top Ten selection Any Bitter Thing. Ernie's Ark and My Only Tale, a Kate Chopin Prize finalist, are two of her other works of fiction. Her work has featured in O, Oprah's Magazine, The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Parade, and a variety of other magazines. Wood is a resident of Portland, Maine.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780544947214 |
| ISBN 10 | 0544947215 |
| Title | The One-In-A-Million Boy |
| Author | Monica Wood |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mariner Books |
| Year published | 2017-04-18 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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